Crew members of the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) secure a hatch on the aft deck of the high endurance cutter during a damage control exercise simulating the release of a toxic gas while underway in the Bering Sea, Alaska, May 22, 2018. The training occurred during an Alaskan patrol. Coast Guard

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