PEIRCE hydrographic launch approaching ship for pickup

PEIRCE hydrographic launch approaching ship for pickup. November front had just passed whipping up wind and sea. Mike Briscoe on the bow hook. Strength and agility are the prerequisites. Lt. (j.g.) Victoria Barnum is OIC, “K.P.” Keene the coxswain. Ship making lee during approach; boat out of water within two minutes of photo

Photo Category: Survey Boats - Pickup
Photo Location: Delaware Bay, New Jersey side.
Photo Date: 1985