A small boat crew assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) gets underway to conduct a boarding on a U.S. flagged fishing vessel near American Samoa Feb. 3, 2025. Due to American Samoa’s status as a U.S. territory, the Coast Guard has the authority to conduct boardings in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding the territory, which extends up to 200 nautical miles offshore. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Samuel Carrol)