The Coast Guard Cutter Crocodile, a newly-designed 87-foot coastal patrol boat, transits the Gulf of Mexico near St. Petersburg Nov. 7 during sea trials. The Crocodile is scheduled to be commissioned Dec. 2, at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Crocodile's crew will conduct search-and-rescue, law-enforcement and Homeland Security missions along the west coast of Florida. U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Rob Simpson.