WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Lisa Murkowski today commended the National Park Service’s decision to designate the United States Coast Guard Cutter Storis on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, supporting her October push to raise the ship’s prominence.

“The Storis was known as the ‘Galloping Ghost of the Alaskan Coast’ and is a symbol of our state’s rich and unique maritime history, our economic and energy potential, as well as Alaska’s close relationship with the United States Coast Guard,” said Murkowski. “I have always considered it a priority to return it to the 49^th state for its final destination. I believe this designation should serve as the Storis’ return ticket home to Alaska for a final mission of education and commemoration – and will continue to work to get it there.”

Senator Murkowski most recently made the Storis a priority in the United States Coast Guard Authorization bill in October,singling it out in her letter to the related Senate Committee leaders to be conveyed to Juneau’s Storis Museum. She also co-sponsored legislation with the Alaska Delegation to preserve the Storis for a future home in Juneau.