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Marking a Home

A Coast Guard aluminum boat floats beside a flooded house as rescuers in life vests and uniforms watch a man standing on a ladder marking the home's roofline during Hurricane Katrina search efforts.

Collection

USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 6, 2005) - Members of the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley Disaster Response Team and the Miami-Dade Urban Search and Rescue Team mark a house here today to show that it has been searched for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Teams are conducting massive search efforts for anyone who may still be trapped by the floodwaters. USCG photo by PO Robert Reed. 050906-C-6985R-001

Citation

“Marking a Home,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2405.