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    Coast Guard Cutter Chock provides supplies to Tangier Island, Va. [Image 4 of 6]

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    Several individuals are loading or transferring cardboard boxes and supplies at a dock or marina. At least one person is wearing a U.S. Coast Guard orange jacket, suggesting this is an official Coast Guard resupply or logistics operation. The scene takes place in cold weather conditions at what appears to be a waterfront facility.

    CHESAPEAKE BAY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    02.21.2015

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    Crew members and volunteers load food and medical supplies onto Coast Guard cutter Chock in Crisfield, Md., Feb. 21, 2015. The Chock delivered the supplies to Tangier Island, Virginia, located about 12 miles off the coast of Virginia. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Ritter)

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    Date Taken: 02.21.2015
    Date Posted: 02.22.2015 11:24
    Photo ID: 1781087
    VIRIN: 150221-G-ZZ999-001
    Resolution: 2592x1936
    Size: 1.61 MB
    Location: CHESAPEAKE BAY, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 180
    Downloads: 7

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    A uniformed officer, likely U.S. Coast Guard based on the navy blue uniform and cap with insignia, stands at the helm of a vessel's bridge or pilothouse. The vessel appears to be operating in icy, frozen waterway conditions visible through the forward windows. The bridge is equipped with modern navigation electronics, controls, and instrumentation.
    A U.S. Coast Guard officer stands at the helm of a vessel's bridge, looking out through frost-covered windows at an icebreaking operation in progress. Through the windows, another vessel — appearing to be a tugboat or icebreaker — is visible navigating through heavily iced waters. The scene suggests a winter maritime operation, likely on one of the Great Lakes or a frozen inland waterway.
    The image shows a person visible through the windshield of what appears to be a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, photographed from outside. The individual is wearing a dark cap and is positioned inside the enclosed bridge/wheelhouse of the boat. Partial text reading 'U.S. COAST' is faintly visible on the interior glass.
    Several individuals are loading or transferring cardboard boxes and supplies at a dock or marina. At least one person is wearing a U.S. Coast Guard orange jacket, suggesting this is an official Coast Guard resupply or logistics operation. The scene takes place in cold weather conditions at what appears to be a waterfront facility.
    Two workers dressed in matching orange and black cold-weather jackets are handling crates inside what appears to be a vessel or enclosed work area. The foreground worker is placing or lifting an orange plastic milk crate onto a wooden surface covered partially by a dark cloth. The setting suggests a maritime or cold-environment operational context.
    Two U.S. Coast Guard personnel in orange survival suits are loading or unloading relief supplies on a vessel at a marina dock. The supplies include Dole banana boxes, bulk grain/feed bags, and miscellaneous cardboard boxes, suggesting a disaster relief or humanitarian aid operation. An American flag is visible in the background along with a Yamaha-powered inflatable rescue boat.

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