PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard transports, assists the release of pilot whale 140 miles west of Clearwater

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/10/2017 02:26 PM EDT

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Aug. 10, 2017
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard transports, assists the release of pilot whale 140 miles west of Clearwater

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                                Seaman Ryan Mcmahon, crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St Petersburg, loads a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 to be transported 140 miles west of Clearwater, Fla., for release. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Fla., on July 1, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)  Petty Officer 2nd Class Kellen Zanandrie, crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St Petersburg, loads a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 to be transported 140 miles west of Clearwater, Fla., for release. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Fla., on July 1, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)

Seaman Ryan Mcmahon, (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Kellen Zanandrie, crewmembers stationed aboard Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, load a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 to be transported 140 miles west of Clearwater, Florida for release. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Florida on July 1, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse.

 

    Shown here is a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St Petersburg, being transported Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, 140 miles west of Clearwater, Fla., for release. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Fla., on July 1, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)  Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St Petersburg, observe a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 as she is transported 140 miles west of Clearwater, Fla., for release. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Fla., on July 1, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, observe a female short-finned pilot whale during feeding time aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 as she is transported 140 miles west of Clearwater, Florida for release. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Florida on July 1, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse.

 

       The deck crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St Petersburg, and members of SeaWorld offload a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 8, 2017 to be released 140 miles west of Clearwater, Fla. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Fla., on July 1, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)  The deck crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St Petersburg, and members of SeaWorld offload a female short-finned pilot whale aboard the cutter Monday, Aug. 8, 2017 releasing her 140 miles west of Clearwater, Fla. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Fla., on July 1, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse)

Coast Guard deck crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, a 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender, and personnel from SeaWorld's rescue team release a female short-finned pilot whale 140 miles west of Clearwater, Florida, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. The 725 lb. whale, nicknamed “Gale” by the crew of the Joshua Appleby, beached herself in Dixie County, Florida on July 1, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse.

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