Coast Guard, NOAA transports two rehabilitated Hawaiian monk seals to Oahu [Image 3 of 5]

HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

09.03.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle      

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

Petty Officer 2nd Class Garth Booye, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, ensures a carrier transporting two rehabilitated Hawaiian monk seals is properly secured in an HC-130 Hercules airplane Sept. 3, 2015. Coast Guard crews, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration transported the seals from the Big Island to Oahu for future release back to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. NOAA has authorized the 14th Coast Guard District to collect and release imagery under the authority of NMFS Permit No. 18786. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

• Date Taken: 09.03.2015
• Date Posted: 09.03.2015 22:19
• Photo ID: 2159064
• VIRIN: 150903-G-XD768-001
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 3.64 MB
• Location: HONOLULU, HAWAII, US