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    Coast Guard, Navy retrieve aground buoy from Chic's Beach, Va. [Image 1 of 3]

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    A green navigational channel buoy is visibly listing at a significant angle in open water, suggesting it may be damaged, dragging its anchor, or affected by strong current. A mooring line extends from the buoy toward the left of the frame. In the background, a coastal cityscape is visible including a high-rise building, a pier, and a sandy shoreline under an overcast sky.

    VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    10.22.2013

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill 

    U.S. Coast Guard East   

    Navy sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, Beachmaster Unit 2, and Naval Beach Group 2 out of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek work with the Coast Guard to remove two washed-ashore buoys from Chic's Beach and Oceanview areas of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Va, Oct. 22, 2013. The buoys washed ashore during recent storms that passed through the Hampton Roads. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill)

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    Date Taken: 10.22.2013
    Date Posted: 10.22.2013 15:42
    Photo ID: 1038377
    VIRIN: 131022-G-RU729-553
    Resolution: 3776x6720
    Size: 6.35 MB
    Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, US
    Web Views: 59
    Downloads: 5

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    A green navigational channel buoy is visibly listing at a significant angle in open water, suggesting it may be damaged, dragging its anchor, or affected by strong current. A mooring line extends from the buoy toward the left of the frame. In the background, a coastal cityscape is visible including a high-rise building, a pier, and a sandy shoreline under an overcast sky.
    A U.S. Coast Guard vessel numbered 557 is operating on calm open water, accompanied by a smaller support vessel to its right and an inflatable small boat to its left. The main vessel appears to be a buoy tender engaged in an active maritime operation, with crew members visible on deck wearing high-visibility gear. A large green navigational buoy is positioned alongside the port side of the main vessel.
    A U.S. Coast Guard vessel (hull number ending in 57) is conducting a buoy tender operation, using an onboard crane to lift and recover a large navigational buoy from the water. The green and black buoy, covered in marine growth, is being hoisted onto the deck where crew members in safety gear are managing the operation. This appears to be routine aids-to-navigation maintenance work.

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