DATE: December 29, 2006 18:28:46 CST

PINE BLUFF, Ark. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Moran, a damage controlman aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kanawha, watches carefully eye during a buoy evolution here Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006. Moran is one of 14 crewmembers aboard the Kanawha, an inland river tender, who patrols the river to repair and replace navigational aids. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas M. Blue