Coast Guard partners with federal and state agencies to mitigate environmental threats after Hurricane Florence [Image 1 of 4]

NEW BERN, NC, UNITED STATES

10.06.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Hillard 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1     

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Wiechert, a marine science technician assigned to Marine Safety Unit Houma, La., updates a local vessel owner on actions being taken to prevent his displaced boat from potentially discharging pollution into the environment in New Bern, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission partnered under a unified command to evaluate and mitigate pollution threats from sunken or displaced vessels and orphaned hazardous materials containers in North Carolina’s major disaster-declared counties for the federal mission of Emergency Support Function-10. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Hillard)

• Date Taken: 10.06.2018
• Date Posted: 10.09.2018 14:40
• Photo ID: 4805573
• VIRIN: 181006-G-PJ308-0064
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 2.56 MB
• Location: NEW BERN, NC, US