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Killick (formerly the Admiral Killick Haitian Navy base;''Washington Post''
"Coast Guard cutter delivers medical supplies, help; 'we saved a lot of lives'"
Spencer S. Hsu, 15 January 2010 (accessed 22 January 2010)'' also called Point Killick'') is the Haitian Coast Guard base in
"Key West-based 'Mohawk' crew: 'We felt their pain' in Haiti"
Sean Kinney, 27 January 2010 (accessed 28 January 2010) The port facilities can handle boats up to 40-footers. There were two piers, a north pier and a south pier. The north pier was destroyed in the 12 January 2010 quake. A
"From Little Creek, USS Gunston Hall makes a lifesaving detour"
Hugh Lessig, 22 January 2010 (accessed 23 January 2010)
"CG continues evacuations, clears port"
Susan Schep, 19 January 2010 (accessed 22 January 2010) Only a handful of structures remained standing at the base. The roofs of many destroyed structures appeared to be collapsed down, while the four walls collapsed outwards. The main administrative building, mess hall, and depot were severely damaged. The south pier was damaged, and the north pier collapsed.''Wired''
"Rebooting Haiti’s Quake-Ravaged Coast Guard"
Nathan Hodge, 10 February 2010 (accessed 10 February 2010) The heliport was also non-operable as a result of the quake. Crews from USCGC ''Tahoma'' and USCGC ''Mohawk'' are helping to rebuild the base. After the quake, a
"Navy in Hampton Roads answers call to duty in Haiti"
13News, 19 January 2010 (accessed 22 January 2010) The crew of ''Gunston Hall'' made the heliport operational again. As of 9 February 2010, the south pier was mostly operational again. A floating pier had been set up, which has cranes. A second floating pier is on its way. The harbour is being used as an entry port for aid to Haiti.
Killick (formerly the Admiral Killick Haitian Navy base;''Washington Post''"Coast Guard cutter delivers medical supplies, help; 'we saved a lot of lives'"
Spencer S. Hsu, 15 January 2010 (accessed 22 January 2010)'' also called Point Killick'') is the Haitian Coast Guard base in
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...
. It is the main base for the Coast Guard. It is the other port for the city, aside from the main Port international de Port-au-Prince. It is located about 10 miles outside of downtown Port-au-Prince, and is about a century old. The base is named after Admiral Hammerton Killick of the Haitian Navy, who scuttled his own ship, the '' Crête-à-Pierrot'', a 940-ton screw gunship, by igniting the magazine, and went down with the ship, instead of surrendering to German forces, in 1902, at Gonaïves
Gonaïves (; also Les Gonaïves; , ) is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.
History
The city of Gonaïves was founded around 1422 by a group of T ...
, Haiti.
Facilities
The base is approximately an acre in size.''Keys Net''"Key West-based 'Mohawk' crew: 'We felt their pain' in Haiti"
Sean Kinney, 27 January 2010 (accessed 28 January 2010) The port facilities can handle boats up to 40-footers. There were two piers, a north pier and a south pier. The north pier was destroyed in the 12 January 2010 quake. A
heliport
A heliport is a small airport which has a helipad, suitable for use by helicopters, powered lift, and various types of vertical lift aircraft.
Designated heliports typically contain one or more touchdown and liftoff areas and may also hav ...
is attached to the base.''Daily Press''"From Little Creek, USS Gunston Hall makes a lifesaving detour"
Hugh Lessig, 22 January 2010 (accessed 23 January 2010)
History
The base was set up during the 1915–1934 occupation of Haiti by the United States. It was a US Marine base. The base was used by UNMINUSTAH
The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (), also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of its French name, was a UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti from 2004 to 2017. It was composed of 2,366 military personnel and 2,533 police, supported by int ...
forces at the time of the 7.0 magnitude 2010 January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Stationed at the base was a battalion of Sri Lankan UN peacekeepers, and a Uruguayan maritime police unit also with the UN. The Haitian Coast Guard units on base were a 28-footer and a 40-footer.
2010 7.0 earthquake
The base was damaged in the 12 January 2010 7.0 earthquake.''Navy Times''"CG continues evacuations, clears port"
Susan Schep, 19 January 2010 (accessed 22 January 2010) Only a handful of structures remained standing at the base. The roofs of many destroyed structures appeared to be collapsed down, while the four walls collapsed outwards. The main administrative building, mess hall, and depot were severely damaged. The south pier was damaged, and the north pier collapsed.''Wired''
"Rebooting Haiti’s Quake-Ravaged Coast Guard"
Nathan Hodge, 10 February 2010 (accessed 10 February 2010) The heliport was also non-operable as a result of the quake. Crews from USCGC ''Tahoma'' and USCGC ''Mohawk'' are helping to rebuild the base. After the quake, a
field hospital
A field hospital is a temporary hospital or mobile medical unit that takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent facilities. This term was initially used in military medicine (such as the Mobile ...
was set up at the base to treat victims of the quake. On the 18th, anchored at the base, and started relief operations.WVEC"Navy in Hampton Roads answers call to duty in Haiti"
13News, 19 January 2010 (accessed 22 January 2010) The crew of ''Gunston Hall'' made the heliport operational again. As of 9 February 2010, the south pier was mostly operational again. A floating pier had been set up, which has cranes. A second floating pier is on its way. The harbour is being used as an entry port for aid to Haiti.
References
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