USCGC Hickory (WLB-212)

The USCGC Hickory (WLB-212) is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender home-ported in Homer, Alaska. The Hickory serves multiple missions, including aids to navigation, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection and homeland security. Because of her service to the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, the Hickory has earned the nickname "The Kenai Keeper".