USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) LMR deployment
Boarding team members, aboard a cutter boat-small, depart the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia en route to a fishing vessel in the Pacific Ocean in order to conduct an at-sea boarding. The Sequoia crew recently returned from a 30-day deployment to promote regulatory compliance of the $7 billion tuna fishing industry in remote areas within Oceania. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa McKenzie)

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Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa McKenzie |  VIRIN: 161026-G-AU999-005.JPG
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