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Shipyard in Norfolk, Va. The R/V Atlantic Explorer has a beam of 38 ft. and a depth of 14 ft., three inches. It draws just under 12 ft. at full load. It replaces the small- er, 115-ft. Weatherbird II. The modified vessel offers expanded deck space to carry up to four, 20-foot scientif- ic vans and/or work boats simultaneously. It will allow for the launching of larger scientific mooring buoys and instruments, provide more room for multi-investigator equipment and offer larger wet and dry laboratory space as well as greater stability for carrying more delicate instruments.

BCGP to Co-Manufacture

FB Design Boats

Brunswick CGP will co-manufacture and distribute FB

Design's boats to extend its product line and offer larger, high-speed, performance craft up to 80 ft. The agree- ment, for which terms were not disclosed, takes effect immediately. Brunswick CGP will be offering two FB

Design lines: a line of traditional hard-sided patrol boats using the patented STAB system and ranging from 38 to 80 ft., and a line of high-performance RIBs from 33 to 55 ft. The STAB system combines all the advantages of

RIBs with those of traditional hulls, resulting in a hybrid boat. The Nighthawk 38, a hybrid boat, was previewed at the 2006 Miami International Boat Show and will be showcased again at the Multi Agency Craft Conference (MACC) in Norfolk, Va.

Senate Approves FY 2006

Emergency Supplemental

Appropriations Bill

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) praised the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for approving the FY 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appro- priations bill, which would result in a major boost in security funding for America's seaports. As part of the bill, the committee approved an amendment, offered by

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), which would provide an additional $648 million in resources for radiation portal monitors, container inspections, port inspections and port facility security grants. "Securing America's seaports, which are essential for the nation's economic growth, vitality and way of life, must be a top national priority," said AAPA

President/CEO Kurt Nagle. "This legislation, along with pending port and cargo security legislation in the House and Senate for future years, provides heightened focus on protecting the cargo, people and critical infrastructure of our ports that we as a nation depend on."

In total, the Senate Appropriations' supplemental bill allocates $106.5 billion in emergency funding, including $72 billion for the global war on terror and $27 billion for hurricane recovery efforts. Within the $648 million port security amendment to the bill, $227 million of addition- al funds are allocated to the federal Port Security Grant program, $211 million for Customs and Border Protec- tion (CBP) to purchase 60 more cargo container inspec- tion systems, $23 million for CBP to hire 50 additional port inspectors, $23 million for the U.S. Coast Guard to triple the number of port security plan specialists, $32 million for CBP to hire 85 cargo container security spe- cialists, and $132 million to place more than 300 addi- tional radiation portal monitors in U.S. seaports to check cargo containers for carrying radioactive materials.

Nagle noted that, in addition to providing funds to pro- tect port facilities, the emergency supplemental bill would provide money for CBP and the Coast Guard to more thoroughly scrutinize the cargo-both at home and abroad-that moves through our nation's seaports. He also praised a pair of bills recently introduced in Congress that will enhance port and cargo security, and provide port security grant funding beyond the current fiscal year.

The "GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act," offered by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-

WA) on the Senate side (S. 2459), and the "SAFE Port

Act," proposed by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) and Rep.

Jane Harman (D-CA) on the House side (H.R. 4954), both would fund the existing Port Security Grant pro- gram at $400 million a year in fiscal years 2007-2012, enhance high risk cargo targeting capabilities, establish container security standards, improve nuclear and radio- logical detection systems, authorize establishment of maritime security command centers, and have DHS develop protocols for resuming trade in the event of a ter- rorist incident. 8• MarineNews • May, 2006

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