Coast Guard removes Tammie the Turtle [Image 4 of 5]

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, UNITED STATES

06.12.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson    

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Crewmembers and scientists take Tammie, the 252-lb Loggerhead Turtle rescued 3-miles off Cape Henlopen, Delaware, off the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson and to the care of members of Sea Turtle Recovery, Monday, June 12, 2017.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson, a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter based out of Cape May, New Jersey, along with members of the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute and members of Sea Turtle Recovery to rescue Tammy with a cargo net earlier in the day.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by crew of Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson.

• Date Taken: 06.12.2017
• Date Posted: 06.13.2017 15:02
• Photo ID: 3478293
• VIRIN: 170612-G-SQ620-810
• Resolution: 5184x3888
• Size: 6.21 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, US