Rear Adm. Michael N. Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, answers a reporter's question during a news briefing to announce the beginning of National Safe Boating Week at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings in Cleveland May 17, 2013.
Joining Parks to discuss various elements of boating, paddling and swimming safety, as well as water quality, were (pictured, left to right) Frank Greenland, director of watershed programs for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Officer Blaine Downing, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft, and Tony Ruque and Dana Kirk, Coast Guard auxiliarists. Not pictured is Marc Krantz, chairman of the board of directors for the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Kyle Niemi)