0600, Nov. 10, 1975
The Coast Guard Cutter Mesquite had just moored portside to, City dock, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. With the engine room secured, it was time to head up to the mess deck for breakfast. It had been a long four-week buoy run on the north end of Lake Michigan. It was going to be a typical workday with plans and preparations to get underway at 1900 hours. That evening, (7pm civilian time), heading…