Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Seventeenth District
United States Coast Guard
Date: Dec. 18, 2009
Contact: (907) 463-2068
Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn
Photo Release

Morgenthau patrols icy Bering Sea

Editor's Note: The Morgenthau is available for interviews.  Interested media should contact the phone number listed above.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Crewmembers standby mooring lines as the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau, a 378-foot high endurance cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., maneuvers in Woman's Bay near Kodiak Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. The Morgenthau was commissioned March 10, 1969 and was the eighth of twelve 378-foot “Hamilton” class High Endurance Cutters built by Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, Louisiana. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau

JUNEAU, Alaska - Crewmembers stand on the bow of the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., as it maneuvers in Womens Bay near Kodiak during its recent patrol in Alaska waters this month.

The Morgnethau departed its Alameda for a two month patrol in the Bering Sea Monday, Nov. 30, 2009.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Ice covers the bow on the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., as it patrols in the Bering Sea Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. 

The Bering Sea is known for harsh weather conditions with seas reaching up to 30 feet, water temperatures below 40 degrees and winds exceeding 70 mph during severe storms.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Ice is frozen on the gun deck and bow of the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau, a 378-foot high endurance cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., which is on a two month Bering Sea patrol after it departed its homeport Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. The Morgenthau was first homeported at Governors Island, New York, and was active in the Vietnam War conducting underway replenishment, naval gunfire support and patrol duties off the coast of Vietnam until relieved by a 311' cutter in 1971.

 

JUNEAU, Alaska - Ice is frozen on the gun deck and bow of the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., which is patrolling the Bering Sea helping enforce Coast Guard mission like maritime safety and protection of natural resources.

Cutters from other areas of the United States frequently patrol Alaskan waters supporting the Seventeenth Coast Guard District's operations.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau.

JUNEAU, Alaska - The starboard side deck on the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., is covered with ice while patrolling the Bering Sea Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009.

Cutters from other areas of the United States frequently patrol Alaskan waters supporting the Seventeenth Coast Guard District's operations.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau.

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