Operation RENEW in full swing during worst icebreaking season in past decade [Image 1 of 3]

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES

02.05.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Blackburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay, a 140-foot icebreaking tug home ported in Rockland, Maine, continues to break ice on the Hudson River to keep shipping channels open between Kingston and Albany, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2015. The Thunder Bay's icebreaking operations are helping to facilitate the shipping of vital supplies such as home heating oil in support of Operation Reliable Energy Northeast Winters (RENEW). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi)

• Date Taken: 02.05.2015
• Date Posted: 02.13.2015 11:41
• Photo ID: 1767927
• VIRIN: 150205-G-AE983-176
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 10.65 MB
• Location: NEW YORK, NY, US
• Hometown: ROCKLAND, ME, US