Chief Petty Officer Mark Petty, a boatswain’s mate aboard USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215), observes a participant gather heaving line during the safe boating workshop at Iawke Katoj Park in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, April 2016. During Sequoia’s 30-day law enforcement and fisheries patrol, the crew participated in boating safety workshops with local boat operators and conducted community relations projects to foster positive relationships between the U.S. and our Pacific Island partners. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy USCGC Sequoia/Released)