A Hawai’i-based HC-130 Hercules airplane crew delivers a U.S. Coast Guard team to assess buoys in Tinian on July 8, 2026. Initial findings show the port in good condition, with some buoys off station. U.S. Coast Guard crews continue to assess aids to navigation, waterways, and channel conditions across the Marianas following Super Typhoon Bavi, working toward reopening ports to commercial operations as soon as it is safe to do so. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Liam Stransky)