USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
200916-N-ML137-1019 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 16, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Danilo Altamirano, from Miami, makes a denture mold in the dental office of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS ... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Sept. 8)--Stern view of a fishing trawler out on a normal season fishery. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Sept. 8)--crewmembers on a fishing trawler sort the daily fish catch before putting them on ice. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Sept. 8)--Fisherman working on nets. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Sept. 8)--Stern view of a fishing trawler out on a normal season fishery. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Sept. 8)--Crewmember from a fishing trawler prepare to lower a net. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Jan. 8)--A fish container is full with a variety of fish caught by a fishing trawler during a normal season fishery. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Oct. 12)--Intake section of a fishing processor out on a normal season fishery. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Oct. 12) Stern view of a fishing trawler working the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Oct. 12) Stern view of a fishing trawler working the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Oct. 12) Boarding officers look on as crewmen prepares their nets for inspection. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Crewmen empty dredge on board a scallop fishing boat in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Crewmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) watch fisherman haul in nets before they inspect and measure the meshing of nets. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--A boarding officer from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) directs the coxswain to come alongside a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic to be boarded. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--Crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) looks on as fisherman demonstrates how to operate a scallop sorting machine. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Boarding officer from the CGC Reliance (WMEC 615) inspects the hold of a fishing vessel. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--U.S. Coast Guard boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) inspect the stern area of a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) looks on as fisherman clean catch. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Crewmen from a scallop fishing boat empty dredge while underway in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) inspects a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--U.S. Coast Guard boarding officer from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) completes forms while fishermen continue at their jobs. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Lobster boat. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Flounder, one of the many catches aboard a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Apr. 29)--Three-quarter view of a scallop dredge underway. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Crew of fishing boat in the North Atlantic clean catch. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--U.S. Coast Guard boarding officer from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) prepares to go below decks to inspect holds of fishing boat. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) discusses tactics for searching fishing vessel spaces.. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--U.S. Coast Guard boarding team member from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) holds a gauge used to measure the mesh of a fishing nets. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--A Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) boarding officer conversing with skipper of a fishing vessel. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--Some of the catch on a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--Boarding officer from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) inspects lobster. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--U.S. Coast Guard boarding officer from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) discusses findings with the skipper of a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (Apr. 29)--Three-quarter view of a scallop dredge underway. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--U.S. Coast Guard boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) watch fisherman haul in nets before they inspect and measure the meshing o f the nets. USCG photo ... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--Boarding team member from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) looks into the hold of a fishing vessel before entering the space to inspect. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 30)--U.S. Coast Guard boardingt team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) inspect the stern area of a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. USCG photo by PA3 Robin Ressler
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (May 2)--A boarding officer from the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) watches fisherman haul in nets before he measures the size of the net aboard a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic. U... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT FLORIDA
Marco Island, FL (Mar. 1993)--Station Ft Myers Beach boarding team offloads Stone Crab traps as evidence fro the Fishing Vessel Vilco 17, after it was caught fishing in an area closed to trawlers off the coast ... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Coast Guard boarding team members check the documents of a fishing trawler during a routine fishery inspection. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Crewmembers from a fishing trawler haul in their nets for inspection during a routine fishery boarding by the U. S. Coast Guard. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team member inspects the fish catch during a routine fishery patrol. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Fish after a days catch is kept on ice in the hole of this fishing trawler. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Every section and important item on a fishing vessel is inspected for compliance and safety. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Every section and important item on a fishing vessel is inspected for compliance and safety. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A fishing crewmember sorts todays catch by kind before putting them on ice. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Fishing trawlers in port. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team officer discusses with the captain of a fishing vessel any possible regulations infractions during a routine fishery inspection. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Fish after a days catch is kept on ice in the hole of this fishing trawler. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Every section and important item on a fishing vessel is inspected for compliance and safety. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team measures a fish to make sure it is within size catch regulations. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team measures a fish to make sure it is within size catch regulations. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Crewmembers from a fishing trawler haul in their nets for inspection during a routine fishery boarding by the U. S. Coast Guard. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team officer discusses with the captain of a fishing vessel any possible regulations infractions during a routine fishery inspection. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team measures a fish to make sure it is within size catch regulations. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Every section and important item on a fishing vessel is inspected for compliance and safety. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team measures a fish to make sure it is within size catch regulations. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard boarding team officer discusses with the captain of a fishing vessel any possible regulations infractions during a routine fishery inspection. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--A Coast Guard smallboat approaches a fishing trawler to conduct a routine fishery inspection. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Woods Hole, MA (Apr. 2)--Fish after a days catch is kept on ice in the hole of this fishing trawler. USCG photo by PA1 Ron Mench
US COAST GUARD RAIDER BOAT NEW JERSEY
Cape May, NJ (May 2)--Coast Guard Port Security Unit members drill constantly around the country in Raider Boats in the event of being called to action. The 22, 25 and 27-foot Raider boats are used by Port Secu... More
US COAST GUARD RAIDER BOAT NEW JERSEY
Cape May, NJ (May 2)--Coast Guard Port Security Unit members drill constantly around the country in Raider Boats in the event of being called to action. The 22, 25 and 27-foot Raider boats are used by Port Secu... More
US COAST GUARD RAIDER BOAT NEW JERSEY
Cape May, NJ (May 2)--Coast Guard Port Security Unit members drill constantly around the country in Raider Boats in the event of being called to action. The 22, 25 and 27-foot Raider boats are used by Port Secu... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT - ATLANTIC
North Atlantic (July 3)--boarding team members inspect nets while performing routine maritime law enforcement boardings. USCG photo by PA2 Keith Alholm
INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard C-130 fixed wing aircraft overflies an iceberg during patrol. Service with the International Ice Patrol is one of the many operations of the C-130. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Cl... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Anchorage, AK (Apr. 1)--The Coast Guard responded to a anhydrous ammonia leak aboard the fishing vessel Ying Fa after it was siezed for illegally fishing in U.S. waters. The vessel claimed a Chinese flag, but ... More
MSST UNIT 91103 - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Maritime Safety and Security Team 91103 from San Pedro, Calif. patrol along the Merchant vessels anchored in San Francisco Bay. The MSST unit was in San Francisco Bay to assist with the ... More
MSST UNIT 91103 - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Maritime Safety and Security Team 91103 from San Pedro, Calif. patrol along the Merchant vessels anchored in San Francisco Bay. The MSST unit was in San Francisco Bay to assist with the ... More
MSST UNIT 91103, US Coast Guard Photo
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Maritime Safety and Security Team 91103 from San Pedro, Calif. patrol along the Merchant vessels anchored in San Francisco Bay. The MSST unit was in San Francisco Bay to assist with the ... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force provides rear security during a bottom-up house clearing exercise as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Ha... More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force prepare to engage their targets on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the South China Sea, June 12, 2015. The MRF practices bo... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Erik Maehler aims in on his target
U.S. Marine Sgt. Erik Maehler aims in on his target at a fire-and-maneuver range aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 11, 2015. Maehler is a team leader with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid F... More
Service members post the colors during the 5th celebration
Service members post the colors during the 5th celebration of life for West Loch Internees ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific May 21, 2014, in Honolulu. The ceremony honored the memory of those wh... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,
A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a M1911 MEUSOC .45-caliber pistol while conducting close quarters combat drills at Fort P... More
ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 5, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Daigle
ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 5, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Daigle fires at his target with an M45 1911 A1 pistol during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Daigle is a member of the 15th M... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force carries a simulated casualty during a stress shoot as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, ... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Bryan
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Bryan Rodriguez fires an M45 1911 A1 pistol during a deck shoot aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Rodriguez is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Un... More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force practice room-entering procedures on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 28, 2015. These Marines ... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force carries ammo cans during a stress shoot as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 14, 202... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force grabs ammunition prior to a modified qualification as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, ... More
Members of the official party of the Joint Warfighting
Members of the official party of the Joint Warfighting Assessment(JWA) 2019 lay wreaths on a memorial during the Anzac Day dawn service on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., Apr. 25, 2019. On Anzac Day we remember ... More
Force Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine
Force Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force clear a stairway during a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2020. The 31st MEU... More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force sight in on their targets aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, June 1, 2015. These Marines frequently practice the... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force fast ropes into a close-quarters tactics exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 21, 2020. The 31st MEU, th... More
INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman
INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2015) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jeremiah Zapata fires at a target with an M45 1911A1 pistol aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Zapata is a corpsman with the ... More
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary as well as other members of the Jacksonville, Fla., and St. Augustine, Fla., communities came together Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at the St. Augustine Lig... More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fire at targets aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 10, 2015. The MRF is honing their marksmanship skills to maintain their combat rea... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 6)--A crewman from the fishing vessel "Determined" stands on a stack of crab pots at the Kodiak city dock. An average crab pot weighs about 700-pounds empty and when it is loaded down with cra... More
MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 6)--A crewman watches a 700-pound crab pot being loaded on the fishing vessel "Determined" at the city dock in Kodiak. An average crab pot weighs about 700-pounds empty and when it is loaded d... More
200625-N-PV215-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 25, 2020)
200625-N-PV215-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 25, 2020) – Sailors work out in the hangar bay of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier St... More
GROUNDING FREIGHTER ZAKARIADZE - ATLANTIC
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Nov. 18)--DC1 Ed Cables and Titan Maritime representative Mike Wood discuss the status of the 650-foot grounded cargo ship Zakariadze outside the entrance to San Juan. USCG Photo by PA2 ... More
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force rappel in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 20 in the East China Sea, June 2, 2015. The Marines also went over lowering procedures s... More
BOAT CRASH TEST, US Coast Guard Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2001)-- A recreational boat plows across another boat during a crash test conducted to gather data on the applicability and effectiveness of federal boating safety regulations. The Coast ... More
MARITIME CAREERS CONFERENCE NEW YORK, NY
KINGS POINT, New York (May 24)--Radm. Paul J. Pluta takes notes during a working session of the Maritime Careers Conference that was held at the Merchant Marine Academy here May 23-24. Members of the mari... More
US COAST GUARD VESSEL INSPECTION
KODIAK, Alaska (June 12)--Lt. Matt Jones, supervisor Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, conducts an inspection on the charter vessel Ten Bears 406 megahertz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon while the ow... More
US COAST GUARD VESSEL INSPECTION
KODIAK, Alaska (June 12) Lt. Matt Jones, supervisor Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, conducts an inspection on the charter vessel Ten Bears Jun. 11. The Ten Bears is an inspected vessel which means that it is ... More
US COAST GUARD VESSEL INSPECTION
KODIAK, Alaska (June 12)--Lt. Matt Jones, supervisor Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, conducts an inspection on the charter vessel Ten Bears while the master Eric Stirrup assists in Kodiak's Saint Paul Harbor J... More
T/V NEW AMITY AND M/V CARSON COLLISON
HOUSTON, Tex. (Sept. 27)--Petty Officer Third Class Vince Velasquez and Elnora Harper of Marine Safety Office Houston discuss plans with clean-up crews near the Houston Ship Channels September 27, 2001 . The ... More
T/V NEW AMITY AND M/V CARSON COLLISON
HOUSTON, Tex. (Sept. 27)--Petty Officer Third Class Vince Velasquez and Elnora Harper of Marine Safety Office Houston discuss plans with clean-up crews near the Houston Ship Channels September 27, 2001 . The ... More
T/V NEW AMITY AND M/V CARSON COLLISON
HOUSTON, Tex. (Sept. 27)--Petty Officer Third Class Vince Velasquez and Elnora Harper of Marine Safety Office Houston discuss plans with clean-up crews near the Houston Ship Channels September 27, 2001 . The ... More
US COAST GUARD Oil spill, HOUSTON, TEXAS
Booms collect oil at the Houston Ship Channel. The Tank Vessel New Amity and Motor Vessel Carson collided September 22, 2001 spilling almost 40,000 gallons of oil. USCG photo by PA2 Daniel Tremper