Tammie The Turtle aboard Lawson [Image 3 of 5]

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES

06.12.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson    

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

A crewmember aboard the 154-foot Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson assists a 252-lb Loggerhead Turtle, the crew named Tammie, approximately 3-miles east of Cape Henlopen, Delaware, Monday, June 12, 2017.

The crew worked along with members of the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute and members of Sea Turtle Recovery to rescue the turtle.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by crew of Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson.

• Date Taken: 06.12.2017
• Date Posted: 06.13.2017 15:03
• Photo ID: 3478291
• VIRIN: 170612-G-SQ620-645
• Resolution: 5184x3888
• Size: 6.46 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, US