Coast Guard announces 2009 photo contest winners …

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Following on the heels of the first-ever People’s Choice photo contest, the official 2009 Coast Guard photo contest winners have been announced. The judges met last month to review the nearly 800 photos submitted from across the Coast Guard family.

And, the winners are …

 First Place: MK1 Jamie Parsons

Instructors, crew and students of a Coast Guard National Motor Lifeboat School class train for heavy weather boat operations in the harsh environment of Cape Disappointment in the Pacific Northwest Nov. 12, 2009.
Instructors, crew and students of a Coast Guard National Motor Lifeboat School class train for heavy weather boat operations in the harsh environment of Cape Disappointment in the Pacific Northwest Nov. 12, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jamie E. Parsons)

Second Place: IS3 Logan Wright

The Coast Guard Cutter Naushon conducts a familiarization patrol in Glacier Bay, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2008. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Logan Wright
The Coast Guard Cutter Naushon conducts a familiarization patrol in Glacier Bay, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2008. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Logan Wright.)

Third Place: AST1 Chuck Ferrante

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hanging from a Coast Guard MH-60 Dolphin helicopter prepares to enter the water during high seas rescue training at Cape Disappointment, Wash., Nov. 15, 2008. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chuck Ferrante.)
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hanging from a Coast Guard MH-60 Dolphin helicopter prepares to enter the water during high seas rescue training at Cape Disappointment, Wash., Nov. 15, 2008. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chuck Ferrante.)

The official results of this year’s photo contest – including additional awards for the People’s Choice and Public Affairs categories, were announced in ALCOAST 181/10. All of the winning photos can be viewed on the Coast Guard Flickr page.  High res versions of all the winning photos are available for download at the Coast Guard Visual Imagery gallery – just search “2009 photo contest.”

Congratulations to the winners!

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