Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.11.2024
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) boarding team members maneuver along the deck of a commercial fishing vessel, Sept. 11, 2024, while at sea in the Atlantic Ocean. The inspection conducted aboard the vessel was part of a Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization patrol, focused on protecting the region from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.11.2024
Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans Fishery Officer Kevin Reid laughs while performing his duties at sea during a vessel inspection in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 11, 2024. As the net was lifted, Reid and fellow deckhands onboard the fishing vessel got soaked with fishy seawater. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Desmond Moore)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.11.2024
Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Demers, a crew member assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904), far right, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans Fishery Officer Kevin Reid, center, and a commercial fishing vessel's captain review information during an inspection, Sept. 11, 2024, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Inspections are conducted to ensure safety measures and......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Randisi | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.11.2024
Petty Officer 1st Class Erik Mainhart, a damage controlman assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904), oversees the lowering of Northland's Over the Horizon (OTH) Cutter Boat, Sept. 11, 2024, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The OTH was being used to transport a boarding team to inspect the fishing vessel seen in the background. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Randisi | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.10.2024
A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) boarding team and Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans Fishery Officer Kevin Reid, second from right, pose for a group photo, Sept. 10, 2024, before getting underway aboard Northland's small boat to conduct fisheries inspections in the Atlantic Ocean. Reid, along with the Northlands’ boarding team, are Northwest Atlantic Fisheries......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Randisi | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 08.31.2024
Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) crew members and Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans fishery officer Elizabeth Brennan make way aboard the Northland’s Over the Horizon small boat to conduct a Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) boarding, Aug. 31, 2024, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. NAFO is a group of sovereign countries committed to the safety and......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.26.2023
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) moor to the pier, Sept. 26, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Forward completed a two-and-a-half month-long patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean to support the Coast Guard Arctic Strategy and participate in the Canadian Armed Forces-led Operation Nanook 2023, an annual military exercise conducted to strengthen shared maritime objectives in the high......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.26.2023
A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) crew member prepares the cutter to moor, Sept. 26, at the pier in Portsmouth, Virginia. Forward completed a two-and-a-half month-long patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean to support the Coast Guard Arctic Strategy and participate in the Canadian Armed Forces-led Operation Nanook 2023, an annual military exercise conducted to strengthen shared maritime......
