NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel moors along with much of the south Massachusetts commercial fishing fleet in New Bedford August 27, 2011, waiting for Hurricane Irene to pass. Cutters and small boats from Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England found safe harbor inside the New Bedford, Mass., hurricane barrier, which can absorb over 20 feet of tidal surge. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Jeff Hall.