USCG Cutter Blackfin goes underway to patrol the Southern California coast [Image 6 of 15]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.16.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Arthur E. Castaneda, a Machinery Technician assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin (WPC 87317), participates in a fish call on the fantail, while underway, September 16, 2025. The Blackfin crew members were underway off the coast of Southern California, patrolling a nearby search area and conducting crew training to earn qualifications. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard B. Uranga)

• Date Taken: 09.16.2025
• Date Posted: 01.08.2026 13:05
• Photo ID: 9471657
• VIRIN: 250916-G-QP014-1003
• Resolution: 5791x3866
• Size: 2.58 MB
• Location: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US