—We passed a Panamanian navy base.  This was probably the navy base at Rodman that I visited with FIREBUSH to refuel and grant liberty after my night passage of the canal in 1979 enroute from Baltimore to Kodiak.  Notice
the buoytender
and patrol boat
here.  These are
both US Coast
Guard vessels
that have been
transferred to
Panama. 
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