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Coast Guard Cutter Oak crew members Seaman Samantha Schwind, Seaman Joseph Alire, and Seaman Matthew Perez use chain hooks to drag chain across the cutters' deck while performing maintenance on a buoy near Nantucket, Mass., May 10, 2017. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Andrew Barresi

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Coast Guard Cutter Oak crew members Seaman Samantha Schwind, Seaman Joseph Alire, and Seaman Matthew Perez use chain hooks to drag chain across the cutters' deck while performing maintenance on a buoy near Nantucket, Mass., May 10, 2017. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Andrew Barresi

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