At the end of the war '' Woodbine '' returned to the United States , and from 19 September 1947 , was stationed in Grand Haven , Michigan , where she remained for the rest of her career . On 19 April 1965 she was slightly damaged in a collision with MV '' Meteor '' while ice-breaking off Green Bay , Wisconsin . I was a seaman aboard the Woodbine when we had the collision . It was a Sunday afternoon around 3:00 pm . From 18 to 20 August 1965 , she was involved in recovering debris from United Airlines Flight 389 which had crashed into Lake Michigan . Also in 1965 her designation was changed from WAGL ( which was a US Navy designation denoting an auxiliary vessel , lighthouse tender ) to WLB
United Airlines Flight 389
United Airlines Flight 389
USCGC Woodbine (WLB-289)