The Coast Guard Cutter Grand Isle crew is scheduled to return home after a 7-month overhaul in the Coast Guard Yard, located in Baltimore, MD, at 3:00 pm Friday. The Grand Isle is a 110-foot Island Class Patrol Boat. Major work completed on the Grand Isle included the replacement of one diesel engine, two new shafts, two new propellers, two new rudders, two new stabilizing fins, a new reverse osmosis system (used to turn salt water into potable water), and a replacement of over 530-square feet of the hull. The total cost for the 30-week project was approximately $2.7 million.
“It’s great to have them back,” said Lt. Joe Klinker, the 1st Coast Guard District public affairs officer. “Our cutters provide a persistent presence throughout the maritime domain. With the Grand Isle back in Gloucester, that means one more crew working with the fishing fleets, one more ship protecting the ports, and one more opportunity for someone when they need us most.”
CDR Thomas S. Morkan
Chief, Response Department
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Boston
Boston, MA 02109
Good Morning Gloucester 
I’m so glad to hear that, I was wondering where its been!
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Thanks for sharing this info this boat mean a lot to me .23 years ago a was rescue from the florida straits escaping cuba in a raft along 7 friends from my neightbourhood in havana .us coast guard #1338 grand isle saves us from the ocean on the morning of september 5th 1994 .11.am i will never forget this beautifull boat and her crew .god bless america and the us coast guard .gianni quintana .miami fl
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