USCGC Kanawha

USCGC Kanawha (WLR-75405) is a 75-foot river buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard, commissioned in 1998. Assigned to the Eighth Coast Guard District, Kanawha is homeported in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and is responsible for maintaining aids to navigation along the Arkansas, White, and Mississippi Rivers. The vessel and its crew play a vital role in ensuring safe navigation for commercial and military traffic on these inland waterways. In addition to its primary mission, USCGC Kanawha also participates in search and rescue operations, environmental protection, and maritime law enforcement as needed.