Maj. Kyle Key, a descendent of Francis Scott Key, visited Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Baltimore, Nov. 23, 2015, to make a trip to the Francis Scott Key Buoy. The Francis Scott Key Buoy is set to symbolically mark the location where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," was anchored during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814. US. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Marin/Released