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BERING SEA – A Coast Guard Cutter Sherman small boat crew motor through heavy waves to approach the cutter to disembark five crewmembers from the 146-foot fishing vessel Rebecca Irene Nov. 8, 2011. The Sherman crew transferred 20 crewmembers from the partially disabled fishing vessel for safety reasons in advance of an approaching storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Sherman.