Sitka to lose Coast Guard Cutter Maple this summer

The Coast Guard Cutter Maple and the Canadian coast guard vessel Bartlett sit side-by-side at Coast Guard Station Juneau July 16, 2012. (Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst)
Sitka’s docks will look a bit different this summer. The US Coast Guard Cutter Maple will sail south for maintenance and then be reassigned a new homeport in the spring, leaving Sitka without a large Coast Guard vessel for at least six months.
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