GULF OF MEXICO - Rear Adm. James Watson, Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Unified Area Command, talks to Coast Guard Academy Cadet First Class Paul Gerow, middle and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dax Morfin while underway aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Marlin, June 26, 2010. Watson is touring Coast Guard assets throughout the area assessing the efforts of the ongoing BP Deepwater Horizon response. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colin White.