Bruce Cowden works on elevator floats

Chief Bosun, Bruce Cowden secures large floatation balls to the frame of one of the elevators. Each floatation ball weighs about 60 pounds in air and has a lift of about 37 pounds in water. Image courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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