Here is the my post from last week:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747208/posts
It has excellent details from those in the know. This story came up when the CG Commandar took 8 of 10 ships out of service in Key West, FL about three weeks ago.
Ping CWOJackson
Interesting, thanks!
On the other hand, reading the original article more closely seems to show that they have just as much trouble building brand new boats as refitting old ones.
Strange.
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