Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Cano, a coxswain at U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego, pilots a 45-foot Response Boat during a mass rescue exercise near Mission Bay, March 5, 2014.
The exercise, sponsored by the San Diego Lifeguards, was designed to assess the participating agencies’ ability to work together to respond to a major maritime disaster resulting in a large number of injured people in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Henry G. Dunphy)