Cmdr. Tobias Reid, commanding officer, and Chief Petty Officer Adam Greenwald, a culinary specialist, both from the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, homeported in Astoria, Ore., launch the mini-boat Boat-A-Lahti off the coast of San Diego, Feb. 11, 2018.
The mini-boat Boat-A-Lahti was built by 3rd graders from Hilda Lahti Elementary School, in Knappa, Ore., and is one of 10 mini-boats that are being launched as part of an international science project and cultural exchange between students from Oregon and Japan.
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Alert.