USCGC Bristol Bay Operation Fall Retrieve

11.27.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read      

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters   

Seaman Christian Wilson, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, tightens a chain connected to a buoy to secure it to the deck of an aids-to-navigation barge connected to the Bristol Bay, 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: 1125161
• VIRIN: 121127-G-AW789-033
• Resolution: 1848x2784
• Size: 2.23 MB