Petty Officer 2nd Class Iosyp Kovkiv, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, tosses a heaving line off of the station’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Aug. 3, 2023. Heaving lines are utilized to pass a mooring or towing line over to a pier or vessel from a distance. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Rajesh Harrilal)