Turtles

ATLANTIC OCEAN

03.24.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Marin 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Riccardi leans overboard from the Coast Guard Cutter Staten Island to return a rehabilitated Kemp's Ridley turtle to the Gulf Stream off the coast of North Carolina, March 24, 2011. The Kemp's Ridley was one of six turtles that were cared for by members of the North Carolina Sea Turtle Project and then transferred by the Coast Guard crew based in Fort Macon, N.C. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin.

• Date Taken: 03.24.2011
• Date Posted: 12.12.2013 08:34
• Photo ID: 1101453
• VIRIN: 110324-G-MD940-066
• Resolution: 1506x2259
• Size: 1.69 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN