In this Dec. 20, 2013 picture, Capt. David Whitelock prepares for a day of oyster dredging on the skipjack Hilda M. Willing as the sun begins to rise over Deal Island, Md. Only after buying the 109-year-old vessel from another family of watermen did Whitelock discover that it once belonged to his great-great grandfather. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)