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GULF OF MEXICO — An HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Miami, Fla., drops a replacement saltwater pump for the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle's main diesel engine, April 14, 2012. The main diesel engine's saltwater pump began leaking, which reduced the effectiveness of the engine's cooling system. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.
120414-G-RU729-614 – CG aircraft delivers part to CGC Eagle
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER — A Coast Guard aircraft delivered a replacement saltwater pump for the Coast Guard Barque Eagle’s crew to effect repairs on a square-rigger’s main diesel engine, Sunday.
Engineers aboard the Eagle, a 295-foot barque homeported in New London, Conn., noticed minor leakage from the saltwater pump Thursday through the course of hourly rounds of the ship’s engineering spaces.
The leakage continued to worsen throughout the day and a replacement pump was ordered while the Eagle remained at anchor off Key West, Fla. A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft – Law Enforcement boat crew delivered a replacement pump Friday evening and engineers worked through the night to affect repairs to the ship’s engine, though the part did not fit properly.
Another pump was placed on order as the engineers made temporary repairs in order to arrive on time to kick off the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration. Once the part arrived in Key West, the air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Fla., flew to Key West to retrieve the pump and delivered it to the Gulf of Mexico where the crew airdropped the part to an awaiting small boat crew deployed from the Eagle.
The Eagle’s small boat crew recovered the pump from the ocean and brought it back to the ship, where the waiting engineering department was able to replace the pump so the ship could continue its voyage.