Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor Tyler, a boatswains mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell trips the catch on a chain stop to drop the chain of a mooring buoy into the water at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018.
For safety reasons, the rest of the crew stands clear when the chain is released over the side of the Bluebells gunnel.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.