Unit­ed States Coast Guard Cut­ter KATMAI BAY (WTGB-101), home­port­ed in Sault Sainte Marie, Michi­gan, arrived at Great Lakes Ship­yard for a dry­dock, inspec­tion, main­te­nance, and repair contract.

The con­tract includes hull, propul­sion and steer­ing sys­tem inspec­tions, as well as steel repairs, hull clean­ing and paint­ing. The 140-foot Bay-class Ice­break­ing Tug was hauled out on Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 3 using the Shipyard’s new 900-ton Marine Trav­elift.

The USCGC KATMAI BAY serves through­out the entire Great Lakes sys­tem. Unit mis­sions for KATMAI BAY include Ice­break­ing, Home­land Secu­ri­ty Patrols, Light House Projects, Law Enforce­ment, and Pub­lic Affairs. 

Great Lakes Ship­yard has per­formed sim­i­lar dry­dock and repair projects on most Great Lakes-based USCG Cut­ters, includ­ing the last con­tact for the KATMAI BAY in 2015. Dur­ing that project, the then Com­man­der of the Ninth Coast Guard Dis­trict­ed vis­it­ed the Tow­ing Com­pa­ny office for a tour of the Ship­yard.