MANGO, Fla. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald Vaughn, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Mcinnish, both marine science technicians (MST) from the Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg Response Division, inspect a broken pipeline that carries jet fuel between Tampa and Orlando that ruptured into Mango Creek July 22, 2011.
MSTs are the Coast Guard's safety and environmental health experts ashore and they may be assigned to the National Strike Force for oil and hazardous-material response. They conduct marine-safety activities such as investigating pollution incidents, monitoring pollution cleanups, and conducting foreign-vessel boardings to enforce pollution and navigation safety laws.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.
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