Coast Guard, industry plan towing exercise in Dutch Harbor
KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard, state and local personnel will partner with industry representatives to deploy an emergency towing system in the port of Dutch Harbor, Wednesday.
The ETS is a pre-staged package of equipment that may be deployed in the event a disabled vessel requires assistance in accessing a place of refuge. A manual that instructs responders on the operations of system as well as...
Coast Guard tests new Emergency Towing System
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard, along with members of the local commercial fishing and tugboat industry, tested Thirteenth Coast Guard District’s new Emergency Towing System, Wednesday.
Students aboard the Tongue Point Job Corps training vessel Ironwood assisted with the drill and received hands on training with the kit after it was deployed by an MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria.
The...
Coast Guard, National Guard and Foss to conduct joint towing exercise in the Arctic
JUNEAU, Alaska – As part of Operation Arctic Shield 2011, the Coast Guard will conduct a towing exercise offshore of the Delong Mountain Terminal and Red Dog Mine in Kotzebue Sound Tuesday.
The joint exercise is designed to integrate Coast Guard, Alaska National Guard and industry resources, test the delivery and use of the emergency towing system in Arctic conditions and familiarize crews with...
