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

PORTSMOUTH, VA, UNITED STATES

10.26.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

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, VA, US