PACIFIC OCEAN - Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Kugelmann, a surface rescue swimmer, is hoisted out of the water after recovering 'Oscar' a dummy, used to simulate the weight and size of a person, during a man overboard drill onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf June 15, 2009. Bertholf has a number of options for retrieving a person who falls over the side including heaving lines, a small boat pickup or deployment of the surface rescue swimmer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson)
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