USCGC Bristol Bay Operation Fall Retrieve

11.27.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read      

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters   

Petty Officer 1st Class William Vaughn gives instructions to deck force members while securing a navigational buoy to an aids-to navigation barge connected to the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug, during buoy operations in Lake Erie, Nov. 27, 2012. The crew of the Bristol Bay is decommissioning some navigational buoys and replacing others as part of Operation Fall Retrieve, which is designed to limit damage done to navigational buoys during the winter months. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.

• Date Taken: 11.27.2012
• Date Posted: 12.13.2013 03:30
• Photo ID: 1125157
• VIRIN: 121127-G-AW789-018
• Resolution: 2784x1848
• Size: 1.89 MB