Great Lakes Ship­yard has been award­ed a con­tract for the Unit­ed States Geo­log­i­cal Sur­vey R/V KIYI. The research ves­sel was hauled out using the 770-ton capac­i­ty Marine Trav­elift at Great Lakes Ship­yard. The repair con­tract that start­ed on Sep­tem­ber 5, 2014 includes:

• Dry­dock­ing
• Rou­tine Repairs & Maintenance
• ABS Five-Year Sur­vey & Inspec­tion for Load Line
• Clean & Paint Under­wa­ter Hull, Decks & Superstructure
• Over­haul Main Engines & Generators
• Main­te­nance of Propul­sion & Steer­ing Systems
• Mod­i­fy Exhaust Stacks & Per­form Major Acoustic Modifications

This will be the fourth time that KIYI was dry­docked at Great Lakes Ship­yard. In 2004 and 2009, KIYI was hauled out for a Five-Year Sur­vey and Inspec­tion. Then in 2010 Great Lakes Ship­yard installed a new anchor pocket.