(Northwestern Hawaiian Islands) - The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Walnut, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Honolulu, partners with NOAA and the U.S. Army's 7th Engineer Dive Team to remove more than 32 tons of derelict fishing nets and other refuse from the coral reefs in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
The Walnut's crew departed June 21, for a 2,900-mile multi-mission trip to Maro Reef, Kure and Midway Atoll. One of their goals was to remove as much marine debris as possible from the waters surrounding the monument using the using the ship's crane, lift bags and divers.
U.S. Coast Guard photo
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