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Vessel No. 50 slated to leave Suisun Bay

May 15, 2014 by Donna Beth Weilenman Leave a Comment

The USS Ponchatoula, the 50th vessel on the Maritime Administration’s list of ships to be pulled from the Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay and sent for recycling, is expected to leave Benicia on Thursday, Kirsten Allen, MARAD spokesperson, said. Departure from the Reserve Fleet was expected to start at 11 a.m., though the ship’s movement […]

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