I was on the Sagebrush back in '72 and had to make a dive to hook up to the buoy this tender passed ( 0:01) to port. A passing ship had hit and sank it.
The USCGC Willow (WLB-202) is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender, the third of her name and the second of the Juniper-class. She is home-ported in Charleston, South Carolina, where she replaced her sister ship USCGC Oak in servicing 257 aids to navigation in District 7. Willow's area of operations stretches from South Carolina down to Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, Cuba, U.S. Virgin Islands and Haiti. In addition to her primary aids-to-navigation (ATON) role, Willow also performs other duties, such as maritime border security, marine environmental protection, maritime law enforcement, and search and rescue. The Willow transitioned from her former home port of Newport, RI in 2017 after spending over a year in a Baltimore dry dock being refitted and modernized.
Crash Boat Beach has one of the most crystal clear waters, with many school fish. This beach, is located in the City of Aguadilla, in Puerto Rico, a buseling city, with many restaurants, many malls, and with many tourist attractions.
I'm using a 4000 size reel with 25 pound braid and 30 mono for leader. That's been a great set-up for me here. DOA and NLBN lures have caught a lot of fish for us here.
