USCGC Harry Claiborne

GULF OF MEXICO, USNORTHCOM, AT SEA

05.08.2010

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathen Davis 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

100508-N-1531D-038 - GULF OF MEXICO - (May 8, 2010) Lt. j.g. Jesse Stewart, a District 11 Response Advisory Team member, attaches a halyard to one of the ends of a non-inflated boom aboard USCGC Harry Claiborne (WLM 561). Claiborne is equipped with a Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) that helps remove oil from the ocean surface. The U.S. Coast Guard is working in partnership with BP PLC, local residents and other federal agencies to aid in preventing the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion on mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW/SW) Jonathen E. Davis)

• Date Taken: 05.08.2010
• Date Posted: 12.12.2013 04:15
• Photo ID: 1095395
• VIRIN: 100508-N-1531D-038
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 4.95 MB
• Location: GULF OF MEXICO, USNORTHCOM, AT SEA