Lieutenant Savanna L. Vandehei

Port State Control Officer Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Texas City

Lieutenant Savanna Vandehei is a Port State Control Officer assigned to Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Texas City. Her primary duties consist of conducting examinations of foreign commercial vessels to determine regulatory compliance. A former investigator, she has experience involving marine casualty investigations, suspension and revocation investigations, and regulatory enforcement.
 
Prior to this assignment, she earned her Journeyman Marine Inspector designation while at Sector Mobile, AL. She led inspections for U.S. and foreign commercial vessels, ensuring compliance with international and domestic law. Her first assignment was on Coast Guard Cutter DOUGLAS MUNRO as a student engineer in Kodiak, AK.  
 
Lieutenant Vandehei commissioned from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2017 with her B.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. She is a native of Monroe, WA and currently lives in Houston, TX with her husband Ryan, daughter Mavis, and two dogs, Max and Winnie.