Buoy Tending. In the Delaware River, which is traversed by many large merchant ships, a lighted buoy is checked for proper functioning as an aid to navigation by the Coast Guard 122 ft. buoy tender ZINNIA. A crewman protected with life jacket and helmet perches on the buoy to fix the lantern while shipmates hold the buoy steady with lines. Buoys in these waters in need of general repair and cleaning are taken to the Coast Guard Base in Gloucester, , where the tender is stationed. After the buoys are overhauled, they are reset on their station. There are at present 22,662 buoys maintai
Buoy Tending. In the Delaware River, which is traversed by many large merchant ships, a lighted buoy is checked for proper functioning as an aid to navigation by the Coast Guard 122 ft. buoy tender ZINNIA. A crewman protected with life jacket and helmet perches on the buoy to fix the lantern while shipmates hold the buoy steady with lines. Buoys in these waters in need of general repair and cleaning are taken to the Coast Guard Base in Gloucester, , where the tender is stationed. After the buoys are overhauled, they are reset on their station. There are at present 22,662 buoys maintained by the Coast Guard in navigable waters under the jurisdiction of the United States.
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