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Coastal Cleanup Crew Restores Beauty to Remote Beaches

Oct. 17, 2022 |DOD News
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Nearly 50 volunteer sailors and civilians participated in the annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island, the most isolated of California's Channel Islands.

A man picks up trash on a beach.
A man picks up trash on a beach.
Coastal Cleanup
The U.S. Navy conducted an annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island, Oct. 6, 2022. The cleanup team consisted of nearly fifty volunteer Navy Sailors and civilians assigned to NBVC and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division.
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Credit: Navy Ensign Drew Verbis
VIRIN: 221006-N-AS200-1401M
A sea lion poses for a photo.
A sea lion poses for a photo.
Coastal Cleanup
The U.S. Navy conducted an annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island, Oct. 6, 2022. The cleanup team consisted of nearly fifty volunteer Navy Sailors and civilians assigned to NBVC and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division.
Download: Full Size (1.43 MB)
Credit: Navy Ensign Drew Verbis
VIRIN: 221006-N-AS200-1400M
Two women pick up trash bags on a beach.
Two women pick up trash bags on a beach.
Coastal Cleanup
The U.S. Navy conducted an annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island, Oct. 6, 2022. The cleanup team consisted of nearly fifty volunteer sailors and civilians assigned to NBVC and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division.
Download: Full Size (1.55 MB)
Credit: Navy Ensign Drew Verbis
VIRIN: 221005-N-KD414-7717M

The group removed more than 2,000 pounds of trash and debris from three beaches. 

The volunteers were assigned to Naval Base Ventura County and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division.

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