CAPTAIN HARRY B. SPRAGUE V
Maritime Operations & Efficiency

Master Mariner | Harbor Pilot | Former Ship's Master
Worldwide operating experience | Based in Hawaii | Open to global collaboration

PROFILE
Master Mariner and Pearl Harbor harbor pilot with experience operating ships around the world and comfort working globally. Ship command experience and practical experience in navigation, maritime logistics, harbor and ocean towing, mooring, and salvage support. Focused on safe execution, clear coordination, and responsible use of resources.

EXPERIENCE
Harbor Pilot, Pearl Harbor: 2019-present.
Master/Captain, Military Sealift Command: 2017-2019, USNS Big Horn, USNS Sioux and USNS Grasp.
Chief Mate/First Officer: April 2015-June 2017, USNS Henry J. Kaiser and USNS Laramie.
Second and Third Officer: 2011-2015, USNS Salvor and USNS Catawba.

SELECTED OPERATIONS
- Ships towed into and out of harbors; long-distance ocean tows; connecting tows at sea.
- Participation in minesweeper salvage in the Philippines.
- Participation in fighter aircraft recovery off Okinawa.
- Participation in WWII wreck search-and-recovery operations in Papua New Guinea and Japan.
Salvage and recovery participation took place as Third and Second Mate, with involvement in daily operations, shiphandling, and logistics.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Built a Microsoft Access crew-records program tracking training expirations, emergency assignments and departmental muster sheets.
- Developed repair requests for shipyard work packages; planned maintenance, crewing and STCW training around repair periods.
- Experience includes four mid-term availabilities, two regular overhauls and numerous voyage-repair periods.
- Coordinated USCG Certificate of Inspection requirements, ABS Alternative Compliance Program work, external SMS audits and corrective actions.
- Supported a five-year COI and ABS external SMS audit completed with no deficiencies, as recorded in the 2016-2017 evaluation.
- Supported filing and closure of Coast Guard Form 2692 reports.
- Developed Excel budget tools and deck-officer shiphandling and emergency-maneuvering training.
- Maneuvered Grasp into and out of drydock at Vigor in Portland.
- Participated in FLIP towing and mooring and supervised four-point lightweight mooring-system work supporting dive/salvage training.
- As Master of Big Horn, executed a confined-water turn and modified Mediterranean mooring at Aksaz, Turkey.
- Planned cargo layouts, stability calculations and medical logistics for NASA Orion recovery preparations while serving as acting Chief Mate/Navigator.

AREAS FOR PROJECT-BASED COLLABORATION
Operational procedure review: navigation, towing, mooring, logistics.
Workflow and efficiency assessment: bottlenecks, coordination, duplicated effort, resource use.
Training and technical content: checklists, case studies, operational scenarios, content review.
Shipyard and inspection readiness: work-item organization, repair-period coordination, inspection preparation and corrective-action tracking.

SELECTED CREDENTIALS
National Master Unlimited Oceans.
First Class Pilot Unlimited, Pearl Harbor.
Master of Towing Vessels, Oceans.
Radar Observer; GMDSS; Vessel Security Officer; VPDSD; Tankerman-PIC DL.
B.S. Marine Transportation, California Maritime Academy.

CONTACT
Instagram: @HarborPilotHarry
https://www.instagram.com/HarborPilotHarry/

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