Sgt. 1st Class Chris Richards of the Connecticut National Guard attaches a 12,000-pound beached buoy to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, near Chatham, Massachusetts. The Chinook lifted the buoy from the beach and brought it offshore where Coast Guard Cutter Oak picked it up. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi)