PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Canadian Coast Guard crew members from the buoy tender Provo Wallis, homeported in Victoria, British Columbia, tend the line on a buoy that is being placed in the water, Aug. 25, 2009 as part of the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum Exercise. The purpose of the forum is to foster relationships between the participating nations of Canada, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns