Coast Guard HC-130 Crab Fleet Patrol

Coast Guard HC-130 Crab Fleet PatrolA shout out to the Deadliest Catch Fleet and the US Coast Guard

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read U.S. Coast Guard District 13

A Coast Guard aircrew aboard a HC-130 Hercules airplane patrols the Pacific Northwest crab fishing fleet prior to the pre-soak opening for commercial crab season, Jan. 1, 2016. The aircrew assisted Washington and Oregon State Fish and Wildlife officers patrol and monitor the fishing fleet enforcing the permitted season opening. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read. **NOTE: There is no audio with this video.**