Risen from the river: A tender’s journey of mud, ice and modernization
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough
Winter loitered on the banks of the Missouri River in Leavenworth, Kan., in 1979, at about 5:30 p.m., as seismic echoes rippled beneath the feet of two Coast Guardsmen. They were working aboard a drydock that held the Coast Guard Cutter Scioto, a 65-foot river buoy tender and its 90-foot aids to navigation barge. Like boot heels crushing a bag of corn flakes,...
Coast Guard Cutter Scioto to Host Open House
The Scioto is a 65 ft. river buoy tender.KEOKUK, Iowa – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Scioto is scheduled to host an open house for the public at its home port, Wednesday, from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m.
The 65-foot river tender and its crew will provide tours and offer the community the opportunity to meet the command.
The crew will provide a demonstration of aids to navigation used on the Mississippi...
