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Cutter Clamp Returns to Galveston after Hurricane Duty

A U.S. Coast Guard work barge (68016) with crane and three tall black poles sits beside tender 75306, near the stern of cutter 559 flying an American flag, in open water.

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USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 4, 2005)--The Coast Guard Cutter Clamp returns to Galveston after a 45 day deployment for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita rescueing people and repairing aids to navigation. The Clamp assisted with rescue and evacuation of more than 6,000 people near Chalmette, La. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Capt. Christine Balboni

Citation

“Cutter Clamp Returns to Galveston after Hurricane Duty,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2426.