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  March 10, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard cutter returns from innovative law enforcement mission (1.37 MB)
  
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER RETURNS FROM INNOVATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT MISSION, MARCH 10, 2009 HONOLULU -- In this photo, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Rush is pictured astern of the Japanese-flagged fishing vessel Koei Maru No. 10 during a boarding. The crew of the 378-foot high endurance cutter home ported in Honolulu, returned home last week after a ground-breaking six-week law enforcement patrol through the South Pacific. The Rush's crew conducted joint law enforcement operations with three embarked Kiribati law enforcement officials under a new diplomatic ship rider agreement between the U.S. and Kiribati governments. The bilateral agreement has drawn attention at the highest level of the Department of Homeland Security for its success and was mentioned by the Coast Guard Commandant in a recent "State of the Coast Guard" address. In this instance depicted, Rush crew members and the Kiribati officers boarded the Japanese-flagged Koei Maru No. 10, whose crew had been suspected of violating the terms of a license to fish in Kiribati waters high-seas drift net fishing. As a result of the boarding, the Kiribati government arrested the master, and seized the vessel and its catch of more than 22,000 pounds of fish and assessed fines and penalties exceeding $700,000 US. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
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  March 10, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard cutter returns from innovative law enforcement mission, 2 (857.69 KB)
  
  PHOTO RELEASE 2: U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER RETURNS FROM INNOVATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT MISSION, MARCH 10, 2009 HONOLULU -- The crew of the 378-foot high endurance cutter Rush, home ported in Honolulu, returned home last week after a ground-breaking six-week law enforcement patrol through the South Pacific. The Rush's crew conducted joint law enforcement operations with three embarked Kiribati law enforcement officials under a new diplomatic ship rider agreement between the U.S. and Kiribati governments. In this photo, Rush boarding team members pose with the Kiribati ship riders and other members of the Kiribati National Police and the Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resource Development. The bilateral agreement has drawn attention at the highest level of the Department of Homeland Security for its success and was mentioned by the Coast Guard Commandant in a recent "State of the Coast Guard" address. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
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  March 02, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard boards vessel believed to be fishing illegally in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Mar. 2, 2009 (285.09 KB)
  
  U.S. Coast Guard boards vessel believed to be fishing illegally in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands HONOLULU -- In this photo taken by U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard a C-130 long-range aircraft, crew members of a Honolulu-based fishing vessel are visible at the rail of their vessel allegedly fishing illegally in the waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. The photo was taken Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, but the vessel returned Sunday night to Honolulu Harbor under escort by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kukui. A boarding team from the Kukui gathered evidence on scene in monument waters and that evidence has been turned over to special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Law Enforcement. The crew of the fishing vessel was met at the pier in Honolulu Harbor by NOAA special agents. In the event of a violation, the owner and operator of the vessel may face potential civil penalties and/or permit sanctions. Visit www.uscghawaii.com for a complete story on this case. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
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  March 02, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard helps transport endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Mar. 2, 2009 (201.59 KB)
  
  U.S. COAST GUARD HELPS TRANSPORT ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL HONOLULU -- Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kukui transited last week from Kauai north into the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument with NOAA scientists and a rare Hawaiian monk seal aboard. The seal was captured on Lanai by scientists and flown in a Coast Guard C-130 long-range aircraft to Oahu, where it was held for observation for a few days. The seal was then flown again on a C-130 from Oahu to Kauai, where it was loaded aboard the Kukui for transport to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. NOAA scientists said the seal was becoming too friendly with humans on Lanai and hope that releasing it in the uninhabited Monument will help it return to more "natural behavior patterns." Here, the seal is loaded by Kukui crew members in Nawiliwili Harbor on Kauai on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO/Lt. j.g. Tim Dolan
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  March 02, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard helps transport endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Mar. 2, 2009, B (167.45 KB)
  
  U.S. COAST GUARD HELPS TRANSPORT ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL HONOLULU -- Crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kukui transited last week from Kauai north into the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument with NOAA scientists and a rare Hawaiian monk seal aboard. The seal was captured on Lanai by scientists and flown in a Coast Guard C-130 long-range aircraft to Oahu, where it was held for observation for a few days. The seal was then flown again on a C-130 from Oahu to Kauai, where it was loaded aboard the Kukui for transport to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. NOAA scientists said the seal was becoming too friendly with humans on Lanai and hope that releasing it in the uninhabited Monument will help it return to more "natural behavior patterns." Here, the seal is loaded by Kukui crew members Seaman Derek Hess and Seaman Josh Lurvey (left) in Nawiliwili Harbor on Kauai, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO/Lt. j.g. Tim Dolan
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  February 20, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard Station Honolulu makes an 11-year-old's wish come true, Feb. 20, 2009 (2.40 MB)
  
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard Station Honolulu makes an 11-year-old's wish come true HONOLULU-- U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Cory Gunkel, left, and Chief Petty Officer Bruce Helterbridle pin anchors on Hannah Bontrager, a 11-year-old leukemia survivor from Cortland, Ohio, officially promoting her to a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer for the day, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. Hannah is in Hawaii courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America and asked to ride aboard a Coast Guard vessel. She spent the day with Station Honolulu personnel, sat at the helm of the 47-foot rescue boat as the crew took her for a ride around the island of Oahu. U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse
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  February 09, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: Slight oil sheen from USS Port Royal grounding incident burns away, Feb. 9, 2009 (709.09 KB)
  
  U.S. Coast Guard reports no visible pollution threat from USS Port Royal grounding incident HONOLULU -- Pollution investigators on an overflight Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, determined there was no visible marine pollution threat at the site of a grounded U.S. Navy vessel. Pollution experts from the U.S. Coast Guard and State of Hawaii reported a sheen of one nautical mile by 100 yards wide in the area approximately a half mile southwest of the Honolulu International Airport's Reef Runway. It was the site where the USS Port Royal ran aground last Thursday. Investigators were airborne at sunrise today aboard a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter after the Port Royal was freed several hours before. This photo shows the oil spill recovery vessel Clean Islands underway next to the slight sheen. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO/Lt. Stacey Crecy
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  February 09, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: Slight oil sheen from USS Port Royal grounding incident burns away, Feb. 9, 2009, 2 (1.21 MB)
  
  U.S. Coast Guard reports no visible pollution threat from USS Port Royal grounding incident HONOLULU -- Pollution investigators on an overflight Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, determined there was no visible marine pollution threat at the site of a grounded U.S. Navy vessel. Pollution experts from the U.S. Coast Guard and State of Hawaii reported a sheen of one nautical mile by 100 yards wide in the area approximately a half mile southwest of the Honolulu International Airport's Reef Runway. It was the site where the USS Port Royal ran aground last Thursday. Investigators were airborne at sunrise today aboard a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter after the Port Royal was freed several hours before. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO/Lt. Stacey Crecy
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  February 05, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard participates in Ka Molokai Makahiki, Feb. 3, 2009 #2 (1.01 MB)
  
  U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO/PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS ANGELA HENDERSON U.S. Coast Guard participates in Ka Molokai Makahiki KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii -- U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Shawn Brooks, the engineering officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, arm wrestles in the Ka Molokai Makahiki, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.
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  February 05, 2009
  PHOTO RELEASE: U.S. Coast Guard participates in Ka Molokai Makahiki, Feb. 3, 2009 (4.59 MB)
  
  U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO/PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS ANGELA HENDERSON U.S. Coast Guard participates in Ka Molokai Makahiki KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii -- U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Shawn Brooks, the engineering manager aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, rolls a Ulu maika, a small stone used in a game similar to bowling, on Molokai, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.