The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, a 378-foot high endurance cutter, prepares to moor at the ship’s homeport at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 28, 2014. Mellon's crew returned from an 86-day patrol of the Bering Sea that covered nearly 15,000 miles conducting search and rescue and fisheries enforcement operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener)