A Coast Guardsman assigned to Station Erie uses a boat pole on an 18-foot pleasure craft on Lake Erie, near Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, on June 25, 2025. The vessel had eight people aboard and was reported to be taking on water at 9 p.m. A station 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrived and assisted in dewatering the vessel before towing them to shore. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Erie)