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Buoy Tender ACACIA Makes Final Run
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04/19/06 01:06 AM
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Re: Buoy Tender ACACIA Makes Final Run
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04/19/06 03:26 AM
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Another "last" - the passing of another era. Too many of those nowadays. Thanks for posting the article, John.
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Re: Buoy Tender ACACIA Makes Final Run
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04/19/06 10:45 AM
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Are they replacing it with anything?
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Re: Buoy Tender ACACIA Makes Final Run
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04/19/06 09:45 PM
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Are they replacing it with anything? Nope. The extra load will be covered by the new mackinaw 30. Talk is that the Acacia is to be sold off to a foreign country. There is also talk of it being cut up for scrap or used as a breakwall. Unless some money shows up in the next month I would say the Acacia's future will regretfully be the scrapyard. So far there has been absolutely no talk of anyone wishing to save her as a museum, etc..
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Re: Buoy Tender ACACIA Makes Final Run
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04/19/06 09:48 PM
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Here ya go. Here's your chance for the Wacko "cruise" ship! I'll bet it's already Coast Guard approved.
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Re: Buoy Tender ACACIA Makes Final Run
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07/29/06 02:01 PM
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Re: Buoy Tender ACACIA Makes Final Run
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07/30/06 10:46 AM
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Great for all the Coasties who served on the Acacia. I remember her well as a resident of Port Huron where the Buoy Tender was stationed for many years.
Someday we'll see her again at Navy Pier.
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