Coast Guard launches NOAA weather buoy at Entrance to Prince William Sound

The crew on the buoy deck of Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore prepares to hoist the anchor of a weather buoy near the Hinchinbrook Entrance to Prince William Sound, Alaska, Dec. 10, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Nate Littlejohn
By PA1 Nate Littlejohn
Smashing through 15-foot swells on a dark December morning, the crew aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore steamed toward the Hinchinbrook Entrance...