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  Cut chain (small) (95.21 KB)
  
  ABOARD CGC ACACIA (March 19, 2004)— A piece of buoy chain hits the deck after Boatswains Mate Third Class Kent Beeksma cut it for replacement aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Acacia. Once the buoy’s mooring chain is brought aboard, it is inspected for wear. If the chain is fine it is left on the buoy moor and the buoy is serviced and placed back in the water. If the chain is worn it is cut out and replaced with new chain to prevent the breaking of the buoy’s mooring. 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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  Cut Chain (large) (1.69 MB)
  
  ABOARD CGC ACACIA (March 19, 2004)— A piece of buoy chain hits the deck after Boatswains Mate Third Class Kent Beeksma cut it for replacement aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Acacia. Once the buoy’s mooring chain is brought aboard, it is inspected for wear. If the chain is fine it is left on the buoy moor and the buoy is serviced and placed back in the water. If the chain is worn it is cut out and replaced with new chain to prevent the breaking of the buoy’s mooring. 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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  Changing lamps (small) (80.27 KB)
  
  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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  Clearing the safety loops (large) (1.7 MB)
  
  ABOARD CGC ACACIA (March 19, 2004)— Coast Guard Seaman Jimmy Allen releases safety loops on the hook holding the buoy to the side of the Coast Guard Cutter Acacia while Seaman Michael Sawicki and Seaman Brandon Hudson back him up. Once the safety loops are released the buoy will be unhooked and the ship will move away. 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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  Swinging into position (1.87 MB)
  
  ABOARD CGC ACACIA (March 19, 2004)— Boatswains Mate Second Class Jack Sattler and Seaman Michael Sawicki pull a tag line to swing a 26-foot, 12,000-pound buoy in position aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Acacia. Once in position the buoy will be secured until it is time to place it in the water. 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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  Getting prepared (1.57 MB)
  
  ABOARD CGC ACACIA (March 19, 2004)— Boatswains Mate Second Class Jack Sattler and Seaman Brandon Hudson work on setting up the chain that will attach a 26-foot, 12,000-pound buoy to its mooring aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Acacia. 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