Sparks fly during a heat and beat evolution aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Astoria, Ore., as crewmembers repair a chain during buoy operations at the mouth of the Columbia River, June 23, 2016. The crew replaced the concrete anchor, repaired a chain and switched out the LED light on the red buoy 14. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.

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Keywords: 225-sea-, aids, astoria, aton, buoy, coast, columbia, fir, guard, navigation, oregon, river, tender, uscg, uscgc