Coast Guard Cutter Legare patrol photos

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Coast Guard Cutter Legare boarding team members prepare to board the fishing vessel Madison Kate off the coast of Delaware, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Coast Guard boarding team members routinely board fishing vessels to ensure that they are following fishing regulations and have the proper safety equipment on board. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Tia Bell)

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Seaman Shaun Loose and Seaman Jared Freeland await instructions from the Coast Guard Cutter Legare's Landing Signal Officer during a helicopter flight deck refueling evolution, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. The Legare was acting as a lily pad for a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew returning to the U.S. following a search and rescue case involving four adults and one child near Bermuda. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Rusty Shutt)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Coast Guard Cutter Legare transits the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. The Legare is one of six 270-foot cutters home ported in Portsmouth, Va. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Chief Petty Officer Chris Kluyber)