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    USCGC Sequoia returns from Western, Central Pacific fisheries deployment [Image 20 of 59]

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    A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) personnel and a military service member wearing a life vest are conducting what appears to be a vessel inspection or boarding operation. They are interacting with a civilian man inside what appears to be the wheelhouse or bridge of a boat. One officer is writing on a form while the other holds documents.

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    09.02.2016

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir                  

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class John Lietaert, left, a machinery technician and assistant boarding officer, fills out boarding forms while U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brian Marti receives information from the master of the Jinn Hsing Tsai No. 3 during a boarding of the longline vessel in the Philippine Sea Sept. 2, 2016. The boarding team from the buoy tender USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) was conducting their fourth high seas boarding of the patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers)

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    Date Taken: 09.02.2016
    Date Posted: 09.27.2016 22:20
    Photo ID: 2883435
    VIRIN: 160902-G-IA651-1049
    Resolution: 1798x1200
    Size: 521.76 KB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
    Web Views: 98
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    A uniformed personnel member, likely a naval or coast guard officer, is reviewing a notebook or logbook on the bridge of a vessel at sea. The large windows of the bridge have navigational calculations, coordinates, times, and mathematical workings written directly on the glass in marker. The ocean is visible in the background, suggesting the vessel is underway.
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