Star-Spangled Buoy Personnel aboard the Coast Guard cutter James Rankin use a crane to lift the Francis Scott Key buoy in Baltimore, June 10, 2021. The buoy marks the site where Key is said to have written the “Star-Spangled Banner” during the War of 1812. SHARE: Download: Full Size (1.26 MB) Tags: history, coast guard Credit: Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Breanna Centeno VIRIN: 210610-G-VP451-014Y.JPG Photo Gallery