Rear Adm. Daniel B. Abel, commander Coast Guard First District, speaks with responders at the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command during an operations brief in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2012. Abel visited with the unified command Federal On-Scene Coordinator Cmdr. Eric Doucette and toured areas with environmental impacts caused by the hurricane. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.)