how would you see it well enough?they don't fly low
C-130s are pretty big, you could probably see the colors.
this is where they fly[img width=500]http://www.kitcutters.com/Pal/PalC130Herky-2.jpg[/img ]they're also not that bigand don't have extremely visible Coast Guard markings (from afar)[img width=500]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/USCG_C130_Hercules.jpg[/img ]although it is a lot prettier than the dull grey one
Oh huh.The pilot decided to fly low?