USCG Cutter Blackfin goes underway to patrol the Southern California coast [Image 8 of 11]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

09.18.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles

Coast Guard crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin (WPC 87317) prepares to cast a line during a mooring evolution while docking in Santa Barbara, California, September 18, 2025. The Blackfin crew members were underway, patrolling off the coast of Southern California and performing crew training. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard B. Uranga)

• Date Taken: 09.18.2025
• Date Posted: 01.08.2026 13:52
• Photo ID: 9471800
• VIRIN: 250918-G-QP014-1006
• Resolution: 6016x4016
• Size: 5.16 MB
• Location: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US
• Hometown: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, US