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Coast Guard Turtle Rescue

  • Defense.gov
  • Feb. 25, 2021 | 0:49

Crew members from Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi and Station Port Aransas in Texas work with the state's game wardens, Texas State Aquarium personnel, and volunteers to release about 146 sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico near Corpus Christi, Feb. 22, 2021. The turtles had been displaced by a storm and were released into water of at least 55 degrees. (U.S. Coast Guard video)