Welcome Aboard The CGC Northland
Counter – Narcotics Deployment - Week 7
We join the crew of the Cutter Northland underway on a Counter – Narcotics deployment to the Caribbean..
ENS Kristen Potter will be keeping us updated during this deployment with weekly updates. Thanks, Kristen.
All photos are official Coast Guard photos.
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The Coast Guard Cutter Northland, homeported in Portsmouth, Va.
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Catchin' Up
Week 7 for NORTHLAND started off great, as we pulled into the port of Willemstad, Curacao early the morning of the 28th. The port call was a new one for many people onboard and everyone found something fun to do. There were several great restaurants with a variety of food for the crew to sample as well as various shops and vendors along the streets. The small island had numerous gorgeous beaches, many just a short taxi ride away from our pier. The crew quickly scattered throughout the island, enjoying all Curacao had to offer.
Although Curacao was great, after a few days of rest, relaxation and the opportunity to call home, we were ready to get underway again for the last stretch of our patrol. Hoping to find one last go-fast, we set off mid-week and headed back to the Caribbean. The remainder of the week was pretty uneventful; NORTHLAND spent the time conducting training and preparing for our return to homeport.
This is the last patrol for approximately a third of the crew, so everyone is excited about Week 8—either their last week u/w on the NORTHLAND or at least the last for this patrol!
Congratulations to crew members who got qualified this week:
MK2 Post got Underway Throttleman qualified!
FN Caroway got Underway Security Watchstander qualified!
DC1 Sullivan got Underway Engineer of the Watch (EOW) qualified!
Photos
A side street of Willemstad
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LTJG Seniuk going for a swim.
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A toast to a good time in Curacao!
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FN Acuna, FN Schmidt, and FN Ross out and about town
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OS3 Lewis teaches SN Gavisk about the seas and swells of the ocean.
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SNBM Daniels and SN Roach enjoying a snack in Willemstad
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ENS Kapusta, FN Collins, FN Ensweiler, MK3 Green and MK3 Moore at Special Sea and Anchor Detail as we pulled into Curacao.
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FSC Birch anxiously awaiting our arrival at the pier!
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FN Ensweiler, SN Degener, SN Lewis, BM3 Mullen, MK2 Post, SN Hoffman & FS3 Baker at Mambo Beach
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SN Lewis, SN Gavisk, SN Vucetich, SN Hatchell, BM3 Story & SN Hoffman enjoying their time off…
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FN Ross, FN Cousins, and SN Wiencek taking a break on the messdeck.
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MK3 Moore playing in the sand
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ET3 Newsome relaxing at the beach
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MK3 Green making a sand castle.
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