Life extension work completed on Katmai Bay
Service life extension work has been completed on the US Coast Guard's Katmai Bay cutter as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) programme, the agency announced on 22 October.
Following completion of the work, the cutter departed the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland on 29 September 2018, and will now return to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Katmai Bay is the sixth of nine 140ft icebreaking tugs to undergo work through ISVS. The tugs entered service in the 1970s, and the programme aims to extend each cutter’s service life by 15 years with upgrades of propulsion and electrical systems, replacement of the boat-launching davit and habitability improvements.
The ISVS programme is the coast guard’s strategic class-by-class evaluation of its vessels to determine what maintenance and/or upgrades are necessary for them to reach or extend their service life.
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