EMPIRE, La. (Dec. 7, 2005) Petty Officer Second Class Andrew Steele from Kansas City, Mo., left, and Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Calise from Sector Miami, right, examine a large shrimp boat that floated ashore near Station Venice during Hurricane Katrina. Currently the Coast Guard is overseeing a massive salvage operation to recover more than 2,200 vessels USCG photo by PA2 Susan Blake.