Seaman Scott Barber stands by for instruction aboard
Seaman Scott Barber stands by for instruction aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress from the Gulf of Mexico, April 1, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 miles of the Gulf Coast, from Apa... More
Petty Officer 1st Class James Ralls and Petty Officer
Petty Officer 1st Class James Ralls and Petty Officer 2nd Class Will Bass oversee buoy deck operations aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress in the Gulf of Mexico, April 1, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating are... More
Seaman Scott Barber cuts a chain attached to a buoy
Seaman Scott Barber cuts a chain attached to a buoy with a blowtorch aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 1, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 9... More
Seaman Gianna Cruz works the buoy deck as a crewmember
Seaman Gianna Cruz works the buoy deck as a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 miles of th... More
Chief Warrant Officer Vance Caskey and Seaman Scott
Chief Warrant Officer Vance Caskey and Seaman Scott Barber prepare for a "heat-and-beat" aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 1, 2019. The "heat-and-beat" requires c... More
Seaman Jose Gonzalez-Cruz approaches a green buoy after
Seaman Jose Gonzalez-Cruz approaches a green buoy after it was pulled aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress from the Gulf of Mexico, April 1, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 miles of ... More
Seaman Dax Vines awaits instruction during a buoy evolution
Seaman Dax Vines awaits instruction during a buoy evolution aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 1, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 miles ... More
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Cypress transit
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Cypress transit to the first aid to navigation in the Gulf of Mexico, April 1, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 miles of the Gulf Coast, from Apalach... More
Seaman Dax Vines pulls a line connected to a buoy to
Seaman Dax Vines pulls a line connected to a buoy to unattach it from the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 mil... More
Seaman Dax Vines lays chain out as other crewmembers
Seaman Dax Vines lays chain out as other crewmembers scrape clean the red buoy aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress in the Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 mi... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Vanaman works on
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Vanaman works on the light attached to the top of the buoy aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 2019. The Cypress’ main operati... More
Seaman Samuel Jones works the buoy deck as a crewmember
Seaman Samuel Jones works the buoy deck as a crewmember of the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 miles of the G... More
Lt. j.g. J.D. Dunaway and Petty Officer 1st Class Paul
Lt. j.g. J.D. Dunaway and Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Anderson hammer in a heated rivet during the "heat-and-beat" while underway aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress in the Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 2019. The... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Stepien holds "Lucy,"
Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Stepien holds "Lucy," his preferred sledgehammer used to flatten heated rivets between chain links connected to buoys aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress in the Gulf of Mexico, Ap... More
Seaman Gianna Cruz works the buoy deck as a crewmember
Seaman Gianna Cruz works the buoy deck as a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cypress while underway in the Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 2019. The Cypress’ main operating area stretches along 900 miles of th... More