Coast Guard service members from Cutter Joshua Appleby and a commercial crew work together to safely return a beached pilot whale to waters 140 miles west of Clearwater, Fla. The 725-pound female whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the Coast Guard crew, is a member of the dolphin family and is second only to the killer whale in size. The Joshua Appleby is a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at Sector St. Petersburg. US Coast Guard Art Program 2019 Collection, Ob ID# 201903, "Returning home," Acacia Anglin, gouache, 20 x 27
