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Patrol boat transferred to Vietnam Coastguard

The U.S. Coast Guard transferred the former Coast Guard Cutter "Morgenthau" to the Vietnam Coastguard during a ceremony in Honolulu on May 26, 2017. The ship, which will be renamed "CSB 8020", is expected to improve the Vietnam coast guard’s maritime domain awareness, increase its capacity to perform maritime law enforcement operations, and conduct search and rescue and other humanitarian response operations. The "CSB 8020" was transferred to the Vietnam coast guard from the U.S. Government through the Excess Defense Articles program. The EDA offers excess military equipment to U.S. partner and allied countries in support of their military and security modernization efforts.

Sewage discharge from Coastguard Cutter

The Coast Guard was investigating a sewage discharge from the "Morgenthau" at the Coast Guard Base Sand Island. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Apr 14, 2014, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter reported the smell of sewage to the Engineer of the Watch. The Engineer of the Watch went to the side of the ship and observed brown water flowing overboard through the sewage discharge port intended for use only at sea and immediately secured the system. The Engineer determined the cause of the improper discharge to be the misalignment of the overboard discharge valve which was locked in accordance with the procedures for entering port, but incorrectly in the open position. Further investigation revealed that this valve had been open since the vessel returned to port on Apr 11 at approximately 6:30 p.m. In the 63 hours since mooring, the ship’s sewage system, which was set to pump when the holding tank reaches approximately 1,250 gallons, had automatically discharged four times. The contents of the tank include wastewater from the sinks and showers aboard and whatever sewage was being produced. Immediately upon discovering the improper discharge the Cutter reported the incident to the Hawaii State Department of Health and the Coast Guard National Response Center. The Coast Guard worked closely with the State to determine if any further actions were required.

CGC Morgenthau rescues fishermen from Ventuari

Working on the high seas is inherently dangerous and circumstances can change in the blink of an eye. Such was the case on June 15 afternoon for the crew of the 200-foot fishing vessel Ventuari. As Ventuarit’s crew hauled in their catch approximately 1,200 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the vessel’s boom collapsed, landing on and injuring four of the crewmembers. On patrol in the region, Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau was immediately diverted to assist the Ventuari. Making its best possible speed, the 378-foot cutter arrived on scene early Friday, launched its interceptor boats, triaged the four fishermen and medically evacuated two of the men to the cutter. Morgenthau will transport the two injured men to medical personnel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The other two fishermen’s injuries did not require immediate evacuation and they remained aboard the Venezuelan-flagged Ventuari.