
ABOARD CGC ACACIA (March 19, 2004)— Boatswains Mate Third Class Kent Beeksma removes a light bulb from its socket aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Acacia. Beeksma was replacing burnt out bulbs prior to the placement of the buoy. Acacia was in the Chicago area to check and replace buoys for the 2004 Great Lakes shipping season. Acacia is a 180-foot sea going buoy tender built in 1944 home ported in Charlevoix, Mich. Photo by PA1 Paul Roszkowski
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