Navy ship ‘U.S.S. Oak Hill’ arrives in Rockland Harbor for Maine Lobster Festival
The U.S. Navy ship ‘USS Oak Hill’ (LSD 51) passing Owls Head on its way into Rockland Harbor around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 2. The sailboat ‘Bufflehead,’ a 32-foot wooden gaff sloop, is in the foreground. (Photo courtesy Bob Trapani)
The U.S. Navy ship ‘USS Oak Hill’ (LSD 51) passing Owls Head on its way into Rockland Harbor around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 2. The sailboat ‘Bufflehead,’ a 32-foot wooden gaff sloop, is in the foreground. (Photo courtesy Bob Trapani)
ROCKLAND — The start of the 69th annual Maine Lobster Festival is less than 24 hours away now, and the U.S. Navy ship U.S.S. Oak Hill, (LSD 51), arrived in Rockland Harbor today, Aug. 2.
U.S.S. Oak Hill will be anchored in the south end of the harbor for the duration of the Lobster Festival, which runs from Aug. 3-7. Public tours will be available Thursday, Aug. 4 and Friday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. These dates and times are subject to change.
For mariners, there is at least a 100-yard security zone around the ship, and the 610-foot-long Oak Hill will deploy its own boats to maintain safety and security, according to a spokesperson at U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland.
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