Coast Guard swaps summer buoys with winter buoys on Chesapeake Bay

Coast Guard swaps summer buoys with winter buoys on Chesapeake Bay
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin swap out the summer buoys for the seasonal winter buoys on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Dec. 12, 2019.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges) BALTIMORE — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin has finished replacing the summer buoys with seasonal winter buoys on the Chesapeake Bay. Throughout the month of...

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin to set historic buoy in Patapsco River

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin to set historic buoy in Patapsco River
BALTIMORE — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, is scheduled to set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in the Patapsco River Thursday near the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” was anchored during the...

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin sets historic buoy in Patapsco River near Dundalk, Md.

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin sets historic buoy in Patapsco River near Dundalk, Md.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in the Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge to kick off the bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812, Friday. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., set the buoy that marks the spot where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the...

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin to set historic Francis Scott Key buoy in Patapsco River

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin to set historic Francis Scott Key buoy in Patapsco River
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., is scheduled to set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge to kick off the bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812, Friday. The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of “The Star-Spangled...

Coast Guard cutter places Francis Scott Key buoy – video

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Grace Baldwin. BALTIMORE – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin lowered the Francis Scott Key buoy down to its location in the Patapsco River Monday. The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” was anchored during the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. It...

Coast Guard cutter to set historic Francis Scott Key buoy in Patapsco River

BALTIMORE – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., is scheduled to set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in the Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge Monday. The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled Banner, was anchored during the bombardment...

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin places Francis Scott Key buoy

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in the Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge Monday.

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin to set historic buoy in Patapsco River on Monday

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., is scheduled to set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge Monday.