A Coast Guard shallow-water response team guides Coast Guard Vice Adm. Scott Buschman and Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm City, Florida, through floodwaters to assess post-Hurricane Florence conditions in Oak Grove, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2018. The 16-foot aluminum boats of the shallow-water response teams permitted rescuers to reach stranded residents and conduct welfare checks in inland, rural areas of North Carolina.

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