US Coast Guard Art Program 2013 Collection, Ob ID # 201316, "Cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy," Karen Loew (16 of 29)

UNITED STATES

04.18.2013

Photo by Maryann Bader 

Coast Guard Art Program

A Coast Guard damage controlman with the Pacific Strike Team works the rigging of a submersible pump to remove water from New York City’s Hugh L. Carey Tunnel. The tunnel, formerly known as the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, was flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012. Working around the clock, a team of 30 members from the Coast Guard’s three strike teams pumped over 30 million gallons of water from the tunnel and restored this critical transportation route. The devastating storm affected 24 states, including the entire Eastern Seaboard. Damage in the U.S. was estimated at some $75 billion, making it the second most costly storm after Hurricane Katrina. US Coast Guard Art Program 2013 Collection, Ob ID # 201316, "Cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy," Karen Loew, oil, 18 x 14

• Date Taken: 04.18.2013
• Date Posted: 11.08.2022 12:47
• Photo ID: 7502853
• VIRIN: 221108-G-G0007-016
• Resolution: 2448x3186
• Size: 4.82 MB
• Location: US