And the ones ECO provides in Georgia/San Diego, Moran in Portsmouth NH, and another private company in Groton ct. I tried saying this earlier; other Mariners are trusted with actually coming alongside these things, that are not from HOS.
The bid process would require they provide competent crews; no competent crew or the means to provide one, you wouldn’t be qualified to bid on the project? Isn’t this the same logic how seatow can’t bid on a dead ship tow of an aircraft carrier?
I don’t give a shit who has the contract but how the fuck can they get the same rate to just
Operate the boat that they got to provide the boats AND operate them??? That’s the scam. Even if it was 3/4 the rate at least it’s not as bad.