Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge holds the yearly U.S. Coast Guard Cutter White Alder ceremony in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Dec. 7, 2021. The White Alder sank on Dec. 7, 1968, in the Mississippi River after a collision, taking the lives of 17 of its crewmembers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom)