In this photo taken Jan. 28, 2014, Coast Guard officer William Pless communicates on the radio while steering the 45 foot Coast Guard vessel through a dense fog during a patrol off the San Diego coast.

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In this photo taken Jan. 28, 2014, Coast Guard officer William Pless communicates on the radio while steering the 45 foot Coast Guard vessel through a dense fog during a patrol off the San Diego coast.