The staff of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley went back to homeport at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, on Thursday, adhering to a prolonged seven-month completely dry dock upkeep duration in Seattle.
While in completely dry dock, the staff and also specialists effectively finished greater than $6 million well worth of repair work.
The design division supervised 76 job things consisting of significant overhauls on the cutter’s manageable pitch prop system, rate reducers, tails, and also central heating boilers, in addition to examinations of gas, sewer, and also water storage tanks. The procedures division monitored a revival of the Alex Haley’s trip deck, navigating systems, and also electronic devices while preserving important police money. The deck division adeptly finished substantial quantities of paint and also topside conservation, while guaranteeing little watercraft functional preparedness.
When crewmembers were not straight associated with repair work, they capitalized on short-lived task training chances to acquire technological effectiveness.
Crewmembers were sent out to southerly California to help in migrant procedures, sustained clinical objectives in the Arctic, and also played a vital duty in the Rim of the Pacific 2022 Naval Exercise, enhancing our partnerships with 33 companion countries.
The whole staff likewise participated in innovative troubleshooting colleges held by Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton,Washington Crewmembers were shown connecting, patching and also dewatering strategies in the class after that went hands-on, using their understanding to substitute flooding in a damp instructor.
Firefighting techniques were likewise sharpened while combating genuine fires throughout 2 situations that simulated probable casualties on a cutter like the Alex Haley.
“I am incredibly proud of the crew’s accomplishments during this extended maintenance period,” claimedCmdr Brian Whisler, regulating policeman of theAlex Haley “The crew worked tirelessly to make significant material and aesthetic improvements to the cutter which will have long-term benefits as we continue to prepare for future patrols in the Bering Sea. Seven months is a long time to be away from home and we are thrilled to be reunited with our family, friends, and our Kodiak Community.”
Following its completely dry dock duration, the Alex Haley will certainly have the ability to proceed running as the Coast Guard’s key property in the Bering Sea with restored and also enhanced abilities.
The Alex Haley is a 52-year-old 282-foot Medium Endurance Cutter that has actually been homeported in Kodiak given that 1999. The staff consistently runs throughout the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, and also thePacific Ocean The Alex Haley’s capacity to run in severe climate condition offers the objective adaptability required to carry out search and also rescue, fisheries police, and also vessel safety and security examinations throughout Alaska.
