Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin conducts seasonal buoy exchanges

Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges | Date Taken: 12/03/2018
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, exchange summer buoys with winter buoys on the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2018. The James Rankin crew was engaged in the process of exchanging 77 seasonal buoys throughout the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, performing on deck maintenance and removing the Francis Scott Key buoy. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges)