Boats and Cutters

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  April 10, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard crewmembers throwing a heaving line (3.87 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Turner
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Coast Guard reservist, Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Whitmoyer, throws a heaving line as part of a towing drill being conducted in the Ohio River Tuesday, April 8, 2008. As part of preparation for Thunder Over Louisville Festival, reservists have trained since Monday on various drills including, towing, man overboard, boat handling and review of law enforcement policy and procedures. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Turner
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  April 10, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard crewmembers conducting safety patrols (3.55 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Harless
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Coast Guard small-boat crewmembers conduct safety patrols on the Ohio River near downtown Louisville, Tuesday, April 8, 2008, in preparation for "Thunder Over Lousiville." For 19 years crewmembers from Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley have been providing assistance to the city of Louisville and to local and state agencies during the event. Their priority is to ensure the safety of the boating community on the waterways. U. S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Harless
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  April 10, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard crewmember conducting training (3.37 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Kelly Turner
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky -- Petty Officer 1st Class Joe Cline, a 25-foot small-boat coxswain, gives instructions to Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Jeffries during underway drills April 8, 2008. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Turner
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  April 10, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard crewmember throwing a heaving line (2.51 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Harless
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Whitmoyer takes part in a towing evolution with crewmebers from Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley here Tuesday, April 8, 2008, to prepare for the upcoming "Thunder Over Louisville" Crews from Sector Ohio Valley are scheduled to participate in the 19th Annual Thunder Over Louisville, North America's largest fireworks bonanza, air show and kickoff to the Kentucky Derby Festival, April 12, 2008. U.S. Coast Guard Photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Harless
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  March 03, 2008
  Photograph of: Crews from Coast Guard Cutter Shamal conduct LMR patrol (0.98 MB)
  Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Atkeson
  
  PORT ARANSAS, Texas - (from right) Lt.j.g. Timothy Bernadt, executive officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Shamal, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Longman, a trainer from the Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center (GRFTC), inspect a Turtle Exclusion Device (TED) aboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Texas, Saturday March 1, 2008. This is the Cutter Shamal's first patrol to the southeast Gulf of Mexico to enforce Federal Living Marine Resource laws. The Shamal is a 179-foot Cyclone Class coastal patrol cutter home ported in Pascagoula, Miss. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson
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  February 28, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard conducts VOSS deployment drill (3) (1.27 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - The Coast Guard Buoy Tender Harry Claiborne deploys the Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System during a pollution response drill in Galveston Bay Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. The Coast Guard's VOSS equipment is strategically pre-positioned at several locations across the country and may be transported to a spill site on a single truck or by Coast Guard C-130 aircraft. The mobile equipment is totally self-contained and capable of being used quickly and effectively aboard any available vessel. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
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  February 28, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard conducts VOSS deployment drill (1) (1.27 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - Crewmembers on board the Coast Guard Buoy tender Harry Claiborne monitor the Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) during a pollution response drill in Galveston Bay Thursday, Feb 28, 2008. The Coast Guard's VOSS equipment is strategically pre-positioned at several locations across the country and may be transported to a spill site on a single truck or by Coast Guard C-130 aircraft. The mobile equipment is totally self-contained and capable of being used quickly and effectively aboard any available vessel. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
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  February 28, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard conducts VOSS deployment drill (2) (1.16 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - Crewmembers on board the Coast Guard Buoy Tender Harry Claiborne lower an oil skimmer into the water during a pollution response drill in Galveston Bay Thursday, Feb 28, 2008. The oil skimmer is a part of the Coast Guard's Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS), along with containment boom, an inflatable oil recovery barge, and pumps and compressors to operate them. When deployed, the VOSS equipment uses containment boom to collect oil into a small area to make it easier for the skimmer to remove the oil from the surface of the water. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
• February 26, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard trains to save lives (1.48 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Flemming form Coast Guard Station Galveston uses a boat hook to pull the unit's "Oscar" closer to the rescue boat here Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. The Oscar is a life-sized dummy weighted down to simulate pulling a real person out of the water. The boat crew conducted training all day, practicing towing, de-watering, hoisting with helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Houston, and rescuing people in the water. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Oficer 3rd Class Mario Romero.
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  February 25, 2008
  Photograph of: Coast Guard trains towing boats to safety (1.24 MB)
  U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero
  
  GALVESTON, Texas - Two rescue boat crews from Coast Guard Station Galveston practice conducting a side tow during training here Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008. The boat crews conducted training all day, practicing towing, de-watering, hoisting with helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Houston, and rescuing people in the water. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mario Romero.