DATE: July 9, 2008 3:10:43 PM PDT
Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal Releases Seal
  

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Date: July, 9, 2008

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COAST GUARD CUTTER NARWHAL RELEASES SEAL
 

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. -- Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal set free an infant Guadalupe Fur Seal this morning off the coast of Catalina Island.

The 40-pound seal had originally been found two months ago with fishing line around its neck and was rehabilitated at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, Calif. U.S. Coat Guard Photo.

A link to this image can be found here: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=323398

 

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