Coast Guard Cutter Fir buoy operations [Image 11 of 11]

ILWACO, WA, UNITED STATES

06.23.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read      

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Unema, a boatswain's mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Astoria, Ore., powerwashes marine growth from buoy 14 on the Columbia River Bar, June 23, 2016.

The cutter crew regulary clears the buoys of marine growth so they float better and are more visible to vessels.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read

• Date Taken: 06.23.2016
• Date Posted: 06.24.2016 15:34
• Photo ID: 2687873
• VIRIN: 160623-G-AW789-074
• Resolution: 5520x3680
• Size: 4.14 MB
• Location: ILWACO, WA, US
• Hometown: ASTORIA, OR, US