HOUSTON - In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, the crew of the J&S II is honored by Capt. William Diehl, Sector Houston-Galveston commanding officer, with the Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award, May 19, 2009.
The crew was honored for their heroic actions in preventing a breakaway barge adrift in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Freeport, from causing damage to critical infrastructure and petrochemical facilities during the initial landfall of Hurricane Ike.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer Renee C. Aiello)
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