NAVSEA Assists Gulf Coast Shipyards After Hurricane Katrina

By Landon Hutchens, Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) military and civilian personnel are assisting in the damage assessment and clean-up of the Gulf Coast shipyards after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. “NAVSEA personnel are helping in damage assessment and clean-up," said Capt. Mike Good, director of NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Repair (SUPSHIP) Management Office. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed. The estimated cost of the damage and a determination of the impact to ship schedules has yet to be determined. The Navy has offered facilities, communications, and accommodations aboard its ships at Pascagoula to assist in the restoration of shipyard operations. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) has accepted the Navy's offer of support and established a temporary operations center aboard Forrest Sherman. The Navy is also assisting with communications at the shipyards. “We are closely cooperating with our industry partners as they clean up and make repairs to the Pascagoula and Avondale facilities. We are all part of one team, and together we will get through this adversity and get back to the business of building ships for the Navy,” said Good. Source: NavNews