Kings Point gets look at new training ship

Regulatory/Transport

Monday, September 17, 2012
   An ship formerly used by NASA to recover solid rocket boosters from the Space Shuttle will become the new training ship at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Maritime Administrator David Matsuda toured the Liberty Star on Friday as the ship was displayed to academy midshipmen, parents, and alumni, many of whom were present for Parent's Weekend at the school.  The ship had sailed to the school from Florida earlier in th...
You have requested access to content only available to Registered Users of American Shipper. You can become a registered user for FREE. You will not have access to premium content.

Your registration to American Shipper is FREE and will provide you access to much of the content on the American Shipper Web site. You will not have access to Premium Content.

 SUBSCRIBE NOW
Access to premium content, original reporting, research, and feature stories require a paid subscription.  Subscriptions to American Shipper costs $120 a year.  Your subscription includes unlimited access to content on the American Shipper Website, early access to the digital edition of the monthly magazine, and the daily AS+ premium newsletter published each morning.

Already a member? Login to your account to gain access to this content now.

Login