Pacific partners conduct joint rescue of six fishermen on heels of regional SAR conference [Image 3 of 3]

TONGA

05.24.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Wyrick    

U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mandi Stevens and Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Parmenter, aviation maintenance technicians from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, sit on the ramp of an HC-130 Hercules airplane to deploy a long range deployable drop kit to a disabled vessel approximately 80 miles off Tonga May 25, 2017. The air crew was returning from a search and rescue conference in New Zealand and spotted the vessel after being diverted. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.24.2017
• Date Posted: 05.25.2017 20:47
• Photo ID: 3422843
• VIRIN: 170525-G-CA140-1003
• Resolution: 1800x1199
• Size: 2.12 MB
• Location: TO