A Sailor ides a boatswain's chair between ships.

ARABIAN SEA (Jul. 12, 2012) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Ryan Abbott rides a boatswain's chair between the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during his re-enlistment ceremony as part of a replenishment at sea. New York and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) are part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zane Ecklund) File# 120712-N-NN926-077