ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby is a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in St. Petersburg. The Joshua Appleby's primary missions are Aids to Navigation (ATON), Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations (AMIO), Law Enforcement (LE), Search and Rescue (SAR), and Pollution Response. The Joshua Appleby services more than 240 aids to navigation in shipping channels along the west coast of Florida, from Crystal River south to West Palm Beach. Photo by PA3 Sondra-Kay Kneen.