The U.S. Coast Guard has recycled more than 140,000 lbs. of concrete buoy sinkers on an artificial reef near Yarmouth, Mass.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak (WLB-211) and Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) Woods Hole, Mass., used the discontinued concrete sinkers to support the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries’ artificial reef program. Used to anchor buoys in place, concrete sinkers come in a variety of sizes and weights, from 100 lbs. to 20,000 lbs.
Lt. Dan Miller, the executive officer of the...