Coast Guard crew trains with cold water survival swims [Image 1 of 4]

PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

10.26.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert 

U.S. Coast Guard East District   

Seaman Kar Arrington, Fireman Michael Hancock, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Gordon link up into the group conservation posture during a survival swim training evolution at Station Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 26, 2012. The group conservation posture is a standard Coast Guard practice to conserve body heat by having survivors huddle closely together.

• Date Taken: 10.26.2012
• Date Posted: 10.26.2012 16:07
• Photo ID: 768248
• VIRIN: 121026-G-ZV557-542
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 2.68 MB
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US