Petty Officer 3rd Class Cristopher Dorchak, from Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., transits open water with a MARSARS rescue board during an ice rescue qualification board near Harbor Beach, Jan. 19, 2015. To get qualified as an ice rescuer Coast Guardsmen participate in classroom training and participate in live scenarios before being tested by a qualified ice rescue team in what is known as a qualification board. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Brown)
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