Coast Guard assists NOAA in response to entangled whale near Santa Cruz, Calif. [Image 1 of 2]

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

10.15.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Mendenhall 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

Coast Guard Cutter Hawksbill, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in Monterey, California, assists NOAA personnel with the disentanglement of a whale three miles southwest of Santa Cruz, Oct. 15, 2018. NOAA requested assistance from the Coast Guard to locate the whale and to enforce a safety zone to keep vessels away from the whale during the disentanglement. (U.S. Coast Guard photo /Released)

• Date Taken: 10.15.2018
• Date Posted: 10.17.2018 00:01
• Photo ID: 4823858
• VIRIN: 181015-G-MR731-1001
• Resolution: 1892x1377
• Size: 976.03 KB
• Location: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US