[QUOTE=Bayrunner;181908]http://www.professionalmariner.com/Web-Bulletin-2016/US-Navy-to-lease-high-speed-transport-to-Bay-Ferries/[/QUOTE]
“Additionally, while the vessel is leased to a Canadian company, the U.S Navy requires that HST 2 remains U.S. flagged, crewed by U.S. citizens, maintains a U.S. Coast Guard certificate of inspection, and all work bringing HST 2 into class will be conducted in U.S. shipyards.”
I’m happy at least the USN had sense enough to ensure US mariner jobs. If only Congress did the same…