The High Endurance Life: Full Throttle Practice
Just below the main deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau the thunder of the engineroom can be heard. The roaring machinery, two main gas turbines and two generators, move the cutter through the water and provide power to the […]
The High Endurance Life: Milestones
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst As America’s oldest maritime service, the Coast Guard has no shortage of seasoned mariners. There is a sense of pride that comes with serving at sea, in exchange for the sacrifices of time […]
The High Endurance Life: Tying Down the Bird
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst Cutting a straight course through the rolling swells and steady wind of the Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau is a speck of white in a world of blue. The 378-foot, Honolulu-based […]
The High Endurance Life: Restaurant at Sea
Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst deployed from the Coast Guard 17th District in Juneau, Alaska, and rode along with the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau during their latest patrol of the North Pacific Ocean. He brings you an inside look at the day-to-day operations of a high endurance cutter crew at sea. We start in the kitchen…or as we know it – the galley.