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Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Wereda along with the bulk carrier Baltic Fox's 2nd Mate Zhang Ke and Capt. Zhongwu Xu review a log during port state control exam of the Baltic Fox in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2013.

Members of the local marine safety detachment inspected the ship to verify the competency of the master and officers aboard and ensure the vessel is manned and operated in compliance with domestic and international law.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Wereda and Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Houvener check paperwork during port state control exam aboard the bulk carrier Baltic Fox in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2013.

Wereda and Houvener were conducting the exam to ensure the material condition of the ship and its equipment complies with the requirements of international and domestic regulations for large cargo vessels.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Wereda and Baltic Fox 2nd Mate Zhang Ke inspect an emergency position indicating radio beacon during an exam aboard the bulk carrier in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2013.

The carrier, homeported out of the Marshall Islands, was being loaded with logs bound for China.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Wereda and crewmembers of the bulk carrier ship Baltic Fox inspect an immersion suit during an exam in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 25, 2013.

The Coast Guard examiners conducted a port state control exam, international ship and port facility security III inspection and a ballast water exam on the foreign-flagged vessel.

U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings.