WEBVTT 00:11.210 --> 00:12.821 Port of Nome is only able to 00:12.821 --> 00:15.170 accommodate the small cutters and buoy 00:15.170 --> 00:18.610 tenders . We only have a 22 ft draft in 00:18.610 --> 00:21.450 our existing outer harbor and 3 200 ft 00:21.450 --> 00:23.930 docks , so we are not able to 00:23.930 --> 00:25.819 accommodate the national security 00:25.819 --> 00:28.079 cutters , the polar security cutters , 00:28.329 --> 00:30.159 the large petroleum tankers , 00:30.489 --> 00:32.711 everything you can think of . They have 00:32.711 --> 00:34.545 the lighter , which is very time 00:34.545 --> 00:36.729 consuming , costly , and not as safe 00:36.729 --> 00:38.951 when you're transferring that much fuel 00:38.951 --> 00:42.209 for the region . On water versus being 00:42.209 --> 00:44.880 able to tie to a secure dock , the 00:44.880 --> 00:47.930 risks are present , so that is , that 00:47.930 --> 00:50.790 is a complication that we are trying to 00:51.049 --> 00:53.169 resolve with the construction of this 00:53.169 --> 00:55.391 project and with the design we have and 00:55.391 --> 00:58.680 the depth we will obtain these tankers , 00:58.849 --> 01:01.071 the icebreakers , they will all be able 01:01.071 --> 01:03.127 to come into the dock , so that will 01:03.127 --> 01:05.349 solve that . And so by reputation , you 01:05.349 --> 01:07.460 know , they , they knew that we could 01:07.460 --> 01:07.050 provide the simulation that they needed 01:07.050 --> 01:09.370 for their navigation project . And so 01:09.370 --> 01:11.592 they reached out to us and said , hey , 01:11.592 --> 01:13.592 we , we need to take a look at Nome 01:13.592 --> 01:15.759 because we want to improve it and turn 01:15.759 --> 01:15.610 it into a deepwater port and we've got 01:15.800 --> 01:17.744 alternatives to look at . And so 6 01:17.744 --> 01:20.010 years ago we were here doing trying to 01:20.010 --> 01:22.177 screen some of those alternatives down 01:22.177 --> 01:24.399 and based on the feasibility testing of 01:24.399 --> 01:26.510 those in the simulator they were able 01:26.510 --> 01:28.732 to come up with the 2 alternatives that 01:28.732 --> 01:30.788 we're testing this week . And so you 01:30.788 --> 01:30.389 know we'd already worked with the last 01:30.389 --> 01:32.611 marine pilots on previous projects like 01:32.611 --> 01:34.667 Dutch Harbor which just got built by 01:34.667 --> 01:36.589 the way . It's obviously a very 01:36.589 --> 01:39.919 complicated video game per se . And 01:39.919 --> 01:42.980 it's interesting that you can determine 01:43.440 --> 01:45.559 what elements they're going to 01:45.559 --> 01:48.319 encounter in real time operation of the 01:48.319 --> 01:50.041 vessel when you're running the 01:50.041 --> 01:52.879 simulators . The Alaska District guys 01:52.879 --> 01:55.101 that are with us , their team , they're 01:55.101 --> 01:57.830 very versed in the project and very , 01:57.839 --> 02:00.959 uh , detail oriented of exactly what's 02:00.959 --> 02:03.181 been designed and how that's going to . 02:03.181 --> 02:05.739 To accommodate the vessels and then I 02:05.739 --> 02:08.059 contribute with what is real world for 02:08.059 --> 02:10.115 the vessels coming into the port and 02:10.115 --> 02:12.003 the problems they're seeing . The 02:12.003 --> 02:14.089 simulations are real accurate , um , 02:14.300 --> 02:16.380 you know , we're creating challenges 02:16.380 --> 02:18.269 for ourselves . We're bringing up 02:18.269 --> 02:20.580 weather conditions trying to determine 02:20.580 --> 02:22.691 what the operating parameters will be 02:22.691 --> 02:26.660 for an expanded port and harbor . Um , 02:26.929 --> 02:30.330 and it also the simulations help us 02:30.330 --> 02:34.130 to model how we will maneuver certain 02:34.130 --> 02:36.169 vessels . We get to see what the 02:36.169 --> 02:39.289 currents will do and help to predict 02:39.289 --> 02:41.970 the behavior of vessels that come in 02:41.970 --> 02:44.770 and out of the port . Now this is our 02:44.770 --> 02:46.881 2nd time and well , 3rd time actually 02:46.881 --> 02:49.048 dealing with the coastal pilots . They 02:49.048 --> 02:49.009 also helped us with our other project 02:49.009 --> 02:51.470 in Dutch Harbor , so they send really , 02:51.809 --> 02:53.920 really . Experienced crew , uh , to , 02:53.920 --> 02:55.976 to work with us and they , they know 02:55.976 --> 02:58.087 how to handle the vessels . They know 02:58.087 --> 03:00.365 what the vessels should feel like , uh , 03:00.365 --> 02:59.259 in these areas because they've been 02:59.259 --> 03:01.259 there before and it's just a really 03:01.259 --> 03:03.426 good validation of what the models are 03:03.426 --> 03:05.648 telling us and Joy is a great proponent 03:05.648 --> 03:07.703 for the project . I mean she's , she 03:07.703 --> 03:10.037 has a vision to , to build out Nome and , 03:10.037 --> 03:12.037 and is a great strong proponent for 03:12.037 --> 03:14.370 having this , this project move forward . 03:14.370 --> 03:16.148 The partnership between the two 03:16.148 --> 03:18.370 organizations is , is very strong , and 03:18.370 --> 03:20.481 I think it continues to be that . You 03:20.481 --> 03:19.660 know there's a lot of work to do in 03:19.660 --> 03:22.580 Alaska and they recognize that ERI has 03:22.580 --> 03:24.802 the capabilities that they need to fill 03:24.802 --> 03:26.524 in the gaps to uh get them the 03:26.524 --> 03:28.691 information that they need and I think 03:28.691 --> 03:30.747 that the investment that we can make 03:30.747 --> 03:32.913 both with , you know , engineering and 03:32.913 --> 03:35.136 economically and just to assist them in 03:35.136 --> 03:37.247 helping them design the proper port , 03:37.247 --> 03:39.413 the dividends that it's gonna pay will 03:39.413 --> 03:41.669 pay for the next . You know , several 03:41.669 --> 03:43.891 generations , not just today , we're so 03:43.891 --> 03:45.947 thankful to have the Army Corps as a 03:45.947 --> 03:48.589 partner , and we wouldn't have it any 03:48.589 --> 03:50.399 other way . Go Nome .