Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Doescher (r.), of Pendleton,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Doescher (r.), of Pendleton, Ore., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell retrieve a drum containing a P-6 dewatering pump from a simulated vessel in distress, during heavy we... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kamal Thomas, a boatswains
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kamal Thomas, a boatswains mate at Station Shinnecock, maneuvers one of the station's 25-foot Response Boat-Smalls during a search and rescue case in the Great Peconic Bay, N.Y., Aug. 21, 2014.
Students and boat crew personnel wash the salt water
Students and boat crew personnel wash the salt water off a 47’ Motor Lifeboat following a full day of training at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 20... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Minton, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Minton, a boatswain's mate at Station Shinnecock, drives one of the Station's 47-foot Motor Life Boat from inside the boat's cabin during a training exercise near Ponquogue Beach, N... More
Seaman Sarah Huddleston (l.), of Frederick, Colo.,
Seaman Sarah Huddleston (l.), of Frederick, Colo., and Seaman Brittani Williams, of Modesto, Calif., prepare to get underway on a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat for a day of heavy weather surf training in the “Graveyar... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Pullen (left), of
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Pullen (left), of Lewisville, Texas, Mr. Jonathan Burg (center), Canadian Coast Guard, and Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Fredrickson (right), of Manahawkin, N.J., head out to cond... More
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School practice tossing heaving lines between vessels in calm water, before conducting the procedure in more difficult surf conditio... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell (top left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Doescher, of Pendleton, Ore., secures a drum containing a P-6 dewater... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Chief Petty Officer Richard Bartel, of Milwaukie, Ore.,
Chief Petty Officer Richard Bartel, of Milwaukie, Ore., heads out for a day of surf training on a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat driven by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Baldwin, of Shingle Springs, Calif., March 13, ... More
Crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Coast Guard Motor Life
Crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Coast Guard Motor Life Boat from Station Rockland prepare to be taken in tow by the Coast Guard cutter Abbie Burgess, as part of a training exercise overseen by the Special Emergenc... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate lifeboat crews conduct
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate lifeboat crews conduct surf training near Ocean Beach in California, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The crews train in high surf to ensure they are prepared to respond to any maritime ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class William Stelmack and Petty
Petty Officer 2nd Class William Stelmack and Petty Officer 2nd Class John Gonzalez, machinery technicians at Station Shinnecock, pull in Brian Alfano, a search, evasion, resistance and evasion (SERE) specialist... More
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard 175-foot buoy tender
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard 175-foot buoy tender Abbie Burgess toss a heaving line to a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Station Rockland, under supervision from the Special Emergency Operations and Procedur... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell, prepares to pass a P-6 dewatering pump to a simulated vessel in distress as part of heavy weather surf training o... More
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School practice passing P-6 dewatering pumps and other rescue gear to a simulated vessel in distress, during heavy weather surf trai... More
Chief Petty Officer Matthew Jordan, of Bixby, Okla.,
Chief Petty Officer Matthew Jordan, of Bixby, Okla., carefully maneuvers a 47’ Motor Lifeboat out to sea for a day of surf training in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 13, 2014. Students at the Coast Guar... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat makes way for the Atlantic
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat makes way for the Atlantic Ocean to assist with a search and rescue training exercise held 25-miles offshore from Ponquogue Beach, N.Y., Aug. 21, 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty... More
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School practice passing P-6 dewatering pumps and other rescue gear to a simulated vessel in distress, during heavy weather surf trai... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Doescher, of Pendleton, Ore., retrieves a drum containing a P-6 dewatering pump from a simulated vessel in distress, during ... More
U.S. Coast Guard students, along with fellow trainees
U.S. Coast Guard students, along with fellow trainees from the Mexican Navy (front row, center) and Canadian Coast Guard (back row, right), take a break from heavy weather coxswain training at the Coast Guard’s... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell, prepares to pass a P-6 dewatering pump to a simulated vessel in distress as part of heavy weather surf training o... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class William Stelmack, a machinery
Petty Officer 2nd Class William Stelmack, a machinery technician at Station Shinnecock, pulls in Brian Alfano, a search, evasion, resistance and evasion (SERE) specialist, during a search and rescue training ex... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Seaman Andre Cox, a crewmember at Station Shinnecock,
Seaman Andre Cox, a crewmember at Station Shinnecock, removes a fender from a storage compartment on board one of the Station's 47-foot Motor Life Boats prior to getting underway from the Station's pier, Aug. 2... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Saltzman (left), of Plainwell,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Saltzman (left), of Plainwell, Mich., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Knudtson, of Rapid City, S.D., reach for the heaving line while student coxswains practice how to position th... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody De La Rosa, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody De La Rosa, a boatswain's mate at Station Shinnecock, tightens a nut connecting a bridle to a tow line during a towing exercise near Ponquogue Beach, N.Y., Aug. 20, 2014. (U.S. Coas... More
Crewmembers practice tossing heaving lines as student
Crewmembers practice tossing heaving lines as student coxswains at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School practice positioning a 47’ Motor Lifeboat for a tow, March 13, 2014. Students at NMLBS learn ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Henry, a student
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Henry, a student at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School Heavy Weather Coxswain course, reviews boat handling tips with fellow student Lt. Francisco Sedas, of the... More
Instructors, staff, and students at the Coast Guard’s
Instructors, staff, and students at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School Heavy Weather Coxswain course listen as Petty Officer 1st Class Brett Malehorn (second from left), of Mandeville, La., review... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Doescher, of Pendleton,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Doescher, of Pendleton, Ore., discusses an upcoming sequence of heavy weather surf search and rescue training operations with fellow crewmembers Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Ho... More
Students and instructors at the Coast Guard’s National
Students and instructors at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School moor one of the school’s 47’ Motor Lifeboats following a full day of surf training at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 13, 2014.... More
Students and boat crew personnel clean and fuel a 47’
Students and boat crew personnel clean and fuel a 47’ Motor Lifeboat following a full day of training at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Prope... More
Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WA. (Nov. 17, 2003)--Motor Life Boat 47296 during Surf Drills at Cape Disappointment. Photo by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
Seaman Andrea Jones Station Bodega Bay
BODEGA BAY, Calif -- Seaman Andrea Jones, from Station Bodega Bay, rests on the stern of a 47-foot Motor Life Boat after acting as a person in the water during a training exercise, Nov. 17, 2010. Jones is from ... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., practices
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., practices tossing a heaving line between vessels in calm water at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, before conducting the procedure in more difficult ... More
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard cutter Abbie Burgess
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard cutter Abbie Burgess prepare to tow a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Station Rockland, under supervision of the Special Emergency Operations and Procedures (SEOPS) team, July 19... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., tends a
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., tends a line during heavy weather surf training operations aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat, assisted by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell, in preparation for practi... More
Fireman Sarah Huddleston, of Frederick, Colo., and
Fireman Sarah Huddleston, of Frederick, Colo., and Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Baumgardner, of Springfield, Va., relax after a successful day of surf training at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat Sch... More
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School practice passing a P-6 dewatering pump to a simulated vessel in distress, during heavy weather surf training operations at th... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WA. (Nov. 17, 2003)--Motor Life Boat 47296 during Surf Drills at Cape Disappointment. Photo by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WA. (Nov. 17, 2003)--Motor Life Boat 47296 during Surf Drills at Cape Disappointment. Photo by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WA. (Nov. 17, 2003)--Motor Life Boat 47296 during Surf Drills at Cape Disappointment. Photo by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
Petty Officer 1st Class Brett Malehorn, of Mandeville,
Petty Officer 1st Class Brett Malehorn, of Mandeville, La., explains the dynamic forces involved with navigating through heavy surf conditions to Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan McCollum, of Milton, Fla., and ... More
Lt. Francisco Sedas, of the Mexican Navy, carefully
Lt. Francisco Sedas, of the Mexican Navy, carefully moors a 47’ Motor Lifeboat under instruction, after a full day of surf training at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, March 13, 2014. NMLBS tra... More
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat makes way for the Atlantic
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat makes way for the Atlantic Ocean to assist with a search and rescue training exercise held 25-miles offshore from Ponquogue Beach, New York, Aug. 21, 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by P... More
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School practice passing P-6 dewatering pumps and other rescue gear to a simulated vessel in distress, during heavy weather surf trai... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Brett Malehorn, of Mandeville,
Petty Officer 1st Class Brett Malehorn, of Mandeville, La., an instructor at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, demonstrates to coxswain trainee, Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan McCollum, of Mil... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Henry, a student
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Henry, a student in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, washes the salt water off a 47’ Motor Lifeboat following a full day... More
47-foot patrol boat - U.S. Coast guard photo
MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 31)--Coast Guard Station Mayport, Fla., train throwing the heaving line from their new 47-foot motor life boat Jan. 31 just outside the Mayport jetties. The station trained with the Nationa... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Henry, a student
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Henry, a student at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School Heavy Weather Coxswain course, reviews boat handling tips with fellow student Lt. Francisco Sedas, of the... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Johnson (far boat), of
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Johnson (far boat), of Salt Lake City, takes line from Seaman Sarah Huddleston, of Frederick, Colo., as student coxswains practice how to position the 47’ Motor Lifeboat for towing,... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell, a boat crew
Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell, a boat crew member, practices tossing a heaving line to a simulated vessel in distress, at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, March 14, 2014. Future surfm... More
Fireman Kimberly Robinson practices tossing a heaving
Fireman Kimberly Robinson practices tossing a heaving line to a simulated vessel in distress, while fellow boat crew members at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Te... More
Lt. Francisco Sedas, of the Mexican Navy, takes a brief
Lt. Francisco Sedas, of the Mexican Navy, takes a brief breather during training aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat Heavy Weather Coxswain course, March 14, 2014. One of th... More
Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WA. (Nov. 17, 2003)--Motor Life Boat 47296 during Surf Drills at Cape Disappointment. Photo by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WA. (Nov. 17, 2003)--Motor Life Boat 47296 during Surf Drills at Cape Disappointment. Photo by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 13, 2014. Students at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat Sch... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan McCollum, of Milton,
Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan McCollum, of Milton, Fla., helps other crewmembers clean the salt off a Coast Guard 47’ Motor Lifeboat following a full day of surf training at the Coast Guard’s National Motor ... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WA. (Nov. 17, 2003)--Motor Life Boat 47296 during Surf Drills at Cape Disappointment. Photo by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
Crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Coast Guard Motor Life
Crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Coast Guard Motor Life Boat from Station Rockland prepare to be taken in tow by the Coast Guard cutter Abbie Burgess, as part of a training exercise overseen by the Special Emergenc... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kamal Thomas, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kamal Thomas, a boatswain's mate at Station Shinnecock, maneuvers one of the station's 25-foot Response Boat-Smalls while Petty Officer 3rd Class John Minton, also a boatswains mate at S... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Fireman Kimberly Robinson carries gear between 47’
Fireman Kimberly Robinson carries gear between 47’ Motor Lifeboats after a full day of training at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students a... More
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat practice boat-handling skills in surf conditions at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Students in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coas... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody De La Rosa, a boatswains
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody De La Rosa, a boatswains mate at Station Shinnecock, throws a heaving line from one of the Station's 47-foot Motor Life Boat to another during a towing exercise near Ponquogue Beach... More
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s
Students and boat crew personnel at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School practice tossing heaving lines between vessels in calm water, before conducting the procedure in more difficult surf conditio... More
Petty Officer 1st Class John Duncan, of Garland, Texas,
Petty Officer 1st Class John Duncan, of Garland, Texas, an instructor at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, prepares to catch the heaving line for a 47’ Motor Lifeboat, following a full day of su... More
Students and instructors at the Coast Guard’s National
Students and instructors at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School moor a 47’ Motor Lifeboat, following a full day of surf training in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 13, 2014. NMLBS trains sma... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., assisted by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zacharie Howell, secures a drum containing a P-6 dewatering pump in preparation for passing it to a simulated vessel in distress, ... More
Instructors and students aboard 47’ Motor Lifeboats
Instructors and students aboard 47’ Motor Lifeboats head back in to the piers at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School after a full day of training at the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. ... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Shinnecock salute during
Members of Coast Guard Station Shinnecock salute during morning colors while on the Station's parade field, Aug. 21, 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank J. Iannazzo-Simmons/ Released)
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat
Instructors and students aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat head out to rough water in order to practice boat-handling skills, March 13, 2014. Students at the National Motor Lifeboat School learn to conduct a variety ... More
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., tends a
Seaman Aymee Zimmer, of Spring Creek, Nev., tends a line during heavy weather surf training operations aboard a 47’ Motor Lifeboat, in preparation for practicing sending rescue equipment along the line to a sim... More
Fireman Kimberly Robinson casts off a tagline as Petty
Fireman Kimberly Robinson casts off a tagline as Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Terry (l.), of Eagle, Ida., and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Tuttle, of Simpsonville, S.C., retrieve a P-6 dewatering pump from ... More