Salvage operation after Hurricane Katrina

EMPIRE, La. (Dec. 7, 2005) Petty Officer Second Class Andrew Steele from Kansas City, Mo., left, and Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Calise from Sector Miami, right, examine a large shrimp boat that floated ashore near Station Venice during Hurricane Katrina. Currently the Coast Guard is overseeing a massive salvage operation to recover more than 2,200 vessels USCG photo by PA2 Susan Blake.