Seaman Joseph Gallagher, a deckhand aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, ensures the cutter’s smallboat is seated properly as it is lowered by crane into a cradle after boardings in the Gulf of Alaska, Feb. 12, 2013. Coast Guard cutter crews utilize smallboats to conduct at-sea boardings as part of the mission to protect living marine resources. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dale Arnould)