The Wilmington District's special purpose vessel MURDEN stopped by the Engineer Repair Yard briefly for minor repairs and maintenance recently. MURDEN Captain George Lovelace (top) stands by to give instructions to 2nd Mate George Tootle (below, foreground) and Mate Barry Stull before shoving off to head down the coast. The vessel's hectic schedule includes work at Lockwood Folley Inlet, Carolina Beach Inlet, Bulkhead Channel near Morehead City, then on to Oregon Inlet near Manteo. (USACE photo by Hank Heusinkveld)