A joint boarding team comprised of U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel conducts safety checks on a sailing vessel in U.S. waters as part of the Shiprider program in Boundary Pass near Waldron Island, Wash., Aug. 27, 2014. Shiprider is a formal, regional standard operating procedure that allows members of both organizations to coordinate joint law enforcement operations in shared waterways. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener)