U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Amato, a boatswains mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, releases security chains in preparation for the launching of a seasonal winter buoy, on the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2018. The James Rankin crew was engaged in the process of exchanging seasonal winter buoys for summer buoys throughout the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges)