GULF OF MEXICO - The coxswain of the Coast Guard Cutter Decisive's boat prepares to return to the 210-foot cutter after making an observation run a mile off of the Deepwater Horizon relief well drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico July 31, 2010. The cutter crew maintains a safety presence 24 hours-a-day for the crews working on the well site. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.