Coast Guard awards Gold Life Saving Medals to Tuxedni crew in Kodiak, Alaska [Image 1 of 4]

KODIAK, AK, UNITED STATES

06.12.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Muir                  

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

Crew members of the 109-foot Seattle-based fishing vessel Tuxedni display their Gold Life Saving Medal certificates presented by the Coast Guard at the Billiken Theater on Coast Guard Base Kodiak June 12, 2013, in Kodiak, Alaska. The crew earned the medals for their heroic actions saving the lives of five crewmen from the fishing vessel Heritage south of Kodiak Island Jan. 25, 2012. Pictured are: Master Chief Petty Officer David Ozuna, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Chuck Bundrant, founder and chairman Trident Seafoods, Capt. Greg Sanial, Coast Guard 17th District chief of response, Joe Bundrant, CEO Trident Seafoods, Wayne Kit, deckhand fishing vessel Tuxedni, Jim Fultz, deckhand fishing vessel Tuxedni, Dan Hardwick, engineer fishing vessel Tuxedni, Greg Plancich, captain fishing vessel Tuxedni and Capt. Melissa Rivera, commanding officer Air Station Kodiak. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis)

• Date Taken: 06.12.2013
• Date Posted: 06.12.2013 19:41
• Photo ID: 951810
• VIRIN: 130612-G-IA651-510
• Resolution: 3975x2234
• Size: 1.3 MB
• Location: KODIAK, AK, US
• Hometown: CHEWELAH, WA, US
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US
• Hometown: VASHON ISLAND, WA, US