Coast Guard rescues injured sea turtle [Image 3 of 4]

FIRE ISLAND, NY, UNITED STATES

07.10.2014

Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

Members from Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation transport a severely injured 3-foot Loggerhead Sea Turtle into a container at Coast Guard Station Fire Island, July 10, 2014. The Coast Guard boatcrew recovered the turtle from Fire Island Inlet and transported it back to the station before it was transferred to the foundation members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Owen Rosenthal.)

• Date Taken: 07.10.2014
• Date Posted: 07.10.2014 22:12
• Photo ID: 1443224
• VIRIN: 140710-G-XX000-004
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 122.92 KB
• Location: FIRE ISLAND, NY, US