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USCGC Walnut returns to service following drydock

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

July 19, 2016 | 0:50

USCGC Walnut (WLB-205) returns to the water July 19, 2016, following a maintenance period in Alameda, California, as seen in this time lapse. Walnut is a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Honolulu with a primary mission to maintain aids to navigation utilizing the dynamic positioning system and the Regional Dive Locker's Pacific dive team. Other missions include maritime law enforcement, ports, waterways and coastal security, search and rescue and environmental protection and response. (U.S. Coast Guard video by USCGC Walnut (WLB-205)/Released)