Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 10.02.2015
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Zebulun Kirk, a mechanic aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, records the fuel tanks soundings to calculate how many gallons of diesel the cutter has in the tanks while moored in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Oct. 2, 2015. Buckthorn is a 100-foot inland buoy tender and is the oldest cutter on the Great Lakes. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Seaman Steven......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 09.29.2015
Seaman Jacob Smith and Fireman Eric Mangerelli, both members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, play basketball during their morning workout at the Lake Superior State University gym, Sept. 29, 2015. Coast Guardsmen play various sports to help them stay fit and ready for action. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steven Strohmaier)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 09.29.2015
Seaman Nicholas Kalis and Petty Officers 1st Class Timothy Evans and Lance Seavey, crew of Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, listen to the officer-of-the-day during quarters on the cutter, Sept. 29, 2015. The officer-of-the-day gives a briefing on various information related to the crew and cutter during quarters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steven Strohmaier)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 09.29.2015
Petty Officer 3rd Class Zebulun Kirk, the officer-of-the-day aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, gives the morning brief during quarters on the cutter, Sept. 29, 2015. The officer-of-the-day gives a briefing on various information related to the crew and cutter during the morning briefs. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steven Strohmaier)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Strohmaier | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 04.25.2015
Crewmembers on Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn get a buoy ready to move onto Lime Island, Michigan, April 25, 2015. The Buckthorn is a 100-foot buoy tender homeported in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 06.08.2014
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn moor the cutter in Windigo Harbor in Isle Royale National Park, Mich., June 8, 2014. The Buckthorn is a 100-foot inland buoy tender homeported in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steven Strohmaier)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 11.12.2013
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, a 100-foot class inland buoy tender, move a 5,000 pound concrete sinker across the icy deck of the cutter while conducting aton as part of Operation Fall Retrieve near the Les Cheneaux Islands in Lake Huron, Nov. 12, 2013. This operation is the largest domestic ATON recovery operation in the U.S. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steven Strohmaier)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Laughlin | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 06.14.2013
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn and Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., line up before starting a Flag Day ceremony at an American Legion post in Sault Ste. Marie, June 14, 2013. The Coast Guardsmen volunteered to assist in the proper disposal of several American flags. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Steven Strohmaier...
