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1 Hurricane IKE US Coast Guard Response Captain Marcus Woodring Sector Houston-Galveston

2 Hurricane IKE Hurricane Condition Five Hurricane Condition Four Hurricane Condition Three Hurricane Condition Two Hurricane Condition One Recovery 01Jun 30Nov < 72 hrs < 48 hrs < 24 hrs < 12 hrs Port Con Whiskey Port Con X-Ray Port Con Yankee Port Con Zulu >34 kts/72 hrs >34 kts/48 hrs >34 kts/24 hrs >34 kts/12 hrs Ships report intentions to Coast Guard Ships apply to remain inport Port closed to inbound ships Final mooring arrangements for ships staying Port closed Internal moves allowed until >64kts <12hrs Reopen port after surveys of channels and facilities Port Conditions based upon forecasted arrival of gale force winds

3 Hurricane IKE

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5 Baytown HOUSTON La Porte League City Alvin Texas City Houston-Galveston Study Area Mean Sea Level Galveston

6 Baytown HOUSTON La Porte League City Alvin Texas City Hurricane Carly Surge: 4.8 Feet Galveston

7 Baytown HOUSTON La Porte League City Alvin Texas City Hurricane Carly Surge: 10.6 Feet Galveston

8 Baytown HOUSTON La Porte League City Alvin Texas City Hurricane Carly Surge: 17.9 Feet Galveston

9 Hurricane IKE Emergency Response/ Search and Rescue

10 Response and SAR

11 Response and SAR

12 Response and SAR

13 Assess the Mess

14 Assess the Mess

15 Assess the Mess

16 Assess the Mess

17 Hurricane IKE Prioritize and Go to Work

18 Prioritize and Go to Work Ships in the queue off Galveston

19 Prioritize and Go to Work - ATON

20 Prioritize and Go to Work - ATON

21 Prioritize and Go to Work - ATON

22 Prioritize and Go to Work - ATON

23 Prioritize and Go to Work - ATON

24 Prioritize and Go to Work - ATON MALLET CLAMP ANT CORPUS HATCHET ANT Sabine CYPRESS PAMLICO BARBARA MABRITY ANT Mobile SAGINAW HARRY CLAIBORNE ANT GALV JOSHUA APPLEBY KEY: BLUE---U/W RED Maintenance BLACK--Inport

25 Prioritize and Go to Work - Traffic PCT Goals 1) Communicate, communicate, communicate 2) Coordinates port wide posture changes in response to all threats/all hazards 3) Ensures Port reopening and prioritization of maritime traffic optimizes timely supply of critical commodities to facilities 4) Assists Federal/State/Local responders with local knowledge, expertise and supplies

26 Prioritize and Go to Work - Traffic PCT Constituencies Port of Houston Authority Port of Texas City Port of Galveston Port of Freeport Offshore Port Gulf Intracoastal Canal Assn. West Gulf Maritime Assoc. Houston Pilots Assoc. Galveston-Texas City Pilots Assoc. Oil Refiners Oil Terminals Chemical Carriers Non-VTS Users Chemical Facilities Galveston RR Bridge Harbor Tugs NOAA Navigation Services USCG MTSRU Representative NOAA National Weather Service Scheduled Conference Calls - Information exchanged between and among representatives - VTS Director and/or Waterways Manager may represent COTP

27 Prioritize and Go to Work - Traffic Port of Texas City Offshore Port Port of Houston Port of Galveston Houston Pilots Oil Terminals Harbor Tugs Port Coordination Team American Waterways Operators Port of Freeport Oil Refineries West Gulf Maritime Non-VTS Users Galveston-TX City Pilots Chemical Carriers

28 Prioritize and Go to Work - Traffic JHT Goals 1) Communicate, communicate, communicate 2) Coordinates port wide posture changes in response to all threats/all hazards 3) Ensures Port reopening and prioritization of maritime traffic optimizes timely supply of critical commodities to facilities 4) Assists Federal/State/Local responders with local knowledge, expertise and supplies

29 Hurricane IKE Results

30 Hurricane IKE How did we do?? Health and Safety: 235 lives saved (103 pre-storm/132 post-storm) Economic Impact: Sectorwide waterways produce approx 412M a day Hurricane IKE cost maritime industry > $2B HSC reopened to 12ft draft within 48hrs and to deep draft vessels within 96hrs 1,237 total aids/782 damaged (58%) Sectorwide 464 total aids/396 damaged (85%) in HSC 4 organic ATON units and 11 additional ATON units utilized in effort, 96% corrected by 01Oct

31 Hurricane IKE Key Successes The PCT/JHT participation is the only possible way to coordinate across all segments of maritime industry and governmental agencies to make things happen quickly, and in the right order, with all relevant players on board We undertook the largest scale ATON operation in the history of the USCG, and made it work The USCG is the premier Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) organization in the world and is the right organization to coordinate all maritime related SAR

32 Hurricane IKE Questions??

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