Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
Coast Guard officers aboard the Cutter SWORDFISH assist non-Coast Guard civilians plunge into the cold waters of Puget Sound in Seattle. Here they experience first-hand the life-saving merits of survival suits. Hypothermia is a major cause of death at sea and survival suits such as these are used when necessary to abandon ship in cold waters. The civilians were part of a program designed to......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.30.2021
A Coast Guard marine inspector with Sector Anchorage in Alaska carefully checks a survival suit as part of a commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Levelock, Alaska. All Coast Guard members were tested for COVID-19 before deploying, followed by appropriate quarantine procedures. Inspectors wore protective equipment and practiced social distancing. US Coast Guard Art Program 2021......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.16.2017
A 45-foot medium response boat piloted by a female service member heads to Lake Michigan in front of District Nine Coast Guard Station St. Joseph, on the mouth of the St. Joseph River in Michigan. The station has been in the same location since 1874. The brick building in the background was formerly the 9th District Armory Depot. US Coast Guard Art Program 2017 Collection, Ob ID# 201712,......
