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Photo Release Date: Oct. 1, 2009
Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn
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Three day joint training exercise concludes in Prince Rupert, British Columbia 

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PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Warner, a crewmember aboard the 175-foot Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, operates the crane to lift a section of the vessel of opportunity skimming system into Glean Channel near Prince Rupert Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimming system is being used as part of a joint training exercise between Canada and the Untied States in response to an oil spill. (Coast Guard Photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Warner, a crewmember aboard the 175-foot Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska, operates the crane to lift a section of the vessel of opportunity skimming system into Glean Channel near Prince Rupert Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimming system is being used as part of a joint training exercise between Canada and the Untied States in response to an oil spill. (Coast Guard Photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Coast Guardsmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan, Sector Juneau, National Strike Force Pacific Strike Team and 17th Coast Guard District response advisory team handle lines to stabilize a section of the vessel of opportunity skimmer system as it is lowered by crane for a joint training exercise into Glen Channel Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimmer system being lowered is used to remove oil from the ocean surface. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Coast Guardsmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan, Sector Juneau, National Strike Force Pacific Strike Team and 17th Coast Guard District response advisory team handle lines to stabilize a section of the vessel of opportunity skimmer system as it is lowered by a crane for a joint training exercise into Glen Channel Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimmer system being lowered is used to remove oil from the ocean surface. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - The vessel of opportunity skimmer system connected by lines to the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit skims through the water during a joint training exercise in Glen Channel near Prince Rupert Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - The vessel of opportunity skimmer system connected by lines to the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit skims through the water during a joint training exercise in Glen Channel near Prince Rupert Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - The vessel of opportunity skimmer system connected by lines to the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit skims through the water during a joint training exercise in Glen Channel near Prince Rupert Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimmer system was used as part of a three day joint exercise between Canada and the United States. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - The vessel of opportunity skimmer system connected by lines to the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit skims through the water during a joint training exercise in Glen Channel near Prince Rupert Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimmer system was used as part of a three day joint exercise between Canada and the United States. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - A barge that is part of the vessel of opportunity skimming system is connected to the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit as the Canadian coast guard cutter Provo Wallis is using the skimming system nearby in Glen Channel Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimming systems were used as a joint exercise between Canada and the United States. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - A barge that is part of the vessel of opportunity skimming system is connected to the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit as the Canadian coast guard cutter Provo Wallis is using the skimming system nearby in Glen Channel Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimming systems were used as a joint exercise between Canada and the United States. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)

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