Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.03.2014
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage enforcement department personnel talk to a gold dredge vessel operator from a Station Valdez 25-foot Response Boat – Small near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014. The boat crew and boarding team approached gold dredge vessels to ensure operators had all necessary safety gear. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.03.2014
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage enforcement department personnel board a gold dredge vessel from a Station Valdez 25-foot Response Boat - Small near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014. The boat crew and boarding team, as well as the boat, flew to Nome aboard a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.03.2014
Petty Officer 1st Class Pete Harwell, a maritime enforcement specialist with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, opens the lifejacket compartment on a gold dredge vessel near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014. The minimum requirement on the vessel was one lifejacket per crewmember. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.03.2014
Lt. j.g. Laura Gadziala of the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage enforcement department disembarks a gold dredge vessel after a boarding near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014. As a boarding officer, Gadziala leads a team onto a vessel to conduct a law enforcement boarding. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.03.2014
Petty Officer 1st Class Pete Harwell, a maritime enforcement specialist with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, examines flares aboard a gold dredge vessel near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014. Flares are used to signal others in the event of an emergency, making them an important part of the safety equipment checklist. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.03.2014
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage enforcement department personnel conduct a boarding aboard a gold dredge vessel near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014. Boardings are conducted to ensure that vessel crews are operating safely and complying with environmental regulations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.03.2014
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage enforcement department personnel conduct a boarding aboard a gold dredge vessel near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014. Harwell and Purcell, as well as other personnel from Sector Anchorage and Station Valdez, deployed to Nome as part of Arctic Shield 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.02.2014
Lt. Tom Pauser, of the Coast Guard 17th District prevention department, presents a Coast Guard safety decal to a gold dredging vessel operator after an examination in the Nome, Alaska, harbor Aug. 2, 2014. The safety decal is displayed aboard a vessel to let other Coast Guard personnel know that the operator passed a safety examination. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant......
