{"id":32961,"date":"2020-02-15T02:57:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T02:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/15\/what-this-merchant-marine-crew-did-to-save-sea-turtles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:40:23","slug":"what-this-merchant-marine-crew-did-to-save-sea-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/02\/15\/what-this-merchant-marine-crew-did-to-save-sea-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"What this Merchant Marine crew did to save sea turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/12\/24\/putin-says-russia-is-leading-world-in-hypersonic-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2020\/02\/11\/as-china-continues-rapid-naval-expansion-the-us-navy-begins-stockpiling-ship-killing-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">China<\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/congress\/2017\/02\/07\/military-chiefs-warn-of-force-readiness-struggles\/?utm_source=clavis\" target=\"_blank\">readiness<\/a> problems to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/02\/11\/the-one-star-his-navsea-employee-rumors-of-a-romance-and-the-scandal-that-finally-got-him-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\">misbehaving officers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2020\/02\/11\/us-navy-looks-to-hire-thousands-more-sailors-as-service-finds-itself-9000-sailors-short-at-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">sailor shortages<\/a>, it can sometimes seem like nothing good goes on in the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that\u2019s not the case, and the crew on board the dry cargo ship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cusnc.navy.mil\/Media\/News\/Display\/Article\/2083036\/usns-crew-rescues-marine-life-in-arabian-sea\/#\" target=_blank>William McLean<\/a> showed us why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Merchant Marine members rescued two big sea turtles from abandoned fishing nets on Feb. 3 as their vessel was underway in the Arabian Sea, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cusnc.navy.mil\/Media\/News\/Display\/Article\/2083036\/usns-crew-rescues-marine-life-in-arabian-sea\/#\" target=_blank>U.S. 5th Fleet<\/a> press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They spotted the snagged sea turtles and sent a small boat to investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShips routinely post lookout watches to ensure marine life is not endangered during operations,\u201d the press release notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"409\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/turtle-2.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/turtle-2.png.png 598w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/turtle-2.png.png?resize=300,205 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew Destefano and Alexander Fulton, crew members assigned to cargo ship William Mclean , remove abandoned fishing nets from a sea turtle found entangled in the marine debris in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 3. (Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crew found the sea turtles ensnared in the nets, with ropes coiled around their necks and fins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnlike other turtle species, sea turtles can\u2019t retract into their shells, leaving them vulnerable to entanglement in marine debris,\u201d the release states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boat crew and a rescue swimmer untangled the turtles and set them free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An estimated 4,600 sea turtles are killed by fishing nets and hooks in U.S. waters alone each year, according to the Smithsonian\u2019s Ocean Portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was the right thing to do and it felt great to see those two turtles swim away, free of the fishing nets,\u201d said Brandon J. 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