Columbia River Coast Guard Rescue



Photo Title

Columbia River Coast Guard Rescue

Photographer/Creator

James A. Sugar

Collection

Publisher

National Geographic

Caption/Description

During Jan. and Feb. each year the United States Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat School at Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington, conducts training exercises in the mouth of the Columbia River. These exercises, at the confluence of the river and the Pacific Ocean test man and machine in some of the roughest water in the world.

Citation

James A. Sugar, "Columbia River Coast Guard Rescue," in POYi Archive, Item #9705, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9705 (accessed November 23, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008