NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (Dec. 6, 2006) -- Coast Guard Petty Officer First Class Kenneth Kimball stands ready to pass a bow line the incoming 47-foot motor lifeboat crew today at Coast Guard Station Merrimack River. The crew was returning from Fort Macon, N.C. to Newburyport to deliver the new boat to the station. USCG photo by Luke Pinneo