DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska -?? The crew of the Homer-based Coast Guard Cutter Hickory deploys oil containment boom as part of a spilled oil recovery system pollution response exercise in Dutch Harbor, Sept. 13, 2011.
The Hickory is required to maintain proficiency in operating the SORS equipment by conducting an annual training exercise.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory.