Lt.j.g. Steve B. Walters, 24, of Richland, Wa., a diver from the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut, homeported in Honolulu, Hi., surfaces after inspecting an Iraqi buoy for mines off the coast of Iraq in the North Arabian Gulf April 19, 2003.
The Walnut is replacing buoys in the Khawr Abd Allah waterway to ensure safe transit for vessels sailing to the port of Umm Kusr including vessels bringing humanatarian aid to the people of Iraq.