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Distributing Ice in Gulfport, MS

A U.S. Coast Guard member in uniform and sunglasses hands a bag of ice to a man seated in a red pickup truck outside a brick building.

Collection

USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

GULFPORT, Miss. ( Sept. 15, 2005) Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Hornyak of Port Security Unit 309 hands out free ice to people left in need by Hurricane Katrina. PSU 309 crewmembers conducted upwards of 20 humanitarian missions while camped in Gulfport, Miss. USCG photo by PA1 Danielle DeMarino.

Citation

“Distributing Ice in Gulfport, MS,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2418.