Noteworthy Passages

USCG Buoy Tender Sequoia Towed Back to Port Huron

October 21, 2026

USCG Sequoia under tow of Erica Kobasic and Nickelena. [Rosann Hollinger]

STURGEON BAY, WI – The USCG buoy tender Sequoia has been at Bay Shipbuilding Co. in Sturgeon Bay, WI, for gearbox repairs the past several months, but Monday she was headed back to her Port Huron, MI, home port under tow. The tug Nickelena was on the bow and Erika Kobasic was at the stern. A new gearbox is being made and Sequoia will return to the yard in the spring to have it installed.

Sequoia, a 225-foot Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender, arrived at Port Huron, replacing the cutter Hollyhock, in September 2025 after a major refit at Baltimore, MD.

Rosann Hollinger

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