Sgt. 1st Class Chris Richards of the Connecticut National Guard prepares to climb atop a 12,000-pound beached buoy, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, near Chatham, Massachusetts. He attached the hoisting slings to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter which lifted the buoy from the beach. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi)

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