KODIAK, Alaska - The Coast Guard Cutter Spar arrived for the first time in its new home port at the Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Kodiak Sunday morning. The Spar's crew sailed the vessel nearly 12,000 miles to reach Kodiak from Marionette, Wis. The ship had port calls in Cleveland, Montreal, Canada, Quebec, Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Boston, Earle, N.J., Miami, Key West, Fla., Lancoon, Mexico, Rodman, Panama, Colsito, Cost Rica, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, San Diego, Portland, Ore., and Ketchikan. Spar is a 225-ft seagoing buoy tender that will serve in Alaskan waters under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Joanna Nunan. It has a complement of six officers and 34 enlisted personnel. The vessel is equipped to perform search and rescue, law enforcement, pollution response and domestic icebreaking missions as well as servicing aids to navigation. The SPAR is named in honor of the 11,000 women who served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. Photo by Keith Alholm, USCG.
Subscribe
