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NAVSEA Hurricane Preparations Save Equipment , Lives

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS080905-07
Release Date: 9/5/2008 6:20:00 AM

By Naval Sea System Command Office of Corporate Communications

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) field activities throughout the Gulf Coast region reported minimal damage following the Sept. 1 landfall of Hurricane Gustav.

All NAVSEA Gulf Coast activities made hurricane protection provisions early to ensure safety of personnel and government assets.

"The shipyards were well prepared for the storm," said Capt. Mary Dexter, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion & Repair (SUPSHIP), Gulf Coast.

Overall, minimal damage was incurred, though some assessment continues. All shipyards in the affected areas were back to work by Sept. 3, with the exception of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Avondale and Gulfport Operations, which are expected to return to work by Sept. 8.

NAVSEA field activities that participated in the hurricane preparation efforts included: SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Pascagoula, Miss., and New Orleans, La.; SUPSHIP Bath Detachment Mobile, Ala.; Naval Surface Warfare Panama City (NSWC), Fla.

SUPSHIP Gulf Coast completed preparations for Hurricane Gustav with Condition of Readiness (COR) 1 set Aug. 29. COR 1 is set when destructive winds are occurring or expected within 12 hours.

Evacuation of SUPSHIP West personnel was ordered effective Aug 29 until Sept 5. The evacuation of SUPSHIP East personnel, including pre-commissioning unit ships DDG 103 Truxton, DDG 105 Dewey, LHD 8 Makin Island, was ordered Aug. 31 until Sept. 5.

NSWC Panama City personnel stood by to fly away helicopters and pre-staged supplies for a humanitarian relief mission if they received tasking from the joint task force component.

The NAVSEA organization has 33 activities in 16 states. NAVSEA builds, buys and maintains ships, submarines and combat systems that meet the Navy's current and future operational requirements. NAVSEA is responsible for being an efficient provider of defense resources for the nation, and it plays an important role in the Navy Enterprise.

For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsea/.