Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, Commander, First Coast Guard District, right, addresses friends, family, shipmates and the crew of the International Ice Patrol, commending them on their outstanding performance during the International Ice Patrol’s centennial commemoration event held at Mystic Aquarium, April 26, 2013. The mission of the IIP is the same as it was a century ago – to monitor iceberg danger and provide warnings to transatlantic mariners. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco)