A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather buoy rests on the buoy deck of Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore near Valdez, Alaska, Dec. 9, 2018. The Sycamore is a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender whose crew launched the buoy at the Hinchinbrook Entrance in Alaska, Dec. 10, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Nate Littlejohn