TAMPA, Fla. -- Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, Fla., 25-foot response boats returning from a vessel escort, practice close quarters boat-handling near Tampa Bay June 12, 2007. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt More
SEATTLE -?? Crew of Coast Guard Station Seattle conducts ferry escorts aboard the unit's 25-foot Response Boat - Small in Elliott Bay, July 31, 2012. With two 225-horsepower outboard engines, unique turning rad More
SEATTLE - Crew of Coast Guard Station Seattle conducts ferry escorts aboard the unit's 25-foot Response Boat - Small in Elliott Bay, July 31, 2012. With two 225-horsepower outboard engines, unique turning radiu More
SEATTLE - Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Station Seattle escort Coast Guard Cutter Stratton and provide a safety and security zone during the annual Seafair Parade-of-Ships, August 1, 2012. Station Seattle c More
SEATTLE - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Newberg, an aviation survival technician stationed in Port Angeles, Wash., is hoisted out of the water during a search-and-rescue demonstration on the Seattl More
SEATTLE - Coast Guard Cutter Stratton during the annual Seafair Parade-of-Ships, August 1, 2012. Stratton, a National Security Cutter, is the newest cutter in the fleet. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer More
SEATTLE -Coast Guard Cutter Stratton during the annual Seafair Parade-of-Ships, August 1, 2012. Stratton, a National Security Cutter, is the newest cutter in the fleet. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2 More
SEATTLE - Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter preforms a search-and-rescue demonstration on the Seattle waterfront, Aug. 1, 2012. The SAR demo was performed during Seattle's Seafair Fleet Week Parade of Ships. More
SEATTLE - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Newberg, an aviation survival technician stationed in Port Angeles, Wash., uses a MK-124 smoke and illumination signal during a search-and-rescue demonstrati More
U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone.
SEATTLE - Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Station Seattle provide a safety and security zone during the annual Seafair Parade-of-Ships, August 1, 2012. Station Seattle crewmembers utilized a 25-foot Response More
Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Hardesty goes underway to perform drills and boardings in Elliott Bay, near Seattle, as part of his reserve drill weekend, Sept. 8, 2012. In addition to being a law enforcement o More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Ryan, of Coast Guard Station Fire Island, inspects the engine and insures that enough life jackets are on board for the passengers during a safety boarding in Great South Bay near F More
(From left) Seaman Issak Souchak, Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Lofstrom, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jovan F. Morales, boarding team members at Coast Guard Station Eaton's Neck, discuss their plans for Operati More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Ryan and Seaman Owen Rosenthal, of Coast Guard Station Fire Island, discuss with a recreational boater the safety equipment required to be on board in Great South Bay near Fire Isla More
A crew from Coast Guard Station Fire Island terminates a recreational boater's voyage and escorts the crew back to the pier in Great South Bay near Fire Island, N.Y., May 27, 2013. The Coast Guard boarding team More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Ryan, of Coast Guard Station Fire Island, explains to the vessel operator the dangers of operating a vessel that does not have the required safety equipment on board in Long Island, More
Fireman Jose Barreto stands watch while boarding team members conduct a safety boarding during Operation Dry Water, June 29, 2013, in Port Jefferson Harbor, N.Y. Operation Dry Water is an annual nationwide camp More