The sun rises over the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, 175-foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., as its crew works to fix aids to navigation discrepancies in the Florida Keys, Sept. 16, 2017.
The Coast Guard's Heavy Buoy tender fleet is out in force bringing both channel reconstitution to Key West and much needed supplies following Hurricane Irma.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse.