Columbia River Coast Guard Rescue
Photo Title
Columbia River Coast Guard Rescue
Photographer/Creator
James A. Sugar
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).