USCG Escorts Supercarrier through Puget Sound
Coast Guard Cutter Swordfish escorts USS Nimitz (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Amanda Norcross)
Coast Guard Cutters Osprey and Swordfish escort the Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz (Photo courtesy Clint Mooers)
Coast Guard Cutter Osprey maintains a security perimeter during an escort of the USS Nimitz (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Amanda Norcross)
Two Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Seattle small boats escort the USS Nimitz (Photo courtesy Clint Mooers)
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) escorted U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Nimitz during the carrier crew’s homeport shift from Naval Base Everett, Wash., to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash., Jan. 13, 2015, the USCG reported.
The crews of the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutters Osprey and Swordfish, as well as two Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Seattle small boats, were involved in the escort.
Both the Coast Guard and Navy crews had to keep a stern lookout as they navigated the foggy Puget Sound waterways, the USCG said.
As a subdivision of Sector Puget Sound’s Response and Enforcement Division, escorting high value units is one of the crew’s unique missions, which helps ensure waterway security and safety. The USCG provides for the security of Naval vessels through escorts and enforcement of security zones nationwide.
