Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen addresses Coast Guard crews and guests at an awards ceremony at the Coast Guard Sector Field Office in Southwest Harbor Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The crews worked together to coordinate the Aug. 23, 2009, rescue at Acadia National Park, after seven people were overtaken by a large wave and pulled out to sea in the wake of an off-shore hurricane that produced waves up to 20 feet high. (Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith, U.S. Coast Guard)