Any Word on Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, MS? (Defense Dept. Shipbuilder)

myself | 8/30/2005 | Pyro7480

[Pyro7480]

Any word on damage at the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, MS? They build Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, as well as others.

[Pyro7480]

Any information appreciated.

[dts32041]

If damaged BIW will have dancing in the streets.

[ordinaryguy]

I've been wondering about the NASA tank factory, Michoud Assembly Facility, in New Orleans.

[Pyro7480]

I saw someone mentioned that Stennis Space Center survived with some damage, but not as bad as closer to the coast.

[DumpsterDiver]

A friend of mine lives in Pascagoula. He hasn't e-mailed me since Sunday, but I'll try again and see if he answers. I'll post if I hear anything.

[bert]

I saw a report tht was for me pretty funny in that it presented the shipyard engineers a whopping problem.

They had in drydock.....Mobile I think a FLOtel, a huge floating structure that attaches to an oil platform and serves as housing etc for 450 workers.

It broke its moorings and floated upstream in a small river until it lodged against a bridge. It is now stuck. A bohemouth 200+ feet high structure lodged in a river now gone down.

In the face of all the destruction this most unusual event provides comic relief.

It was not in Mississippi.

[AniGrrl]

It's not really funny, but as the wife of an ex-yahhhhd marine electrician, I hear you loud and clear.

(Then again, with Brunswick on the chopping block, does it matter?)

[Amalie]

Got a very brief call from a resident today via cell phone. The entire town is under water, but I don't know if it is to the doorways or the roofs. Regardless, he's a little ticked that NOTHING has been said about Pascagoula, PERIOD. My wife talked to him (high school buddy and 20-year Navy wrench) for only about 45 seconds. If it is anything like Gulfport / Biloxi (and I'm sure it is) there's a lot of dead people in the houses that didn't collapse. Hammered...

[dts32041]

Of course this is the best reason to keep two ship building areas plus a third in CA. Nothing wrong with redundancy.

[DumpsterDiver]

Got a very brief call from a resident today via cell phone. The entire town is under water, but I don't know if it is to the doorways or the roofs.

That doesn't sound good. On Sunday afternoon a friend of mine in Pascagoula was debating on whether or not to leave for higher ground. I haven't heard from him since then. Hopefully, he's OK.

[DumpsterDiver]

The Sun Herald (Biloxi) has a web page with town-by-town reports here. As of 2:50 PM (Pacific time) this is what they have listed:

Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005
Hurricane Katrina
Posted on Tue, Aug. 30, 2005

Town-by-town reports

Overall: Highway 90 buried under inches - or feet - of sand . . . communications down, transportation systems demolished . . . medical services crippled. . . High-water marks set by Camille shattered.

Bay St. Louis: Bridge connection to Biloxi demolished.

Biloxi: Massive damage in east end of city. . . almost total devastation primarily south of the railroad tracks near Lee Street, Point Cadet and Casino Row. . . Beau Rivage still stands. . . Hard Rock Casino, scheduled to open in early September, suffered 50 percent damages. The signature guitar, said to be the world's largest, still stands. . . At least five casinos out of commission. . . St. Thomas the Apostlic Catholic Church, which sits on U.S. 90, is gone.

Gulfport: Fire chief estimates 75 percent of buildings have major roof damage, "if they have a roof left at all" . . . the storm surge crossed the CSX railroad tracks. . . Heavy damage to Memorial Hospital . . . First floor of the Armed Forces Retirement Home flooded . . . 3 of 4 walls have collapsed at Harrison Central 9th Grade School in North Gulfport. . . At least three firehouses have taken significant damage . .

Hancock County: Emergency Operations Center swamped . . . back of the county courthouse gave way . . .

Harrison County: Unconfirmed reports of up to 80 fatalities. . . Damage to virtually all shelters . . . Lyman Elementary lost two buildings. People were moved to another building on campus safely. . . Woolmarket Elementary lost its roof . . . West Wortham Elementary has signficant roof damage.

Hattiesburg: A number of businesses and homes damaged in the area. . . U.S. 49 and Highway 11 shut down. . . Wind speeds of 95 mph.

Jackson County: Roof peeling off Emergency Operations Center . . .

Long Beach: First Baptist Chruch is leveled.

Pascagoula: The Jackson County Emergency Management Agency had to relocate to the courthouse after the roof came off their building downtown. . . The roof also came off the gym at St. Martin High School. . . Reports of flooding in the Chipley area.

Pass Christian: Flooding on Beatline Road at the 90-degree turn. . . . House in the middle of the road on Second Street.