AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 4)--BM3 Steve Christy of the Coast Guard Cutter Firebrush (WLB 393) scrapes a buoy that was just plucked from the Women's Bay just west of Kodiak. USCG photo by PA2 Keith Alholm
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A barnicle infested chain and buoy lies on the buoydeck of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277). USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Derrick Denman, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), makes off a cross-deck line that was used to guide the 18,000-lb Hotel buoy off Honolulu. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safew... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION, US Coast Guard Photo
Sewickley, PA (Aug. 3)--Crewmembers of the CGC Osage (WLR 65505) prepares to set a buoy on station. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA3
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--An ice buoy is placed on station and the crew prepares for the next. USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
At Sea ( Feb. 2)--Crew from a Coast Guard buoytender brings in a #2 red buoy for repairs. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
OC PEPPER SPRAY QUALIFICATION FLORIDA
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Sept. 19)--A 49-foot stern-loading buoy tender, better known as a BUSL, sits moored at Coast Guard Base Charleston. USCG photo by Telfair H. Brown, Sr.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Bill Nolen grimaces while trying to steady an anvil while a hammer pounds a heated pin on Hotel buoy's chain shackle (heat and beat). Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buo... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Derrick Denman and SN Bill Nolan, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew, fakes more than 400 feet of 1-1/2-inch chains from the 18,000-lb Hotel buoy off Honolulu. Serviced b... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Bill Nolen steadies the anvil for SN Brian Grebe, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), who uses a blow torch to heat the pin on a buoy chain shackle. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft... More
BUSL BUOY TENDER - U.S. Coast guard photo
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Sept. 19)--A 49-foot stern-loading buoy tender, better known as a BUSL, sits moored at Coast Guard Base Charleston. USCG photo by Telfair H. Brown, Sr.
COAST GUARD CUTTER BRISTOL BAY (WTGB 102)
TOLEDO, Ohio (Dec. 2001)--Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Barone, takes a quick break on the buoy deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay's barge. The tug and barge were pulling out aids to... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277) struggles to place a huge hook to secure a buoy just placed on deck. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew paints the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar p... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip hauls in a buoy for repairs and maintenance. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277) adds a last touch by lashing a line around a chiain to secure it. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- BM3 John Bannon and BM1 Mike Pollack replaces the safewater top-mark assembly of the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the l... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER KATHERINE WALKER
KINGSTON, New York (Jan. 24, 2003)--Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker cuts a path through the ice filled Hudson River near the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge in Kingston, N.Y. Jan. 24, 2003. The Coast Guard has ... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277) use boathooks to grab chains of an incoming buoy. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew prepare to "pick" the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy by bringing it alongside with the cage line. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy i... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 4)--BM3 Steve Christy of the Coast Guard Cutter Firebrush (WLB 393) scrapes a buoy that was just plucked from the Women's Bay just west of Kodiak. USCG photo by PA2 Keith Alholm
COAST GUARD CUTTER BRISTOL BAY (WTGB 102)
TOLEDO, Ohio (Dec. 2001)--Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay's deck force hooks a buoy in the Toledo, Ohio channel. USCG photo by Joe Boyle, Coast Guard Auxiliary
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--A forward few of the workdeck of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION, US Coast Guard Photo
Sewickley, PA (Aug. 3)--Crewmembers of the CGC Osage (WLR 65505) sets a buoy on station. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA3
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's (WLB 205) deck crew members put the finishing touches on the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- BM1 Mike Pollack and BM3 Boden Pedrus, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) replaces the safewater top-mark assembly on the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which includ... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- CWO2 Matt Wheeler, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), passes the cage line onto the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy's "head." A boat hook from a crew member below helps secure the cage line t... More
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- FN Travis William, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), measures a long pipe to be cut for an awning frame. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688) performs the annual task of switching out 7 X 17 buoys with ice buoys that ride low in the water under large patches of ice and pop up to the... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crewmembers rejoice after setting" the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two 60-lb... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- More than 400 feet of chain drag from the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's (WLB 205) buoy deck into Honolulu waters while setting the18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which ... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
JUNEAU, Alaska (March 26, 2003)--Coast Guard Fireman Eric White, stationed aboard the 65-foot buoy tender Elderberry, secures chain to a buoy this morning in Gastineau Channel. Twice a year, the Petersburg-bas... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277) performs maintenance on the light of a buoy. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
AIDS TO NAVIGATION, US Coast Guard Photo
Sewickley, PA (Aug. 3)--Crewmembers of the CGC Osage (WLR 65505) prepares to set a buoy on station. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA3
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688) gets ready to drop an ice buoy on station. USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION ( FOR RELEASE)
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Brian Grebe, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), uses a blow torch to heat the pin on a buoy chain shackle. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Ha... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Bill Nolen grimaces while trying to steady an anvil while a hammer pounds a heated pin on Hotel buoy's chain shackle (heat and beat). Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buo... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Brian Grebe, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), uses a blow torch to heat the pin on a buoy chain shackle. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Ha... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- BM3 John Bannon, Coast Guard Walnut (WLB), surfaces the 18,00-lb. Hotel buoy after it was "picked" from Honolulu Harbor. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, r... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--Crewmember working on the buoydeck of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
Hawaii - CEREMONY - US Coast Guard photo
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AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Derrick Denman and SN Bryan Grebe reconnect the bridle on the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG pho... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) --- BM1 Mike Pollack, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), uses a pin hammer to remove shackle pins from the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy chain. After eight hours of labor which included surfacin... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crewmembers work to service the18,000-lb Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batter... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- BM3 Boden Pedrus, CGC Walnut, tends the cage line to help guide the 18,000-lb. hoisted Hotel buoy onto the cutter's deck. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--An aid is pulled aside the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip for inspection. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- SN Bill Nolen. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), surfaces the 18,00-lb. Hotel buoy after it was "picked" from Honolulu Harbor. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, pa... More
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- DC1 Tim Wilcox, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), welds an awning frame on the cutter stern. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
US COAST GUARD MISSIONS DAY YORKTOWN VIRGINIA
Yorktown, Va. (April 27) -- The Coast Guard Cutter William Tate (WLM 560) gets underway to demonstrate the cutter's aids to navigation capabilities during Coast Guard Missions Day at Reserve Training Center Yor... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER KATHERINE WALKER
KINGSTON, New York (Jan. 24, 2003)--Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay clears a path through the icy waters of the Hudson River near Kingston, N.Y. Jan. 24, 2003. The Coast Guard has been breaking ice for the pas... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip work on the solar panel of an aid. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277) performs maintenance on the light of a buoy. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) --Amidst a pile of buoy chain, Seaman Apprentice Charles Helms, Seaman Bill Nolen and Seaman Cannon Schider-Heisel, Coast Guard Walnut (WLB), fake more than 800-feet of chain for the 18,0... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew begin to service the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries a... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Using a pneumatic air drill, SN Nolan, BM1 Mike Pollack and SN Bryan Brebe, CGC Walnut, work together to gripe down the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy's "tail." Serviced bi-annually, the 35-... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 4)--BM3 Steve Christy stands next to a buoy on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Firebrush (WLB 393). Christy also routinely works extensively on shoreside aids to navigation because there i... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--Crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip inspect a buoy that was just hauled aboard. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- A Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew member removes a split key out with vice grips while another hammers off marine growth from crusted chain. After eight hours of labor whi... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--Crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip prepares to connect a chain link line to a buoy that was just hauled aboard. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--Crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip hauling in a green buoy. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip blast debris off a retrieved aid. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Ice buoys ready for deployment. These buoys ride low under ice patches and bounce up in breaks in the ice. USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew service the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar ... More
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- SN Byan Grebe uses a blow torch to cut the pin on a "heat and beat" shackle from the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- CWO2 Matt Wheeler, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), passes the cage line onto the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy's "head." A boat hook from a crew member below helps secure the cage line t... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crewmembers work to service the 18,000-lb Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two 60-lb. batte... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- HS1 Phil Roy and Seaman Cannon Scheider Heisel remove the mooring bridle from the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian ... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 4)--BM3 Steve Christy stands next to a buoy on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Firebrush (WLB 393). Christy also routinely works extensively on shoreside aids to navigation because there i... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER BRISTOL BAY (WTGB 102)
TOLEDO, Ohio (Dec. 2001)--A view of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay (WTGB 102) hauling in a buoy from the Toledo, Ohio channel. USCG photo by Joe Boyle, Coast Guard Auxiliary
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip work on the solar panel of an aid. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--Buoydeck chief from the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277) signals orders to the crane operator bringing buoy aboard. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
AIDS TO NAVIGATION, US Coast Guard Photo
Sewickley, PA (Aug. 3)--Crewmembers of the CGC Osage (WLR 65505) retrieve a buoy offstation. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA3
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- BM3 Boden Pedrus, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), tends the cage line to help guide the 18,000-lb. hoisted Hotel buoy onto the cutter's deck. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. saf... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Bill Nolen steadies the anvil while SN Brian Grebe, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), uses a blow torch to heat the pin on a buoy chain shackle. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. ... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- BM1 Mike Pollack, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), uses a blacksmith hammer to remove shackle pins from the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy mooring bridle. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. ... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
At Sea ( Feb. 2)--Crew from a Coast Guard buoytender brings in a #2 red buoy for repairs. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember tighten a chain securing a buoy to the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277). USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip replaces the lights and checks batteries on buoy. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- BM3 John Bannon, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), feeds a tag line sling through the Hotel buoy's bale to help guide it on the cutter's deck. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safe... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Crusted chain from the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy frame cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew member Seaman Derrick Denman. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Bryan Grebe, CGC Walnut, uses 1/2-inch alloy chain to secure the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy on the cutter's deck. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Ha... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 4)--BM3 Steve Christy of the Coast Guard Cutter Firebrush (WLB 393) scrapes a buoy that was just plucked from the Women's Bay just west of Kodiak. USCG photo by PA2 Keith Alholm
CGC KATHERINE WALKER, US Coast Guard Photo
NEW YORK, New York (Jan. 22, 2003)-- U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker steams past the Statue of Liberty during an aids to navigation operation in the New York Harbor. USCG photo by PA3 Mike Hvozda