Buoy tending operations on the Delaware River [Image 9 of 9]

PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES

02.06.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson    

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

A Coast Guard member operates a crane aboard the Coast Guard Cutter William Tate in order to bring a concrete block, or sinker, aboard the ship at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, in Philadelphia, Feb 6, 2018.

The sinker is a large, 18,000-pound block, which is used to anchor buoys in place that will guide ships safely through channels.

Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson

• Date Taken: 02.06.2018
• Date Posted: 02.16.2018 15:05
• Photo ID: 4145123
• VIRIN: 180206-G-SQ620-8000
• Resolution: 3000x2002
• Size: 1.11 MB
• Location: PHILADELPHIA, PA, US