Chain links used to secure buoys to sinkers are piled on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, as the crew performs their seasonal buoy swap operations in Maryland, Dec. 16, 2021. The James Rankin crew swaps out a total of 69 buoys each season.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Breanna Centeno/Released.)