Coast Guard, Coastal Studies Center save turtle near Quicks Hole, Massachusetts

QUICKS HOLE, MA, UNITED STATES

08.29.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1     

Coast Guard response crews partnered with the Center for Coastal Studies to free a leatherback turtle today after it was reported to be entangled near Quicks Hole, Mass. Watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center in Boston received a call from the Fishing Vessel Laura C who reported sighting the turtle in distress near Buoy Number 3 in Quicks Hole Pass. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 08.29.2014
• Date Posted: 08.29.2014 21:56
• Photo ID: 1529262
• VIRIN: 140829-G-UL848-001
• Resolution: 800x599
• Size: 197.44 KB
• Location: QUICKS HOLE, MA, US