Seaman Daniel Rafferty participates in a buoy deck evolution on USCGC William Tate, May 1, 2024, while underway near the western shore of Cape May, New Jersey. Crewmembers aboard the Tate, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in Philidelphia, conduct regular checks on aids to navigation throughout the year. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver)