Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell bend the metal on a pin to permanently affix a shackle and chain to an anchor in preparation for setting a mooring buoy at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018.
The qualified crew operate and service all the aids to navigation on the Columbia River.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.