Aids to Navigation

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  March 20, 2007
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  JUNEAU, Alaska - The crew aboard the Petersburg-based buoy tender Elderberry set buoys Tuesday marking the onset of spring and the return of the recreational boating season in the Gastineau Channel here. The seasonal buoys mark potential hazards and aid boaters in navigation. The buoys will be removed at the conclusion of the summer boating season. (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Eric J. Chandler)
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  November 29, 2005
  Buoy tender crews in town for training (1.50 MB)
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  JUNEAU, Alaska - A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Spar washes the bridge windows here Tuesday. The crews of several Alaska-based buoy tenders are in town to receive training. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Thomas McKenzie)
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  November 29, 2005
  Buoy tender crews in town for training (1.82 MB)
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  JUNEAU, Alaska - Sunrise illuminates a Coast Guard ensign on board the cutter Maple here Tuesday. The crews of several Alaska-based buoy tenders are in town to receive training. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Thomas McKenzie)
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  November 15, 2004
  Coast Guard air station sets buoy (0.95 MB)
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  KODIAK, Alaska- A Jayhawk helicopter and its crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak lift off from the airport in Cold Bay, Wednesday, with a small green buoy slung underneath. For the first time, the Coast Guard used a helicopter to set a buoy in water too shallow for a boat to enter. (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Air Station Kodiak)