Bollinger delivers CG cutter

The Coast Guard took delivery of the cutter Bailey Barco on Feb. 7 in Key West, Fla. The vessel is scheduled to be commissioned in Ketchikan, Alaska in June. USCGC Bailey Barco is the 22nd vessel in the Coast Guard's Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC), built by Bollinger Shipyards, headquartered in Lockport, La. The 154-foot patrol boat will join the USCGC John McCormick in the 17th Coast Guard District in Ketchikan, Alaska, and will “defend our nation's interests in the Alaskan maritime region," said Ben Bordelon, Bollinger President/CEO. (Source: Maritime Global News 02/08/17) Gulf Coast Note: Bollinger has 11 other sites and facilities throughout south Louisiana.