A U.S. Coast Guard team boards a Hawai’i-based HC-130 Hercules airplane in Saipan to head to Tinian for assessments of the port and aids 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 Lt. Gabe LaMartina