Petty Officer 1st Class Pete Harwell, a maritime enforcement specialist with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, examines flares aboard a gold dredge vessel near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014.
Flares are used to signal others in the event of an emergency, making them an important part of the safety equipment checklist.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst.
Coast Guard Sector Anchorage enforcement department personnel conduct a boarding aboard a gold dredge vessel near Nome, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2014.
Personnel from Sector Anchorage and Station Valdez deployed to Nome as part of Arctic Shield 2014.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst.
For more photos of Coast Guard gold dredge boardings in Nome, click here.