The Buzzard Bay Task force was formed in the fall of 2013, and consists of maritime responders on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Participants include Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, Station Woods Hole, Station Menemsha, Massachusetts Environmental Police, Massachusetts State Police, as well as Harbormaster, and Fire and Police Departments from Westport to Bourne, Mass. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Ruddell)