Groundbreaking ceremony for NOAA port facility revitalization in Ketchikan

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

NOAA Ship Fairweather in the Gulf of Alaska with namesake Mt. Fairweather. (Image credit: NOAA)

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NOAA will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to mark the beginning of a project to revitalize its port facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. Federal, state and local officials will be on hand for the event.

WHAT

NOAA Ketchikan Port Facility groundbreaking ceremony

WHEN

Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 10:00 a.m. Alaska Time

WHO

  • Don Graves, deputy secretary of commerce
  • Rear Admiral Nancy Hann, deputy director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
  • U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan

WHERE

NOAA Ketchikan Port Facility

1010 Stedman Street, Ketchikan, AK  99901

HOW TO ATTEND

Media interested in attending the event should register with David Hall (david.l.hall@noaa.gov or (240) 429-8042) by 12 p.m. Alaska Time on Monday, Aug. 30.

BACKGROUND

Major improvements to the NOAA Ketchikan Port Facility will include the construction of a new office building, large floating pier, steel access trestle, and updated power and water utility systems for servicing visiting ships. Upon completion of the project, NOAA will have a fully functioning homeport in Alaska capable of supporting Ketchikan-based NOAA Ship Fairweather and other visiting NOAA and government vessels. NOAA expects the project to be completed by December 2022.

Media contact

David Hall, david.l.hall@noaa.gov, (240) 429-8042 

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