Washington Homeland Security Roundtable members visit Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore. [Image 9 of 12]

PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES

07.16.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Curt Farrell, a fishing vessel safety instructor at Marine Safety Unit Portland, demonstrates the effects of ballast in relationship to freeboard using a model fishing vessel for members of the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable at MSU Portland, Ore., July 16, 2018.

Understanding how the center of gravity of an aquatic vessel works in a dynamic environment is important to help prevent capsizing and sinking.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

• Date Taken: 07.16.2018
• Date Posted: 07.18.2018 00:44
• Photo ID: 4566378
• VIRIN: 180716-G-GE256-1588
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 17.89 MB
• Location: PORTLAND, OR, US
• Hometown: PORTLAND, OR, US