# Just saw where Austal USA was awarded another contract

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/just-saw-where-austal-usa-was-awarded-another-contract/63013>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [May 5, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/just-saw-where-austal-usa-was-awarded-another-contract/63013 "2022-05-05T04:15:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/just-saw-where-austal-usa-was-awarded-another-contract/63013/1 "2022-05-05T04:15:29Z")

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230+ million contract to build an "Improved version " of the Spearhead crap they built before… Makes me puke they continue to waste money on these vessels.

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**Author:** ![DeckApe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/deckape/32/1271_2.png) [@DeckApe](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DeckApe)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/just-saw-where-austal-usa-was-awarded-another-contract/63013/2 "2022-05-05T10:02:02Z")

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You’re talking about the ambulance version. The only way those will be financially useful is if they prompt the Navy to retire one or both of the MERCY class ships.

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**Author:** ![tengineer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@tengineer1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tengineer1)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/just-saw-where-austal-usa-was-awarded-another-contract/63013/3 "2022-05-05T19:24:11Z")

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> [@SeaEagle](#):
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> Makes me puke they continue to waste money on these vessels.

Me too but “they” are the people we elect. I vote for no incumbents any more from county commissioner to president.

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**Author:** ![cmakin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@cmakin](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cmakin)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/just-saw-where-austal-usa-was-awarded-another-contract/63013/4 "2022-05-06T11:50:22Z")

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Oh, yeah. No matter what one’s viewpoint is, either Liberal or Conservative, we should ALL be opposed to professional politicians. Any time that I vote in a primary election, I walk out saying, “You’re fired”.