The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cushing assists the National Park Service in transporting sea turtles from cold waters Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, along the Outer Banks. The Cushing crew assisted the rescue of 217 sea turtles on beaches along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and returned them to the sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cushing)