U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Ava Sugg and Petty Officer 2nd Class Elise Withers, a machinery technician, prepare to be lowered while on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s (WAGB-10) small boat, while underway in the North Pacific Ocean, Nov. 29, 2023. Oftentimes during a man overboard evolution, a cutter will use its small boat to recover the person in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves)