NEW ORLEANS -- Crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Barbara Mabrity watch as fireworks mark the official start to Mardi Gras in downtown, March 7, 2011. The Barbara Mabrity, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in Mobile, Ala., provided transport for the monarchs of Mardi Gras as part of the Coast Guard's annual participation in the festivities. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann.
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