Petty Officer 2nd Class Dan Ellis, a food service specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay, prepares lunch on a barbecue while the cutter escorts a commercial ship down the St. Marys River, Friday, March 27, 2015. The Katmai Bay is working alongside the commercial fleet to help move important economic cargo throughout the Great Lakes as part of Operation Taconite. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Michael Patterson)