USCGC Kukui prepares to depart Juneau, Alaska [Image 3 of 8]

JUNEAU, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

03.13.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashly Murphy 

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

Seaman Christopher Ford, a crew member assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui (WLB 203), stands by a line while the crew prepares to get underway in Juneau, Alaska, March 12, 2026. Homeported in Sitka, Alaska, the Kukui, a 225-foot Juniper-class buoy tender, maintains aids to navigation to support safe and open waterways. (Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashly Murphy)

• Date Taken: 03.13.2026
• Date Posted: 03.30.2026 17:36
• Photo ID: 9590816
• VIRIN: 260312-G-GX036-1044
• Resolution: 6303x4202
• Size: 6.7 MB
• Location: JUNEAU, ALASKA, US