The crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Hawser, a 65-foot cutter homeported in Bayonne, N.J., embark on ice breaking operations on the Hudson River near Saugerties, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2014. Ice breaking is one of the Coast Guard’s ongoing operations to clear the channel throughout the Hudson River to aid small vessels transiting commerce. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ann Marie Gorden)