Dec. 16, 2005 - Local buoys get makeover

17th District Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

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Date: Dec. 16, 2005
Contact: Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin
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After 4 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, (907) 463-2000

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Local buoys get makeover

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KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard cutter SPAR crewman Petty Officer Joshua Gunn assisted by Petty Officer James Bowell secure a crane hook to an unlighted ocean buoy near the southern end of Kodiak Island Monday morning.

The 6,000 pound buoy was replaced by another that the crew brought with them from Kodiak. The crew hauled aboard a total of three buoys Monday that were cleaned and inspected.

The SPAR is one of four 225-foot Juniper-class seagoing buoy tenders responsible for maintaining short and long range aids-to-navigation in Alaska waters. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin)

KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Rajeah Wilson secures the chain of a 6,000 pound unlighted ocean buoy to the deck of the cutter SPAR near the southern end of Kodiak Island Monday morning.

Once the buoy was securely fastened to the deck it was cleaned, inspected and replaced by another buoy the crew brought with them.

The crew aboard the cutter SPAR is responsible for maintaining 152 aids-to-navigation, 102 are buoys, in Alaska waters. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin)

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer James Foster watches his crewmen below. The crew assists the cutter SPAR’s crane to haul aboard a 2,600 pound buoy near the southern end of Kodiak Island Monday afternoon.

Chief Warrant Officer Foster observes the crewmen working on the ship’s buoy deck for safety from the level above them.

The crewmen on the bridge of the ship are known as “glass lookers,” because they watch the workmen on the buoy deck from the bridge’s windows as an extra precaution. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer Joshua Gunn scrapes barnacles and grime from an unlighted ocean buoy that was hauled aboard the cutter SPAR near the southern end of Kodiak Island Monday.

The 2,600 pound buoy was one of three brought aboard the cutter SPAR that were scraped clean and inspected Monday.

The SPAR is one of four 225-foot seagoing buoy tenders in Alaska waters. Buoy tenders are multi-missioned and conduct Maritime Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, and defense operations, as well as provide search and rescue assistance should the need arise. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin)

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