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An inland construction tender is a type of ship used to build and service shore structures such as piers and buoy trestles. It is also used to maintain buoys and aids to navigation . [ 1 ] Less frequently, they may be used for law enforcement, environmental, icebreaking, and search and rescue operations.
The WUC charges are based on monthly usage and aim to recover production and transport costs. They are reduced by subsidies that favor rural users and low-volume users. [14] There are perverse incentives in the WUC's economic model. The WUC earns money from selling water, so does not have an incentive to conserve the resource.
The USCGC Acacia (WAGL-406/WLB-406) is an Iris-class 180-foot seagoing buoy tender operated by the United States Coast Guard. Acacia was a multi-purpose vessel, nominally a buoy tender, but with equipment and capabilities for ice breaking, search and rescue, fire fighting, logistics, oil spill response, and other tasks as well.
Launch of the Juniper-class buoy tender USCGC Oak (WLB-211) USCGC Hollyhock (WLB-214) in front of the Renaissance Center in Detroit. The Juniper class ships, launched in the late 1990s, are the second class of purpose-built Coast Guard seagoing buoy tenders. They are designed and operated as multi-mission platforms.
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WUC may refer to: Water Utilities Corporation (Botswana), a government-owned corporation that provides water and waste water management services in Botswana.