The newly commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Oak slides sideways into the waters of Charleston, South Carolina at its official launch in 2002. Equipped with the latest buoytending technology, Oak also performs search and rescue operations, law enforcement, pollution response, and domestic icebreaking missions. US Coast Guard Art Program 2004 Collection, Ob ID # 200426, "Coast Guard Cutter Oak, Charleston, South Carolina," Nina Buxton, oil, 12 x 24
