Voyage Repair Station - Port Angeles
From its strategic location, adjacent to a major shipping lane to Vancouver/BC, Tacoma and Seattle, Voyage Repair Station Port Angeles can provide emergency topside repairs to almost any vessel, and it has access to mobile land cranes of up to 100 long tons. The station is located in the first inbound anchorage on the Strait of Juan Fuca. Voyage Repair Station Port Angeles services vessels throughout the Seattle/Tacoma area, including all of Puget Sound and beyond. The yard has round-the-clock voyage and topside repairs at the entrance to Puget Sound. The yard has 44 ft (13.41m) deep-water repair berths and is accessible to mobile cranes, trucks and containers. The facility offers shore power up to 1200 AMP, 440 Volts/3 phase.
Asbestos exposure was common at shipyards and Voyage Repair Station Port Angeles is no exception. Mesothelioma is known to be caused by exposure to asbestos. How mesothelioma affects veterans who worked at these shipyards is of interest to many people. Veterans exposed to asbestos at this or other shipyards may be interested in our section on veteran medical support for mesothelioma or our veteran medical center directory.
