Photographs

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  June 10, 2008
  WBM_0049.JPG (1.40 MB)
  BALLAST WATER INSPECTION
  
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Kent-Erik Hedberg, Marine Safety Detachment Massena worked with a crewmember to get a sample of ballast water from the motor vessel Eider, in Montreal, June 3, 2008. The U.S. Coast Guard inspects all vessels' ballast water before they enter the Great Lakes to prevent invasive species inhabiting ecosystems. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William B. Mitchell.
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  May 16, 2008
  STATION BAYFIELD GET UNDERWAY BEFORE STORM (201.74 KB)
  
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph P. Roth from Station Bayfield prepared the 25-foot response boat to move to a safer pier at a nearby marina moments before a storm blew in July 10th. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William B. Mitchell.
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  May 16, 2008
  OHIO VALLEY FLOODS (779.79 KB)
  
  FINDLAY, Ohio – Coastguardsmen of Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati escorted a family during a mandatory evacuation of a neighborhood in Findlay, Ohio when flammable motor oil surrounded the houses in the neighborhood August 23, 2007. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William B. Mitchell.
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  May 13, 2008
  LORAN STA. BAUDETTE (329.99 KB)
  
  Chief Thomas Hanson sauntered back to his station while a light snow fell, April 2, 2008. Hanson is months away from retirement after spending half his career at isolated Long-Range Navigation Stations like this one. Photo by PA3 William Mitchell.
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  May 13, 2008
  LORAN STA. BAUDETTE (537.62 KB)
  
  Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan J. Reyes inspected one of the 50 cables that support the tower at Long-Range Navigation Station Baudette, Minn., April 3, 2008. LORAN is in a state of transition and may fall into a backup roll for Global Positioning System. Photo by PA3 William Mitchell.
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  April 30, 2008
  HERO RECOGNIZED (264.69 KB)
  
  MARBLEHEAD, Ohio - Charles Herndon was awarded the Coast Guard Public Service Commendation Thursday, Nov.1, 2007 at Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio. Herndon was cited for his courageous action, on Sept. 3, 2007, when he recovered a 7 year-old boy after a plane crash off Kelleys Island, Ohio, and provided additional assistance to rescue agencies following the incident. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William B. Mitchell.
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  April 30, 2008
  Bristol Bay Buoy Ops (190.33 KB)
  
  DETROIT - Seaman Justin H. Baine stood by with a tool called the happy hooker, which is designed to hook onto a buoy as the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay moved alongside the buoy in western Lake Erie, Nov. 12, 2007. Seaman Apprentice David A. Deere was there to assist Baine as they connect the buoy to the crane using the gear on the deck between them that pulled the buoy on the deck. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William B. Mitchell.