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Lower half of the buoy on its trailer

The yellow body of a buoy sits on a trailer in a garage

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Upper half of the buoy on the truck

A mast with meteorological equipment stands up in the back of a pickup truck

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Mark working on the buoy electronics

A person working on the electronics in the middle of a yellow fiberglass buoy

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Setting up the crane on the boat

Two people work on the deck of a boat while it's still on land

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Lifting the buoy

A person wearing a hard hat operates a small crane on the deck of a boat that's on land. Another supervises as the crane lifts a yellow buoy off of a trailer.

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Securing the buoy on the boat

Two people on the deck of a boat with a yellow buoy

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Getting ready to deploy

A few people work on the deck of a boat on the water

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Getting ready to deploy

A buoy and an anchor lie on the deck of a boat in the water

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Buoy chain and line

chain and rope laid neatly out on the deck of a boat

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Kit Hastings

A person in a life jacket stands on the deck of a boat near the neatly laid out chain

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Dropping the buoy's anchor

chain and rope laid neatly out on the deck of a boat. A buoy also lies on the deck.

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Buoy in the water

A person sits on the edge of a boat. A yellow buoy sits in the water next to them. Another person on the boat holds a rope.

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Buoy in the water

A yellow buoy with meteorological instruments and solar panels sitting in the water

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Buoy in the water

A yellow buoy with meteorological instruments and solar panels sitting in the water

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Kit Hastings and the buoy

A person in a life jacket stands near a buoy that is floating in the water

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S-2 Tidas 900

A yellow buoy with solar panels sits in the water, labeled

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Buoy in the distance

A yellow buoy sits in the water near the horizon

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