Entangled Leatherback Turtle Rescued at Sea

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, UNITED STATES

08.09.2014

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., and the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, N.J., rescue an approximately 800-pound leatherback turtle entangled in fishing gear 30 miles offshore South Jersey Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Once freed, the turtle safely swam away. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen. Also available in high definition.

• Date Taken: 08.09.2014
• Date Posted: 08.12.2014 13:49
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 354892
• VIRIN: 140809-G-ZE884-001
• Filename: DOD_101877568
• Length: 00:01:31
• Location: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, US