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    A U.S. Coast Guard personnel is throwing a heaving line with a red monkey fist knot from one vessel toward another USCG boat numbered 45682. The receiving crew member on the second vessel is positioned to catch the line. This appears to be a line-passing exercise or docking/towing operation between two Coast Guard vessels on open water.

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    05.21.2012

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Henry Dunphy 

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET San Diego

    Seaman Jorge Arreola, a boat crewmember at U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego, throws a heaving line to another boat crew during a towing exercise in San Diego Bay, May 21, 2012. Boat crews maintain proficiency in towing techniques so they are able to assist boaters who have lost propulsion, steering, or are in other situations of distress.

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    Date Taken: 05.21.2012
    Date Posted: 09.17.2012 16:14
    Photo ID: 666519
    VIRIN: 120521-G-JY570-050
    Resolution: 2722x3810
    Size: 5.86 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
    Web Views: 157
    Downloads: 10

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