Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crew delivers water to Angoon residents experiencing waterline failures
A Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crewmember stands next to a pallet of water bottles that were delivered to the residents of Angoon. Courtesy Photo U.S. Coast Guard District 17
KODIAK, Alaska The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crewmembers delivered pallets of water to the remote community of Angoon, Alaska, on Sunday, after the residents experienced waterline failures.
The cutter crew loaded four pallets of water onto the ship with each pallet containing 1,700 bottles and delivered the supplies to Angoon Sunday evening.
Along with the nearly 7,000 bottles of water being delivered, the Hickory crew reportedly had 8,000 gallons of potable water onboard that could be offloaded to the residents if needed.
Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crewmembers offload pallets of water to the residents in Angoon, Alaska, Feb. 14, 2021 (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard) Angoon, Alaska (KINY) - Nearly 7,000 bottles of water were delivered to the community after residents experienced waterline failures.
On Friday last week, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Program issued a boil water notice for all users of the Angoon public water system.
The waterline failures resulted in one third of the community of 400 without water.
The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crew loaded four pallets of water onto the ship with each pallet containing 1,700 bottles and delivered the supplies to Angoon Sunday evening.