Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.29.2021
Crews aboard an Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules and Coast Guard Cutter William Hart participate in the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) Operation Kurukuru in the Pacific, Nov. 3, 2021. Operation Kurukuru is an annual coordinated maritime surveillance operation with the goal of combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.29.2021
The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart participates in the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) Operation Kurukuru off American Samoa, Oct. 29, 2021. Operation Kurukuru is an annual coordinated maritime surveillance operation with the goal of combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart/Released)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.14.2019
A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB 1331) returns to the cutter during Operation Kurukuru off Palau, Oct. 14, 2019. The crew was participating in the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) operation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West/Released)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.14.2019
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB 1331) patrols the waters off Palau during Operation Kurukuru, Oct. 14, 2019. Operation Kurukuru is a Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency operation who's goal is to detect and counter illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing activities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West/Released)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.13.2019
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB 1331) hoists the cutters rigid inflatable boat (RIB) aboard following a law enforcement boarding off Palau during Operation Kurukuru, Oct. 13, 2019. The Washington's crew was supporting a Palauan shiprider during the boarding. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West/released)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.11.2019
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB 1331) lowers the cutter's ridged inflatable boat (RIB) into the water water while participating in Operation Kurukuru off Palau, Oct. 11, 2019. The crew was supporting a Palauan shiprider while conducting law enforcement operations during the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency operation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.10.2019
Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor Manners, a Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB 1331) boarding team member, communicates with the cutter during an Operation Kurukuru fishing vessel inspection off Palau, Oct. 10, 2019. Operation Kurukuru is a Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) dedicated to combating illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing activities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 10.10.2019
A Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB 1331) boarding team approaches a fishing vessel during Operation Kurukuru off Palau, Oct. 10, 2019. With the team was Duke Joseph, a Palauan Division of Maritime Law Enforcement officer, who was acting as a ship rider during the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Operation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class/Released)...
