LORAN Station Attu

ATTU, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

11.29.2009

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

ATTU, Alaska - The crew of the Coast Guard Long-Range Navigation (LORAN) Station Attu, is digging out after a weekend storm pounded the island with wind gusts of 178 mph and more than a one and a half feet of snow, Nov. 28 - 29, 2009. The storm, which brought sustained winds of 125 mph or category three hurricane winds with gusts that equaled some of the strongest winds of a category five hurricane, slammed into the island causing minor damage to the LORAN station. U.S. Coast Guard photos courtesy of LORAN Station Attu

• Date Taken: 11.29.2009
• Date Posted: 12.12.2013 02:56
• Photo ID: 1093705
• Resolution: 3072x2048
• Size: 2.94 MB
• Location: ATTU, ALASKA, US