Coast Guard member inspects life jacket

Petty Officer Sam Freedman, a crewmember of Coast Guard Station Great Egg, N.J., inspects a life jacket Thursday, June 5, 2008, aboard a fishing boat off the coast of Ocean City, N.J. Freedman and his crew boarded the boat to check for safety violations during a patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher D. McLaughlin)