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The Future Of Inland Buoy Tending
| 题名： | The Future Of Inland Buoy Tending |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 摘要： | The Coast Guard's buoy tender fleet is responsible for maintaining more than 28,200 marine aids throughout 12,000 miles of inland waterways, through which 630 million tons of cargo move annually. The current inland tender fleet consists of 35 tenders that support the service's aids to navigation (ATON) mission in federal inland waterways. Half of these (17) belong to the Eighth Coast Guard District. A buoy tender is stationed in Dubuque, Iowa; Keokuk, Iowa; Peoria, Ill.; and two in St. Louis, Mo. (one of which, the Sangamon, will be shifted from Omaha, Neb., back to St. Louis this summer, according to the Coast Guard). The average age of the fleet is 55 years, and the Coast Guard is currently recapitalizing its fleet. For fiscal year 2021, the Coast Guard asked for and received $25 million for its Waterways Commerce Cutter Program. According to its WCC Program website, it is "working under an accelerated program schedule to reach initial operating capability" by 2025, while "full operational capability" is to be reached only by 2030. That's a long timeline. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 134 |
| 期： | 47 |
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