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Rear Adm. Kevin J. Eldridge, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, and Lt.j.g. Robert A Bixler attended the January 23 commissioning ceremony of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter PIKE at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island. The 87-foot patrol boat, which Pelosi sponsored, was built by Bollinger Shipyard Inc. of Lockport, LA, in September 2005. It employs the latest advances in navigation and marine technology, and is equipped for search and rescue, environmental protection, and maritime law enforcement. It will conduct these primary missions in the San Francisco Bay area. The PIKE has a crew of ten men and women. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Arrayan.
