CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (July 31, 2006) Coast Guard crewmembers, Petty Officer 1st Class Dominic Montessi, left, Petty Officer 1st Class Hans Schultz and Lt. Cmdr. Dana Reid, from Sector Field Office Eastern Shore maintain a security zone while watching wild ponies swim across Assateague Channel during the 81st annual Chincoteague Pony Swim July 26, 2006. 30 to 50 thousand people come to watch the ponies make the swim and to attend the internationally recognized Pony Penning and Auction of the horses to helpraise money for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kip Wadlow)