The issue: House-passed legislation attached to that chamber’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the use of U.S. crews or similarly paid workers on foreign vessels servicing offshore energy projects.
The transaction includes key U.S. Government programs, including the USCG Polar Security Cutter, U.S. Navy Auxiliary Personnel Lighters and a repair facility. Lockport, Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards, one of the largest.
KETCHIKAN (KDN) — The new U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Denman and its crew arrived Friday in Ketchikan at the end of a 36-day transit from Key West, Florida, according