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ALAMEDA, Calif.- A crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, which is homeported in Astoria, Ore., uses an oxyacetylene torch to heat the pin of a shackle during the "Heat and Beat" race Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, as part of the West Coast Aids to Navigation Olympics. In the Heat and Beat event, four team members race to heat up the shackle pin and then beat it into place with sledgehammers. [[Category:]]
