Miss Michelle - US Coast Guard photo
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, a 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Gray's Harbor prepares to remove crewmen from a skiff after their fishing vessel, Miss Michelle, began taking on... More
US COAST GUARD MARITIME SAFETY
Pago Pago, American Samoa (Mar. 3) -- Nine longline fishing vessels, ripped from their moorings, were scattered about Pago Pago Harbor when they were carried in by Hurricane Val in Dec. 1991. USCG photo by PAC... More
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, intercept more than 1925 pounds of cocai... More
US COAST GUARD HELICOPTER OPERATIONS
Grand Isle, LA (July 31)--Commercial fishing vessels head out to sea in hopes of a good fishing season. USCG photo by PA2 Patrick Montgomery
FISHING VESSEL MEDITERRANEAN II
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Jan. 6)--A Coast Guard HH-65A helicopter, based out of Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston, spots the 53-foot fishing vessel Mediterranean II disabled and anchored approximately 60 m... More
FISHING VESSEL MARILEE GROUNDED
JUNEAU, Ak. (Oct. 9, 2002)--A Coast Guard small boat station Ketchikan rescue crew saves three fishermen after their 58-foot fishing vessel, the Marilee, grounded Oct. 9 on the rocks surrounding Channel Island.... More
MISS EILEEN GROUNDING - A blue and white boat sitting on top of a body...
SABINE, Tex. (Dec. 21, 2002)--The fishing vessel Miss Eileen sits on the Sabine Jetty after it grounded late Friday night. USCG photo by LTJG Emily Ward
BERING SEA PATROL - U.S. Coast guard photo
JUNEAU, Alaska (Jan. 30, 2003)--The crew aboard the Jar-1, the Coast Guard cutter Jarvis' small boat, experience rough seas in the Bering Sea Jan. 30, 2003. USCG photo by PA3 Russ Tippetts
Tourist Attraction - HARBOR SECURITY PATROL
BOSTON, Mass. (March 28, 2003)--A 41-footer from Station Boston patrols the harbor around the new Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge in Boston. The bridge, which is part of Boston's decade long "Big Dig" cons... More
Iranian Dhow fishing boat, US Coast Guard Photo
An Iranian Dhow fishing boat off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003.
US COAST GUARD FISHERIES PATROL
CGC ALERT Aug. 7, 2003-Petty officer first class Bart Lawrence, small boat coxswain, pilots a small boat back to the Cutter Alert after deploying a fisheries boarding team onto a fishing vessel. USCG photo by P... More
DEFENDING BOSTON HARBOR, Boston, Massachusetts
BOSTON (Dec. 23, 2003) Petty Officer 2nd Class Brent Desirey from Cape Cod, Mass., boards a fishing vessel in Boston harbor today during a homeland security patrol. With the increase in homeland security alert... More
Lady Mary moored, US Coast Guard Photo
CAPE MAY, N.J. - The fishing vessel Lady Mary sits moored in Cape May Harbor, May 12, 2004. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Seaman Daniel Kehlenbach)
Lady Mary moored, US Coast Guard Photo
CAPE MAY, N.J. - The fishing vessel Lady Mary sits moored in Cape May Harbor, May 12, 2004. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Seaman Daniel Kehlenbach)
Boarding team inspection, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (April 27, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Paton, of Boulder, Colo., sits on a 26-foot motor surf boat and waits for instruction from a boarding team who is inspecting a 79-foot shr... More
SMALL BOAT TRAINING - U.S. Coast guard photo
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (May 6, 2005)- A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island trains to intercept and interdict an illegal lancha boatcrew in Laguna Madre, off the Texas coast, today. A crewma... More
SMALL BOAT TRAINING - U.S. Coast guard photo
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (May 6, 2005)- A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island trains to intercept and interdict an illegal lancha boatcrew in Laguna Madre, off the Texas coast, today. Lanchas,... More
US COAST GUARD SEAFEST VENTURA. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
VENTURA, Calif. (June 26, 2005) Several government agencies, including the Fish & Game, Park Service, Harbor Patrol, and Coast Guard put their vessel on display for the public during the two day event, SeaFest,... More
SeaFest Ventura California U.S. Coast Guard photograph
Ventura, CA (June 26, 2005) Several government agencies, including the Fish & Game, Park Service, Harbor Patrol, and Coast Guard put their vessel on display for the public during the two day event, SeaFest, Ven... More
VESSEL RECOVERY OPERATIONS REMAIN FOCUS IN ALABAMA
MOBILE, Ala. (Oct. 9, 2005) - Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Ben Benson, First District public affairs officer, and Sector Mobile Fishing Vessel Safety Coordinators Scott Labak and Gregory Klix, inspect a displaced, wr... More
STRIPED BASS REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT
KITTY HAWK, NC (Dec. 28, 2005)--Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet's RB-S 25583 homeland security patrol boat conducts operations three miles offshore of Kitty Hawk, NC. The station is conducting Striped Bass re... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER NORTHLAND PATROLS ATLANTIC WATERS
PORTSMOUTH, Va., -- (Feb. 01, 2006) The CGC Northland (WMEC 904) home ported in Portsmouth, approaches the Frank H. Wetmore, a crab fishing vessel off the coast of New England. The Northland stood a two-month l... More
COAST GUARD OPERATIONS PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- (Feb. 02, 2006) The small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Northland, a 270-foot mediun endurance cutter, drives toward a scallop fishing vessel off the Coast of New Jersey to disembark ... More
US COAST GUARD LOBSTER CATCH, Boston, Massachusetts
BOSTON, MASS. (Mar. 28, 2006)--Guardian, a 71-foot trawler homeported in Boston, ran aground in the vicinity of Graves Light and began taking on water. Coast Guard Station Point Allerton responded to the distr... More
US COAST GUARD RESCUE DRILL FLORIDA
St. Petersburg, FL (Aug. 24, 2006) -- AMT2 Mark Cownie waits in an HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter as Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) vessels meet the helicopter in the arranged training... More
Coast Guard People - U.S. Coast guard photo
KEY WEST, Fla (Nov. 10, 2006) -- Bathed in the light of a setting sun, BM2 Manuel Gonzales of Coast Guard Station Key West performs maintenance on the weapons mount of the station's 25-foot response boat. Memb... More
STATION MANASQUAN INLET NEW JERSEY
Manasquan, New Jersey (Dec. 01, 2006) -- Station Manasquan Inlet located in the New Jersey boat basin, is seen here on a clear December day. USCG photo by BM1 Kenneth Seebeck
United States Coast Guard photo - Disable vessel
Personnel from Station Juneau returning a vessel to safe harbor after it became disabled a few miles south of Alaska's capital city on April 17, 2007. Small vessel cases are common in Southeast Alaska as the re... More
New Rescue Boat to Aid Fishing Vessel off Jones Point, ME by Mary Duer...
A 47-foot motor life boat comes to the aid of a fishing vessel in Maine. Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in the country. Coast Guard dockside exams and at-sea boardings are aimed a... More
Drug Interdiction at sea by Edward Dyson
Drugs create a dangerous mission for our Coast Guard. 85 percent of the cocaine that enters our country moves through maritime routes in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific.
Late Afternoon Boarding with Oz Crew by Chris Demarest
In joint operations with the Australian Navy, the US Coast Guard boards a traditional Iraqi fishing dhow one afternoon. Toward the end of each day, dhows start to gravitate toward Navy and Coast Guard ships fo... More
Rusty Dhow in the Northern Arabian Gulf
A traditional dhow displays a bird's head bowsprit for good luck. Bare amenities exist on these boats; a cook stove, sleeping rolls and only a bucket hung off the stern for waste products. These boats will st... More
Cochito Crew Conducts Recreational Vessel Boardings
CHESAPEAKE BAY--Petty Officer Erika Krol of Mount Clemens, Mich., is treated to a fish story by a young angler aboard a pleasure craft Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Krol, a cre... More
Inspecting PDFs During Recreational Vessel Boardings
CHESAPEAKE BAY--Petty Officer Erika Krol of Mount Clemens, Mich., inspects a personal flotation device belonging to a recreational fishing vessel this afternoon near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Wednesday, ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - Petty Officer 1st Class (BM1) Clint S. Spivey (left) and Seaman Rene Prieto (right), crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, a 210-foot cutter homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., ap... More
Emergency Mission by Lei Yu, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard fast small boat roars off from its station dock on an emergency mission as a shipmate waves encouragement from the dock.
Captured Drug Runner by Sylvia Stone
Beneath a wispy-clouded Key West sky, the Coast Guard 95-foot Coast Guard patrol boat POINT WARDE lies tied up near a fishing boat seized for drug-running. To the left, a small Coast Guard utility boat stands... More
Boutwell transfers custody of fishing vessels
(Sept. 27, 2007) ONBOARD THE FISHING VESSEL LU RONG YU 1961 - Boarding team members, from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, stand watch over the Fishing Vessel Lu Rong Yu 1961 after being suspected of illeg... More
Coat Guard Cutter Wrangell, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF-- The Coat Guard Cutter Wrangell (WPB 1332) encounters heavy sea's during their patrol in the North Arabian Gulf, November 20. The Wrangell is currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi... More
Armed Sentry Course, US Navy Photogrpah
U.S. and French Navy trainers and Cameroonian students on Zodaic crafts make their approach to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) while learning visit, board, search and seizure techniqu... More
Battling the Blaze by Joan Theras Collins
A Coast Guard port security boat crew battles a blaze on the Long Branch Fishing Pier.
COAST GUARD TOWS EQUINOX TO SEWARD
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The motor vessel Junior sits alongside the fishing vessel Equinox four miles from the coal terminal is Seward with the Coast Guard Cutter Mustang's smallboat along the opposite side. The Mus... More
Dolphin Helicopter Prepares to Lower Hoist to Fishing Boat Conception ...
A Coast Guard HH65 hovers over a recreational boat positioned ready to conduct a hoist. The Coast guard uses air assets like these to offload supplies and equipment as well as hoist people from ships both in t... More
The Size of the Man in the Boat by Richard Ochs
The 25 foot motor launch serves as the ship's boat on the larger cutters. This mobile, maneuverable, economical and popular piece of Coast Guard hardware keeps the work moving forward.
Narcotics Search, Gloucester, Mass. by Mary McGlynn
A 41-foot patrol boat checks out some fishing boats that have just returned to port at Gloucester, Massachusetts, for any indications of illicit narcotics traffic.
Coast Guard Assist: Alongside Tow, Gloucester Harbor, Mass. by Margar...
A Coast Guard Utility Boat (UTB) assists a recreational vessel by taking them in a side tow in Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts. UTB's, such as this one, are widley used by the Coast Guard. They are designed ... More
Fishing vessel Sherry Ann, Boston, Massachusetts
BOSTON - The 46 fishing vessel Sherry Ann is shown aground on Squibnocket Beach in Aquinnah, Mass., July 12, 2012. The Sherry Ann was successfully re-floated and is being transported to New Bedford, Mass. U.S. ... More
Gloucester 41399 and CG Auxiliary by Ward Mann
Coast Guard Station Gloucester is located in the heart of Gloucester, Mass., with the fishing fleet that became famous with the movie 'The Perfect Storm." The nearly 48 full-time active duty Coast Guard men an... More
Dawn T. Rescue by Betti Williams
The Coast Guard comes to the aid of a small pleasure boat which is stranded. The first concern is for the lives of those on board, then for the boat itself.
ROK sailors abandoned their vessel
Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain pull sailors from the Republic of Korea commercial fishing boat M/V USS John S. McCain into a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat. The ROK sailors abandoned t... More
Small commercial fishing vessels in Rhode Island. (Photo
Small commercial fishing vessels in Rhode Island. (Photo Courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
U.S. Army Pfc. Matt Birnbach, with the Warrior Transition
U.S. Army Pfc. Matt Birnbach, with the Warrior Transition Unit at Brooke Army Medical Center, reels in a fish with the assistance from a fisherman that volunteered his time and boat during the Warrior's Weekend... More
Coastal Patrol: Petersburg, Alaska by Mickey Fagan
A 110-foot island class patrol boat, the Anacapa docks at the port of Petersburg, Alaska. With a coastline larger than that of the Lower 48, Alaska is a state where the Coast Guard is of crucial importance. K... More
Boat hard aground, US Coast Guard Photo
ROCKLAND, Maine- Fishing vessel Lobstar sits hard aground in Camden Harbor, Maine, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. At least five other boats were reported to have come loose from their moorings after strong winds mov... More
US COAST GUARD Storm damage
ROCKLAND, Maine- Fishing vessel Sarah-Kate aground in Rockland Harbor near FMC Corporation after strong winds passed through the area Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, and at least five boats were reported to have come l... More
Preparing a patrol boat
Salvadoran sailors work with Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Perry, center, as they prepare a Salvadoran patrol boat for operations instruction as part of Southern Partnership Station. SPS is a military to mili... More
US COAST GUARD Safety inspection
Boarding team members from Coast Guard Station Gloucester and Sector Boston talk to fishermen aboard the Lady Jane before they board the vessel to perform a safety inspection in Gloucester, Mass., Thursday, Dec... More
Ships sink with economy feature story
BOSTON - Fishing boats sit moored at a pier in New Bedford, Mass., Sunday, January 4, 2009. With New Bedford being one of the largest fishing ports in New England, officials have used the threat of jail time an... More
Ships sink with economy feature story
BOSTON - Fishing boats sit moored at a pier in New Bedford, Mass., Sunday, January 4, 2009. Once a major whaling port, New Bedford is now one of the largest commercial fishing communities in New England. (Coast... More
Heaving line toss - U.S. Coast guard photo
OAKLAND, Calif. - Master Chief Petty Officer Paul Andrieu, officer in charge of the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye homeported in Bodega Bay, prepares to demonstrate a heaving line toss for his crew during dock-side... More
A 64-foot aids to navigation boat moored at Red River South Marina act...
A Coast Guard 64-foot aids to navigation boat (ANB) and crew from Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) Colfax, La., provides a communications, and mooring platform for local and federal law enforcement during the 2009... More
US COAST GUARD Bassmaster Classic
Spectators watch as a Coast Guard 25-foot boat from Marine Safety Unit Memphis, Tenn., patrols the Red River near Bosier City, La., just before launching time during the 2009 Bassmaster Classic Feb. 20, 2009.Co... More
Coast Guard Cutter Mustang, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of the 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Mustang prepares to moor the vessel at the dock in Kodiak after escorting the fishing vessel Resolution (far left) from Marmot Bay Feb. 24, 2009. The... More
Vessel struck Ashtabula Breakwall
LAKE ERIE - Coast Guardsmen from Station Ashtabula, Ohio, rescued four people after the Sweet Fish (pictured), the charter fishing boat they were aboard, struck a breakwall in Ashtabula Harbor before sunrise Au... More
Disabled fishing boat, Boston, Massachusetts
BOSTON - The disabled fishing boat Sea Siren is hit by a wave in 10-foot seas and winds gusting up to 30 knots as the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper prepares to take it in tow, Thursday, March 12, 2009. The Juniper... More
U.S. Coast Guard conducts welfare checks on flood victims
MANVEL, N.D. - An airboat from Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wis., cruises towards a home to check the safety of the residents Thursday, April 2, 2009. An airboat crew from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic... More
DART conducts sortie on James River, N.D.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Al Monterroza, a boatswain's mate, leaves a submarine communications site after checking on the welfare of U.S. Navy personnel in LaMoure, N.D., near the James River, Wednesd... More
Grounded fishing vessel Mar-Gun
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Recovery personnel work to shuttle an inflatable boat back and forth from the grounded fishing vessel Mar-Gun April 12, 2009. The Mar-Gun grounded March 5 of St. George Island in the Bering ... More
US COAST GUARD Lake Texoma
LAKE TEXOMA, Texas - In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, a 25-foot response boat crew sits ready at the mouth of Highport Marine monitoring water traffic, May 24, 2009. Highport Marina was one of the few doc... More
US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(Northwestern Hawaiian Islands) - The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Walnut, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Honolulu, partners with NOAA and the U.S. Army's 7th Engineer Dive Team to remove more than 32 t... More
US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(Northwestern Hawaiian Islands) - The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Walnut, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Honolulu, partners with NOAA and the U.S. Army's 7th Engineer Dive Team to remove more than 32 t... More
With wide open, breezy stretches for sailing and quiet
With wide open, breezy stretches for sailing and quiet secluded coves for skiing and swimming, the clear uncrowded waters of Norfork Lake are ideal for water sports.
Seattle Seafair 2009 - U.S. Coast guard photo
SEATTLE - Petty Officer 3rd Class Garrett Borden, of Sector Seattle's Vessel Boarding and Security Team, conducts a "spot check," of a recreational vessel, ensuring the proper number of personal floatation devi... More
Auxiliarists Practice Boat-handling Skills09
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Coast Guard auxiliarist Kevin Malloy tosses a line to fellow auxiliarists during a towing exercise on the San Joaquin River Saturday, August 29, 2009. Auxiliarists must demonstrate boat-handli... More
Lady Francis Aground - U.S. Coast guard photo
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif. - The 30-foot squid-fishing vessel Lady Francis rests on the east coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Oct. 6, 2009 after running aground earlier... More
Lady Francis Aground - U.S. Coast guard photo
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif. - The 30-foot squid-fishing vessel Lady Francis rests on the east coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Oct. 6, 2009 after running aground earlier... More
Good Samaritans honored NEW JERSEY
MANASQUAN INLET, N.J. - (From left to right) Lester Nagy, William A. Lewis Jr. and William 'Skip' Hill stand next to the fishing boat Atlantic Traveler after receiving certificates of appreciation from Coast Gu... More
Operation Silverstream, Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Fisheries biologists from the state of Illinois and federal agencies use electric probes in the waters along the Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal to ferret out Asian carp near the electric fish b... More
Operation Silverstream, Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Fisheries biologists from the state of Illinois and federal agencies use electric probes in the waters along the Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal to ferret out Asian carp near the electric fish b... More
Operation Silverstream, Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Fisheries biologists from the state of Illinois and federal agencies use electric probes in the waters along the Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal to ferret out Asian carp near the electric fish b... More
US COAST GUARD Butterfly Tow, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska - The fishing vessel Tempest tows the 32-foot fishing vessel Butterfly after the Butterfly's crew reported their vessel was taking on water about a mile off Gull Point in Ugak Bay near Kodiak Isl... More
Sailors from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter
Sailors from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall board a fishing vessel to render medical assistance to an injured mariner. Carter Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting m... More
Sailors aboard a landing craft personnel (large) boat
Sailors aboard a landing craft personnel (large) boat from amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall board a fishing vessel to render medical assistance to an injured mariner. Carter Hall is part of Kearsarg... More
US COAST GUARD Agape IV FLORIDA
MIAMI - Crewmembers from Coast guard Station Key West, Fla., aboard the 45' Response Boat-Medium (RB-M), take the fishing vessel Agape IV in alongside tow Jan. 18, 2010. After suffering a marine casualty about ... More
US COAST GUARD ANT Oceanside. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
OCEANSIDE, Calif., -- Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Tapp, officer in charge of Aids to Navigation Team San Diego, pilots a 26-foot boat in Oceanside harbor, Oceanside, Calif., March 9, 2010. The team replaced... More
Capsized hull of fishing vessel 30 miles from Cape Lookout National Se...
FORT MACON, N.C. - The bow of a 31-foot pleasure craft rises from the water 30 miles off Cape Lookout National Seashore on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, where it was found capsized by the Monica M, the fishing vessel ... More
Kids with Coastie - U.S. Coast guard photo
HONOLULU - Two children meet Coastie, the talking safety boat, during a boating safety event near Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 16, 2010. The "Day on the Docks" event, which raised awareness about boati... More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife monitor oil spill
Jason Duke, a geographic information systems coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service directs an airboat to search for oil off the coast of South Pass, La. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pro... More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife monitor oil spill
VENICE, La. -- Members from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service search for oil off the coast of South Pass, La. May 18, 2010. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing on-the-ground intelligence on oil si... More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife monitor oil spill
VENICE, La. -- Members from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service search for oil off the coast of South Pass, La. May 18, 2010. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing on-the-ground intelligence on oil si... More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife monitor oil spill
VENICE, La. -- Members from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service look for oil off the coast of South Pass, La. May 18, 2010. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing on-the-ground intelligence on oil sigh... More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife monitor oil spill
VENICE, La. -- Members from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service look for oil off the coast of South Pass, La. May 18, 2010. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing on-the-ground intelligence on oil sigh... More
US COAST GUARD Bird Release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dr. Sharon Taylor and Michael Lusk of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service release a rescued Northern Gannet at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg May 23, 2010. Th... More
Coast Guard rescues two fishermen after boat sinks
POINT JUDITH, R.I. - The top eight feet from the 51-foot fishing vessel Lucy M protrudes from the water where it sank in the middle of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Thursday, May 27, 2010. The Coast Guard resc... More
US COAST GUARD Bird Release FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dr. Sharon Taylor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service releases a northern gannet at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg, Fla. May 30, 2010. Four brown pelicans,... More
Deepwater Horizon Response
JEFFERSON PARISH, La.--Carl Pellegrin (left) and Tim Kimmel of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries prepare to net an oiled pelican in Barataria Bay, La., Saturday, June 5, 2010. The pelican was s... More
US Fish and Wildlife Service
JEFFERSON PARISH, La.--Kayla DiBenedetto of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carries an oiled pelican from a nesting area in Barataria Bay to a waiting boat, Saturday, June 5, 2010. The pelican was transporte... More
US Fish and Wildlife Service personnel survey
DENNIS PASS, La. -- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel survey a section of marsh for wildlife affected by the oil spill. The wildlife rescuers are based on a rescue operations barge operating out of Denni... More
Coast Guard oversees oil spill cleanup
A member of a Coast Guard Pollution Response Team assesses the structural condition of a 52-foot fishing vessel, which sank at its dock, releasing some 30 gallons of oil into the Noyo River in northern Californ... More
Oil skimmer offloads oiled boom
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. - An oil skimmer, a member of the Vessels of Opportunity Program, offloads bags of oiled sorbent boom onto a larger vessel in Barataria Bay, Grand Isle June 10, 2010. Skimming vessels, man... More