Coast Guard rescues injured sea turtle [Image 2 of 4]

FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

07.10.2014

Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

Crew members from Coast Guard Station Fire Island rescue a severely injured 3-foot Loggerhead Sea Turtle in Fire Island Inlet, July 10, 2014. The boatcrew recovered the turtle and transported it back to the station before it was transferred to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Owen Rosenthal.

• Date Taken: 07.10.2014
• Date Posted: 07.10.2014 22:12
• Photo ID: 1443223
• VIRIN: 140710-G-XX000-002
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 152.39 KB
• Location: FIRE ISLAND, NEW YORK, US