The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, transits the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Aug. 30, 2016, en route to scheduled dry dock maintenance at Lake Union Drydock Company. During the Munro's drydock period, which is the last scheduled maintenance of its kind for 378-foot cutters before they are decommissioned over the next several years, equipment below the ship's waterline, including its propellers, rudders and bow propulsion unit, will be tested and repaired. U.S. Coast Guard video by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
A harbor pilot from Puget Sound Pilots climbs a ladder onto Coast Guard Cutter Munro to help guide the crew through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Aug. 30, 2016.During complex navigational evolutions, harbor pilots often work with commanding officers to guide the cutter and crew safely through shallow or unfamiliar waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
Crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Munro, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, execute propulsion commands given by the cutter's acting conning officer, Lt. j.g. John Schulz, as the cutter transits Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Aug. 30, 2016. The cutter entered Lake Union for a scheduled dry dock maintenance, which is the last scheduled dry dock for any 378-foot cutter in the Coast Guard fleet before the ships are decommissioned. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, prepare to enter the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Aug. 30, 2016. The Munro will be in scheduled dry dock maintenance at Lake Union Drydock Company for about two months before the crew returns to Alaska to continue carrying out their missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
A harbor pilot from Puget Sound Pilots communicates with tug boat operators via radio while he works with Capt. Sam Jordan, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Munro, to guide the cutter through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Aug. 30, 2016. The Seattle locks are considered the nation's busiest locks, with nearly 50,000 vessels transiting each year. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
Coast Guard Cutter Munro is pictured moored at Lake Union Drydock Company in Seattle, Aug. 30, 2016. The cutter's crew transited through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks to reach Lake Union, where they will test and repair the ship's equipment before they return to their homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, to resume the Coast Guard missions.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.