Venturous returns to homeport after 8 week patrol [Image 3 of 5]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, UNITED STATES

07.01.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse  

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Tampa Bay

Coast Guard Cmdr. Mike Gesele, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous, a 210-foot Reliance class cutter homeported in St. Petersburg, speaks with media Saturday, July 1, 2017 following a 60-day training and law enforcement patrol in the mid-Atlantic Ocean in support of Operation Ocean Hunter.  During the patrol, the crew conducted a three-week training evaluation at Naval Station Mayport and a five-week Coast Guard District Five patrol in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)

• Date Taken: 07.01.2017
• Date Posted: 07.01.2017 17:29
• Photo ID: 3534393
• VIRIN: 170701-G-G0107-1003
• Resolution: 5559x3971
• Size: 12.3 MB
• Location: ST. PETERSBURG, FL, US