GULF OF MEXICO --- Coast Guard Cutter Axe crewmembers and civilian contractors set boom along the northeast shoreline of Raccoon Island, approximately 20 miles south of Cocodrie, La., June 16, 2010.
Raccoon Island is a protected bird breeding sanctuary with a variety of breeds.The Cutter Axe is a 75-foot construction buoy tender homeported in Morgan City, La. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly Parker.