U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin Change of Command at Santa Barbara Yacht Club [Image 5 of 5]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

05.17.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin (WPB 87317) holds a change of command ceremony at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club in California, presided over by Lt.j.g. Samuel Kim from Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, in Santa Barbara, California, June 12, 2025. The incoming commanding officer, Lt.j.g. Samuel Severson, previously served as the Force Protection Officer for Patrol Forces Southwest Asia in Bahrain, and now assumes command of the 87-foot cutter responsible for patrolling the northern coast of Southern California from Cambria to Malibu and surrounding waters.

• Date Taken: 05.17.2025
• Date Posted: 07.16.2025 05:37
• Photo ID: 9182277
• VIRIN: 250517-G-QP017-1355
• Resolution: 4032x2782
• Size: 940.24 KB
• Location: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US