THE TENSION: Photo Essay: Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Transits to Manhattan Homeport

The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum is escorted to its homeport at Pier 86 on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Oct. 2, 2008. The Intrepid was brought from the Navy Homeport Pier on Staten Island, N.Y., by a fleet of McAllister tugboats and surrounded by the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure safety to the historic vessel and its passengers. (Photographer: Petty Officer 3rd Class Annie Berlin, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.)

Three mariners were assisted by members of U.S. Coast Guard Station New York after their vessel became disabled and began to drift into the security zone surrounding the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum, Oct. 2, 2008. Security vessels and aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard, New York City Police Department and New York Fire Department escorted the Intrepid as it transited from Staten Island, N.Y. to Pier 86 in New York City. The Coast Guard continued to maintain a vigilant watch and to assist mariners in distress. (Photographer: U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ted Fox, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station New York on Staten Island, N.Y., provides security for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, a decommissioned Essex-class Navy aircraft carrier, as it is returned to its berth in Manhattan, Oct. 2, 2008. Security vessels and aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard, New York City Police Department and New York Fire Department surrounded the Intrepid as it transited to Pier 86 in New York City. (Photographer: U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Dana Rocque, a Sailor at Coast Guard Station New York on Staten Island, N.Y., maintains a vigilant watch during a surge in security for the transit of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum, a decommissioned Essex-class Navy aircraft carrier, Oct. 2, 2008. Security vessels and aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard, New York City Police Department and New York Fire Department surrounded the Intrepid as it transited to Pier 86 in New York City. (Photographer: U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.)

The Intrepid Air & Space Museum is escorted by the Coast Guard to its new home at Pier 86 on Manhattans Upper West Side, Oct. 2, 2008. The Intrepid was brought from the Navy Homeport Pier on Staten Island, N.Y., powered by a fleet of McAllister tug boats and surrounded by the Coast Guard to ensure safety to the Intrepid and mariners. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Seth Johnson.)

The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca leads the way as the Intrepid Air and Space Museum is brought to its original home at Pier 86, on Manhattans Upper West Side, Oct. 2, 2008. The Seneca, a 270-Foot cutter home ported in Boston, Mass., headed the procession as the Intrepid was brought from the Navy Homeport on Staten Island, N.Y. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Seth Johnson.)

The Intrepid Air & Space Museum is escorted by the Coast Guard to its new home at Pier 86 on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Oct. 2, 2008. The Intrepid was brought from the Navy Homeport Pier on Staten Island, N.Y., powered by a fleet of McAllister tug boats and surrounded by the Coast Guard to ensure safety to the Intrepid and mariners. (Photographer: U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.)

Decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid (CV 11) sits at Bayonne Dry Dock and Repair Corp. to have her hull water-blasted, primed and repainted. Intrepid is scheduled to return to the brand-new, state-of-the-art Pier 86 on Manhattan's west side in the fall of 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix.)