From left, Seaman Nareg Aghajanian, a crewmember assigned to coastal buoy tender USCGC Frank Drew (WLM 557), along with Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Protich, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Neil Soria, both boatswain's mates assigned to seagoing buoy tender USCGC Hickory (WLB 212), scrape algae off a buoy to ensure that it is properly cleaned before inspection, April 29, 2025, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Routinely cleaning buoys is vital to ensuring that they do not get overloaded with marine life, which can cause the buoy to sink, and allows the crew to properly view various aspects of the buoy for inspection. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills)