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Port Commission authorizes MOU with U.S. Navy to begin Phase 1 of Dry Dock No. 1 disposal
Summary
The Port Commission approved an MOU allowing NAVSEA and Titan Salvage to begin Phase 1 of dismantling and removing Dry Dock No. 1, with Phase 1 federally funded and not obligating port funds; commissioners asked about buoyancy, liability and next steps for phases involving port funds.
The Port Commission on Oct. 31 approved a memorandum of understanding that lets the U.S. Navy and its contracted salvage firm, Titan Salvage, begin Phase 1 of work to remove and dispose of Dry Dock No. 1.
Port staff described a decades-long effort to divest the decommissioned dry dock, built in 1942 and declared unfit for service in 1999, which has hazardous materials, limited disposal options and previous failed disposal attempts. The congressionally directed…
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