Onboard the USCGC Healy as the buoy awaits its journey northward.
The deployment site has been reached. Liftoff!
The crew gathers 'round, saying their final goodbyes.
We'll miss you, buoy. Fare thee well...
At long last, in its natural habitat.
Last minute checks before the buoy's solemn sentinel begins.
Communication is lost, and the R/V Alpha Helix revisits the site. Still there!
Its mission complete, the buoy is hoisted back on board the Healy.
After six solitary weeks, the buoy is relieved of duty. Until next year...