Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Henry, a student in the Heavy Weather Coxswain course at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School, washes the salt water off a 47’ Motor Lifeboat following a full day of training in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 14, 2014. Proper care and maintenance of the 47’ MLBs is critical to their reliability and longevity in the most challenging and dangerous surf conditions.