Petty Officer 3rd Class John Gerbrands (left) and Fireman Ryan Tyler (right) , crew members of Coast Guard Staiton Valdez aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, stand by to heave a rescue heaving line to their felllow station crew members aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small during crewman qualification training in Valdez Harbor in Prince William Sound, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2016. Station Valdez has one of the Coast Guard's largest areas of responsibility, covering the entirety of Prince William Sound including the towns of Cordova and Whittier. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bill Colclough.