Former Coast Guard Cutter Leaves Under Bangladeshi Colors
'BNS Somudra Joy' (formerly the Coast Guard Cutter 'Jarvis'), sailed recently from Alameda, marking a major milestone in international cooperation between the United States and Bangladesh. Joined by a small Coast Guard team of advisors, headed by Cmdr. Wendy Tomko, the Bangladeshi crew will make port calls at San Diego, Honolulu, Guam and Malaysia on their way to Bangladesh. This concludes a two-year-long process of identifying the cutter for decommissioning, advising foreign allies of its availability…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Transferred to Bangladesh Navy
Jarvis, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Alameda, decommissioned and transferred to the Bangladesh navy as the BNS Somudra Joy. The signing over ceremony took place on Coast Guard Island in Alameda. A 20-member team from the Bangladesh navy, led by prospective commanding officer Capt. Mohammad Nazmul Karim Kislu, arrived in Alameda in March to begin preparations to receive the Jarvis. An additional 70 members of the Bangladesh crew arrived in May. Until the BNS Sumudra Joy’s departure from California later this year…
US Coast Guard Cutter Sails Into the Sunset
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter 'Jarvis' returns to homeport Honolulu, after completing the final patrol of 40 years in service. The Jarvis holds the distinction of being the first Coast Guard cutter to be commissioned in Hawaii, and has called Honolulu home since being commissioned Aug. 4, 1972. The cutter is named after Captain David H. Jarvis, who led an expedition to rescue 300 whalers stranded off Barrow Point, Alaska in 1897. Jarvis will be honored at a ceremony in Honolulu Oct. 2, where the ship will be taken out of active service and recognized for its 40 years of service to the nation.
Coast Guard Responds to Freighter
The Coast Guard is responding to a call for assistance from a disabled freighter 180 nautical miles northeast of Attu. The Mathawee Naree, a 554-ft. Thai flagged freighter, became disabled late Monday night with approximately 28,000 tons of copper concentrate on board. The Coast Guard has dispatched the Cutter Jarvis to the scene and has also launched a Coast Guard C-130 to examine the situation. The Jarvis' estimated time of arrival is Thursday. Current weather conditions are 20-foot seas with 50-knot winds. The vessel has 24 people on board and carries 760 metric tons of fuel. The Coast Guard will continue to monitor the vessel's status.
BAE Systems to Overhaul Coast Guard Cutter
Global defense contractor BAE Systems will overhaul the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro this summer in San Francisco for $1.7 million. BAE will repair the 378-foot cutter in its San Francisco ship repair facility from June through August. Work will be done on the ship's hull, machinery and propulsion systems. BAE also did emergency dry dock repairs on the Coast Guard cutter Jarvis in December in San Francisco. Source: San Francisco Business News
BAE Systems to Overhaul USCG Cutter
BAE Systems won a $1.7m contract for the routine overhaul of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro (WHEC 724). Work on the Munro, which will begin in June and is scheduled for completion in August, includes repairs to the vessel’s machinery, piping, sea valves and propulsion systems, as well as hull preparation and preservation. All work will be performed at BAE Systems Ship Repair in San Francisco. “The Coast Guard does the important work of defending our maritime borders and ensuring our safety at sea,” said Al Krekich, president, BAE Systems Ship Repair. “It’s an honor to play a small part in that effort by maintaining the vessels which enable them to carry out these missions. While the U.S.
Ship Explodes 30 Miles off of Alaska
The 180-ft. fishing vessel Galaxy exploded and erupted into flames 30 miles southwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska Sunday afternoon forcing 20 of its 26 crewmembers to abandon ship. Six others became stranded on the burning ship before a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted four of them to safety. There is one confirmed dead with five fishermen reported in critical condition and two remained missing as of 9 a.m. HST. Crews aboard the Good Samaritan fishing vessels Blue Pacific, Glacier Bay and Clipper Express assisted in the rescue of 20 Galaxy crewmen. Responding to the scene to help with the search and rescue of the survivors is the Honolulu based Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis.
