Coast Guard, scientists conduct oil spill recovery exercise in Arctic [Image 3 of 5]

ARCTIC OCEAN

09.09.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst 

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

Petty Officer 1st Class Austin West, a machinery technician with the Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team, explains the procedures required to operate the hydraulic pump for an oil skimming system to Lt. Brent Fike, the Coast Guard Research and Development Center safety officer, and Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth Cook, a boatswain's mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, while the icebreaker is underway in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 9, 2013. Fike worked with every element of the spilled oil recovery exercise to ensure that everyone was working under safe conditions. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst)

• Date Taken: 09.09.2013
• Date Posted: 09.11.2013 18:28
• Photo ID: 1015672
• VIRIN: 130909-G-YE680-850
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 1.19 MB
• Location: ARCTIC OCEAN