

KATHERINE
WALKER's primary mission is maintaining over 300 floating aids to
navigation in & around New York harbor & its
approaches, Long
Island Sound, the Hudson & East Rivers, & other waters
along
the Connecticut, New York, & New Jersey coastlines. As the
Coast
Guard's premier maritime command & control platform in the
tri-state region Katherine Walker is used extensively for International
and Homeland Security operations as well as other high profile missions
including the Macy's July Fourth Fireworks & Fleet Week. KW
also
performs Search & Rescue, Ice Breaking, & Environmental
Response & Protection.