Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 07.16.2018
Two members of the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable practice using a fire extinguisher during an all-day visit to Coast Guard Marine Safety Portland, Ore., July 16, 2018. Personnel from the WHSR were given demonstrations and participated in setting off flares, firefighting, vessel inspections, donning of immersion suits, damage control and aids to navigation. U.S. Coast Guard......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 07.16.2018
Curt Farrell, a fishing vessel safety instructor at Marine Safety Unit Portland, demonstrates the effects of ballast in relationship to freeboard using a model fishing vessel for members of the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable at MSU Portland, Ore., July 16, 2018. Understanding how the center of gravity of an aquatic vessel works in a dynamic environment is important to help prevent......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.23.2017
Petty Officer 1st Class Jared Bohler, Frank Thomsen and Lt. Tanner Stiehl, all with Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa, discuss safety drills being held aboard the 190-foot U.S.-flagged tuna purse seiner Raffaello with the crew during a deficiency check Oct. 23, 2018. The Raffaello is one of several distant water tuna fleet vessels that can bring this resource into American Samoa when......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.23.2017
Petty Officer 1st Class Jared Bohler, Frank Thomsen and Lt. Tanner Stiehl, all with Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa, discuss safety drills being held aboard the 190-foot U.S.-flagged tuna purse seiner Raffaello with the crew during a deficiency check Oct. 23, 2018. The Raffaello is one of several distant water tuna fleet vessels that can bring this resource into American Samoa when......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.23.2017
Petty Officer 1st Class Jared Bohler and Frank Thomsen, both with Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa, observe a fire drill aboard the 190-foot U.S.-flagged tuna purse seiner Raffaello during a deficiency check Oct. 23, 2018. The Raffaello suffered a fire more than two years ago and has been effecting repairs monitored by the MSD personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.23.2017
Frank Thomsen, the assistant supervisor of Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa and a commercial fishing vessel safety examiner, inspects a life raft aboard the fishing vessel Jenny and explains to the master of the vessel that it is installed incorrectly during a commercial fishing vessel safety exam spot check Oct. 23, 2017. The Jenny is in American Samoa to take on crew members to work......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.23.2017
Frank Thomsen, the assistant supervisor of Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa and a commercial fishing vessel safety examiner, reviews a deficiency checklist aboard the 190-foot U.S.-flagged tuna purse seiner Raffaello during a visit Oct. 23, 2017. The Raffaello suffered a fire more than two years ago and has been effecting repairs monitored by the MSD personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.23.2017
Petty Officer 1st Class Jared Bohler, a marine science technician with Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa, checks lifejacket serviceability aboard the 190-foot U.S.-flagged tuna purse seiner Raffaello during a deficiency check Oct. 23, 2017. The Raffaello suffered a fire more than two years ago and has been effecting repairs monitored by the MSD personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief......