JOINT AGENCY TRAINING EXERCISE

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

12.16.2002

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sarah Foster 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

SEATTLE, Wash. (Dec. 16, 2002)--A "hostage," Lt. Kenneth Nagie (MSST-91101) is detained by terrorist during a training exercise aboard the Washington State Ferry Quinault. The Coast Guard, Washington State Patrol, and Washington State Ferries conducted a joint agency training exercise in Yukon Harbor, southwest of Blacke Island. The drill scenario incorporates a multi-agency response to a simulated ferry hijacking. Special weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams from the Seattle Police Department, Kitsap County Sheriff's office, and the Washington State Patrol along with the the Washington State Ferries, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Bainbridge Island Fire and Police Departments, and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife are using the opportunity to implement contingency plans and strengthen interagency relationships developed since Sept. 11th. USCG photo by PA1 Sarah Foster-Snell

• Date Taken: 12.16.2002
• Date Posted: 12.11.2013 15:53
• Photo ID: 1072887
• Resolution: 2016x3040
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• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US