Buoy Removal
Buoy Removal
While the range light structures are no longer a part of the Maumee Bay entrance, there are still many aids to navigation guiding ships into the Port. Many of these are seasonal buoys, which are placed each spring and removed each winter by the United States Coast Guard. On November 30, 2001, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay removed Lighted Buoy 17 for winter storage
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