FAIRHAVEN, Mass. - Coast Guard boats from Station Woods Hole and Menemsha, Mass., wait out Hurricane Irene in Farihaven August 27, 2011. Boats from three Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England small boat stations 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.