When the USCGC Winnebago's drydock overhaul was complete, she headed back out to Ocean Station Victor halfway between Midway Atoll and Japan. The Winnebago relieved the USCGC Mellon by highling mail and a crewman who had urgent business to attend in Hawaii. This photograph was taken by a coastguardsman onboard the Mellon. The picture clearly shows  the Winnebago engaged in highlining with the Mellon. Underneath the Winnebago's small boat is Ron Marlett who is bent forward at the waist as he works with the crew to transfer mail to the Mellon. Of all the ship's operations at sea, Ron Marlett liked highlining because  of the excitment of being so close to another ship steaminng on the same course. 

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