Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn crew prepares for Operation Fall Retrieve [Image 1 of 2]

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI, UNITED STATES

10.02.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

Seaman Jacob Smith and Firemen Timothy Hunter and Eric Mangerilli, crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, a 100-foot Inland Buoy Tender homeported in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., paint several ice buoys while in port Oct. 2, 2015. During early winter, the ice buoys are swapped with lighted aids as part of Operation Fall Retrieve. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steve Strohmaier)

• Date Taken: 10.02.2015
• Date Posted: 10.08.2015 16:16
• Photo ID: 2221664
• VIRIN: 151002-G-ZZ999-003
• Resolution: 3888x2592
• Size: 5.67 MB
• Location: SAULT STE. MARIE, MI, US