The White Sage and the White Holly were two Coast Guard cutters that were decommissioned in the 1990s. Normally decommissioned ships are sold at auction, maybe included in foreign aid packages, or added to the mothball fleet.
These two cutters were earmarked for medical missions in the South Pacific and handed over to Canvasback Missions in Benicia California, a “faith” based organization in 1999.
Instead of going to Micronesia, the cutters were sold, the White Sage to a maritime equipment company who sold it to a pig farmer who provides ferry service in Nicaragua, and the White Holly to a California couple who rent the cutter for eco-tours and marine research. Proceeds from the sales were put in the Canvasback Missions general fund used for “evangelism” which is forbidden by federal law.
Canvasback Missions is being investigated by the IRS for misuse of the funds, but continues to receive government contracts of $2 million dollars from the Defense Department.
Just another example of putting your faith in a faith based operation. In God we trust, all others should pay cash. One can only hope for a better fate for the Storis, recently of Kodiak Alaska.
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