Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell inspects a navigation buoy [Image 7 of 8]

ASTORIA, OREGON, UNITED STATES

10.30.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Seaman Craig Nelson, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell, ties a knot in the line of a tag-line used to keep control of a buoy before it is placed into the Columbia River, Oct. 30, 2018.

Effective seamanship skills, like quickly tying knots, is a requirement of all Coast Guard cutter members and aids to navigation workers.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

• Date Taken: 10.30.2018
• Date Posted: 11.02.2018 11:18
• Photo ID: 4864995
• VIRIN: 181030-G-GE256-1207
• Resolution: 2400x3000
• Size: 3.6 MB
• Location: ASTORIA, OREGON, US