U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Leal, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team electrician’s mate, climbs down to assess a simulated hull breach during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard personnel, assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, secure a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat to the dock after a training mission in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Paul McCann, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Dudley, right, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team officer in charge and engineering petty officer, prepare to hoist a buoy from the water during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Paul McCann, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team officer in charge, drives a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat during a training mission in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholaus Ippolito, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team machinery technician, retrieves a simulated man overboard during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Leal, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team electrician’s mate, controls a simulated shipboard fire during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholaus Ippolito, right, and Seaman Adrian Rodden, left, both assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, discus equipment during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard personnel, assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, hoist a buoy back into the water during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Leal, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team electrician’s mate, cleans the hull of a buoy during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Thebeze Gonsalves, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team executive petty officer, communicates using radio prior to a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard personnel, assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, prepare to inspect the condition of a buoy during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lenord Branch and Seaman Devereaux Bender, both assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, discuss proper procedures during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Leal, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team electrician’s mate, inspects the condition of a buoy during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard personnel, assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, hoist a buoy from the water during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard personnel, assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, prepare to hoist a buoy from the water during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashton Marrs, assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, dons a protective helmet during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholaus Ippolito, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashton Marrs, right, both assigned to USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team, listen to a brief during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Dudley, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team engineering petty officer, briefs his team during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholaus Ippolito, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team machinery technician, talks through the procedures for a shipboard fire during a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. During the mission, the crew simulated man overboard, hull breach and shipboard fire scenarios as well as inspected and repaired a buoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Paul McCann, USCG Sector Charleston Aids To Navigation Team officer in charge, gives a safety brief prior to a training mission aboard a 49’ Buoy Utility Stern Loading boat in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2024. The ANT Charleston has a crew of 10 personnel who are responsible for the maintenance and care of all aids to navigation in the Charleston area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)