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Coast Guard Cutter Oak crew member Seaman Samantha Schwind scrapes mussels and other marine growth off a buoy off the coast of Nantucket, Mass., May 10, 2017. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Andrew Barresi

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Coast Guard Cutter Oak crew member Seaman Samantha Schwind scrapes mussels and other marine growth off a buoy off the coast of Nantucket, Mass., May 10, 2017. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Andrew Barresi

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