A small boat from the Cutter Swordfish conducts a safety check of a recreational vessel in Puget Sound. The Swordfish is an 87-foot patrol boat homeported at Group/Air Station Astoria in Port Angeles, Wash. In an average year, the Coast Guard conducts over 46,000 recreational vessel boardings, issues over 8,000 citations and visits 1,150 recreational boat manufacturers in conjunction with state efforts to ensure compliance with federal regulations. US Coast Guard Art Program 2013 Collection, Ob ID # 201308, "Safety check," Louis Stephen Gadal, watercolor, 14 x 20
