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

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI, UNITED STATES

10.02.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

Fireman Timothy Hunter, a crew member aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, a 100-foot Inland Buoy Tender homeported in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., paints an ice buoy in preparation for Operation Fall Retrieve. For Hunter and the rest of the Buckthorn crew, preparation for the upcoming operation is an all-hands evolution. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steve Strohmaier)

• Date Taken: 10.02.2015
• Date Posted: 10.08.2015 16:21
• Photo ID: 2221670
• VIRIN: 151002-G-ZZ999-004
• Resolution: 3464x2309
• Size: 5.04 MB
• Location: SAULT STE. MARIE, MI, US