SAN PEDRO, Calif. - The crew of the buoy tender George Cobb worked with personnel from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center to release a rehabilitated sea lion back into the wild off the coast of San Clemente Island Dec. 17.
MK3 Charles Chambers looks in the direction of �Captain Hook's� new home, the sea lion habitat off the coast of San Clemente Island, after the sea lion jumped into the water from the Cutter George Cobb.
The sea lion was nicknamed �Captain Hook� because when he was originally rescued in October he had more than 70 hooks and lines stuck in him. A week after being release in the wild, he was picked up again Nov. 19 near the Newport Dune area with additional hooks in him. For almost a month the sea lion was treated and rehabilitated by the staff and volunteers at the center so he could be released back into the wild. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Allyson E.T. Conroy.
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