BALTIMORE - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Marc Snyder takes the helm of the Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, a 65-foot small harbor tug homeported in Philadelphia, PA., during an ice breaking evolution in the northern Chesapeake Bay to keep shipping channels open for commerce, Jan. 9, 2010. Besides domestic ice breaking, the Capstan's missions include search and rescue, marine environmental protection, maritime law enforcement, aids to navigation and commercial fishing vessel safety. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
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