KODIAK, Alaska - Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Sippel and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kara Pardee, both of Air Station Kodiak, drop liferafts and other rescue gear from the back of a Kodiak-based HC-130 Hercules aircraft to the four crewmen of the Seattle-based fishing vessel Northern Belle April 20, 2010. The crew of the 75-foot Seattle-based fishing vessel issued a mayday call at about 5:30 p.m. when their vessel began taking on water and sank 50 miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.