Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.02.2014
Lt. j.g. Kat Martorelli and Lt. Tom Pauser, both of the Coast Guard 17th District prevention department, look through a gold dredging vessel operator's documents during a safety examination in the Nome, Alaska, harbor Aug 2, 2014. Coast Guard examiners travelled to Nome throughout the summer as part of the 17th District Arctic Shield 2014 operation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.02.2014
Lt. j.g. Kat Martorelli, of the Coast Guard 17th District prevention department, disembarks a gold dredging vessel after a safety examination in the Nome, Alaska, harbor Aug. 2, 2014. Martorelli helped provide Nome mariners with safety examinations to ensure they had proper equipment on board before getting underway. (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 and Lt. j.g. Kat Martorelli, both of the Coast Guard 17th District prevention department, inspect a fire extinguisher aboard a gold dredging vessel during a safety examination in the Nome, Alaska, harbor Aug. 2, 2014. Safety experts in the Coast Guard prevention field can provide examination decals to mariners with the proper equipment on board. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.02.2014
Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, talks with the operator of the gold dredging vessel Christine Rose in the Nome, Alaska, harbor Aug. 2, 2014. Ensuring the safety of life at sea, including gold dredge operators, is a statutory mission of the Coast Guard. (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
Rear Adm. Dan Abel (right), commander, Coast Guard 17th District, and Capt. Paul Mehler (center), commander, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, talk with a gold dredging vessel operator in Nome, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2014. The visit to Nome coincided with the 17th District's Arctic Shield 2014 operation, a forward deployment of Coast Guard personnel and assets to maritime communities in Western Alaska......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.02.2014
Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, visits the Nome, Alaska, harbor during an area familiarity trip Aug. 2, 2014. Abel took over as the 17th District commander, a role that includes oversight of all Coast Guard operations in Alaska, in June. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst.)...
