Lt. Beau Gaither, from Coast Guard Sector Boston’s Vessel Inspections Branch, practices sounding a vessel’s hull with a hammer during a training evolution in San Francisco, on Apr. 28, 2022. Sounding the hull is a non-destructive method used to assess a vessel's hull integrity without damaging the hull. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Justin Hoffer).
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