USCG Cutter Blackfin goes underway to patrol the Southern California coast [Image 12 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Sydney R. Patin, a machinery technician assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin (WPC 87317), takes a turn holding the crew’s catch from a fish call, while underway, September 16, 2025. Patin and 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: 9471664
• VIRIN: 250916-G-QP014-1027
• Resolution: 6016x4016
• Size: 3.98 MB
• Location: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US