US Navy 050905-N-6436W-157 U.S. Navy Sailors help a New Orleans citizen up through the open well deck aboard the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46)

New Orleans (Sept. 5, 2005) – U.S. Navy Sailors help a New Orleans citizen up through the open well deck aboard the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is transporting Hurricane Katrina victims to the ship where they are given hot meals, showers and beds to sleep in. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance operations is being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael B. Watkins (RELEASED)