Penobscot Bay icebreaking

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES

02.12.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Johnson    

U.S. Coast Guard District 1     

NEW YORK-The Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay, a 140-foot icebreaking tug, clears a shipping path through the frozen Hudson River, Feb. 12, 2011.The Penobscot Bay, homeported in Bayonne, N.J., performs icebreaking missions up and down the Hudson River throughout the winter months to facilitate navigation, as well as to meet the reasonable demands of commerce, particularly so that home heating oil can be brought upriver to residents.Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson.

• Date Taken: 02.12.2011
• Date Posted: 12.12.2013 08:03
• Photo ID: 1100732
• VIRIN: 110212-G-6464J-0109
• Resolution: 3000x2035
• Size: 1.23 MB
• Location: NEW YORK, NY, US