Coast Guard assists the release of a pilot whale [Image 1 of 7]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, UNITED STATES

08.07.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse  

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Tampa Bay

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, loads a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 to be transported 140 miles west of Clearwater, Florida for release. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Florida on July 1, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)

• Date Taken: 08.07.2017
• Date Posted: 08.10.2017 11:38
• Photo ID: 3658270
• VIRIN: 170807-G-XO423-1008
• Resolution: 6877x4912
• Size: 13.71 MB
• Location: ST. PETERSBURG, FL, US