The oldest inland buoy tender on the Great Lakes to undergo repairs at Cleveland shipyard.
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn has brought in the 100-foot inland buoy tender, which is based in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to the Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland for extended inspection, maintenance and repairs including steel repairs, cleaning and painting.
The Buckthorn was commissioned on Aug. 18, 1963, making it the oldest USCG cutter in use on the Great Lakes, according to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The cutter was hauled out Aug. 28 using the shipyard’s 770-ton Marine Travelift. The Buckthorn is the first cutter in the Great Lakes region to be lifted out of the water and transferred onto a dry dock by a travel lift, according to the USCG.
Great Lakes Shipyard says it is a full-service yard specializing in new construction and repairs of all types of vessels and barges. The shipyard also has recently made repairs on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources R/V Grandon, constructed and delivered lime slurry tanks for Pittsburg Tank, and constructed and delivered the Handy Size class tugboat Handy-Three for Puerto Rico Towing & Barge Co.