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Coast Guard participates in joint training exercise in Prince Rupert, British Columbia 

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 1st Class Cody Howard a resident of Mobile, Ala., Seaman Michael Glewwy a resident of Live Oak, Calif. and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Allgeyer a resident of Satellite Beach, Fla., work together to assemble the outrigger which helps support the vessel of opportunity oil skimming system for a joint training exercise Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Howard, Glewwy and Allgeyer are inserting bolts to secure the universal joint that connects the outrigger to the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit while it moves through the water. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Coast Guardsmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan, Sector Juneau, National Strike Force Pacific Strike Team and 17th Coast Guard District response advisory team work together to assemble the vessel of opportunity skimming system during a joint training exercise Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.  The system is used to skim the ocean surface to remove heavy oil in order to minimize environmental impact from an oil spill.  (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Allgeyer, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, attaches a float to hold the hoses that pump oil from the skimmer during a joint training exercise Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 3rd Class Hamid Muhammad, a crewmember aboard the 175-foot Coast Guard Cuttter Anthony Petit homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, places a bolt to hold in place the gloss plate section that holds the outrigger while the cutter moves through the water Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.  The outrigger is a section of the vessel of opportunity skimmer system which removes oil on the water surface. (Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - The 175-foot Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, is moored to the pier for a joint training exercise with Canada and the United States. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 3rd Class Hamid Muhammad, a crewmember aboard the 175-foot Coast Guard Cuttter Anthony Petit homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, connects a bolt in place to hold the outrigger float which supports the vessel of oppurtunity spill skimmer system Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.   Muhammad is a resident of Snellville, Ga.  (Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Speedy from Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Allgeyer From the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, handle lines that help support the outrigger of the vessel of opportunity skimming system during a joint training exercise Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.  The system is being used by Coast Guardsmen for a joint training exercise between Canada and the United States.  (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Chief Petty Officer Matt Odom a resident of Coos Bay, Ore., inserts a safety pin into the float arm assembly. The float assembly supports the skimmer in the water and uses a system of hydraulics and air pumps in order to remove heavy oil on the ocean surface. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

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