It’s only the start of the third day, and all ready items from the engine room are being removed. This is so the entire engine room can be sand blasted and re-painted. The “soft patch” covering the engine room has been removed, and the engines themselves are being pulled.
Not many USCG cutters have been pulled by tow trucks…..Here’s the PEA ISLAND getting pulled into her final docking position for the remainder of the yard period.
We started the routine dry dock of my ship, the Pea Island, today in Tampa, FL. Here are some photos of her high and dry:
