A crew member from Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle, North Carolina, descends the station’s ramp to board a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, March 27, 2017. Station Emerald Isle personnel use two 45-foot Response Boat-Mediums and one 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water boat to patrol and protect Bogue Inlet and the Crystal Coast. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)