Senior Chief Petty Officer Patrick Bouchard, officer in charge of the Hawser, safely navigates the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hawser through the ice-covered Connecticut River near Essex, Connecticut, Jan. 18, 2018. The Hawser, a 65-foot Small Harbor Tug, is being used on the Connecticut River to break apart ice jams causing floods along the Connecticut River in support of Operation - Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters (RENEW). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Iannazzo-Simmons)
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