Author: regan1626
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
March 2024 HISTORY WILLIAM FRANCIS GIBBS Young William Francis Gibbs watched the launching of the SS St. Louis and immediately fell in love with big ships and boats. After entering Harvard, he discovered that he preferred drawing seagoing vessels to attending classes; thus, he dropped out of school and ventured to Europe via the RMS LUSITANIA and RMS MAURITANIA before entering… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
MARCH 2024 HISTORY WILLIAM FRANCIS GIBBS Young William Francis Gibbs watched the launching of the SS St. Louis and immediately fell in love with big ships and boats. After entering Harvard, he discovered that he preferred drawing seagoing vessels to attending classes; thus, he dropped out of school and ventured to Europe via the RMS LUSITANIA and RMS MAURITANIA before entering… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
Beyond the Horizon February 2024 GREY FLEET Suicides by military and military veterans is a major concern within the armed services; however, the solution is far beyond the current standings. A Navy Petty Officer aboard the USS RALPH JOHNSON (DDG-114) died of self-inflicted wounds in a Japanese hospital. Currently, the Navy is averaging about 20 suicides per… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
BEYOND THE HORIZON January 2024 GREY FLEETS Finland dominated U.S. Navy news a few days before Christmas. This Nordic nation, with 800 miles of border with Russia, announced the purchase of 64 new F-35 fighters from the United States to bolster its air forces. At the same time, another Foreign Minister was opening 15 Finnish… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
1 December 2023 INLAND WATERWAYS Yet again, Congress, in the most recent budgetary Kick-the-can-down-the-road, set up a future battle on defining exactly what is the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) that neither party nor the Supreme Court has been able to explain in years. Nebulous words such as “by” or “near” hold a variety… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
BEYOND THE HORIZON 1 December 2023 INLAND WATERWAYS Yet again, Congress, in the most recent budgetary Kick-the-can-down-the-road, set up a future battle on defining exactly what is the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) that neither party nor the Supreme Court has been able to explain in years. Nebulous words such as “by” or “near”… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
1 November 2023 #18 MERCHANT FLEET The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is responsible for all American waterborne transportation including ports, infrastructure, shipping, security, safety, vessel operations, and environment. This significant element of the Department of Transportation is currently headed by a Chief Administrator, Ann Phillips, a retired Navy RADM who spent 31 years in the Navy as… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
15 October 2023 # 17 HISTORY A brief overview of the Peloponnesian War evidences the incredible need for naval warfare and the brilliance of naval tactics of the 5th century BC. The Athenians, obviously one of the centers of culture, ingenuity, and economics, built the versatile trireme, a rowboat with three rising banks of 170 oarsmen… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
1 September 2023 #15 INLAND WATERWAYS Blakely BoatWorks in Mobile, Alabama, is building a new Tier 4 Z-drive tugboat for Crescent Towing. Tier 4 engines are the preeminent environmentally safe motors for non-road machinery that meet all the current EPA standards, and hopefully, future regulations. The Z-drive, like a bow thruster, is a propulsion unit capable… Read more
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BEYOND THE HORIZON
1 September 2023 #15 INLAND WATERWAYS Blakely BoatWorks in Mobile, Alabama, is building a new Tier 4 Z-drive tugboat for Crescent Towing. Tier 4 engines are the preeminent environmentally safe motors for non-road machinery that meet all the current EPA standards, and hopefully, future regulations. The Z-drive, like a bow thruster, is a propulsion unit capable… Read more