REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $520,000 FOR MARE ISLAND SHIP YARD
June 4, 2013
Thompson helps secure funds to improve safety, enhance emergency response time at ship yard, S.F. Bay
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced a $521,500 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Port Security Grant for the Mare Island Ship Yard (MISY). The funds will be used for emergency response equipment.
“This funding positions the Mare Island Ship Yard as the go-to emergency responder for marine vessels in the San Francisco Bay Area,” said Thompson. “The new equipment will improve response time, help our first responders save lives and enhance the overall safety of the San Francisco Bay region.”
“Mare Island Ship Yard is greatly honored to work with our partners Congressman Mike Thompson, FEMA, Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region and Lennar Corporation in being able to provide greater benefit to the marine community and the region,” said Tom Wilson, Ship Yard Superintendent.
The equipment being purchased - transportable lighting plants and man lifts - will provide MISY with the capacity to rapidly respond to emergencies on board vessels in the San Francisco Bay Region. The mobile capability of the equipment will allow MISY to respond to emergencies both at the ship yard and throughout the San Francisco Bay area.
This grant is the result of collaborative efforts of the MISY, Congressman Mike Thompson, FEMA, Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region and Lennar Mare Island Corporation.
As the only ship yard in the San Francisco Bay Region to be awarded this type of grant, Mare Island Ship Yard, LLC is now positioned as the first responder for emergencies on board vessels in the San Francisco Bay region.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 5th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and chairs the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“This funding positions the Mare Island Ship Yard as the go-to emergency responder for marine vessels in the San Francisco Bay Area,” said Thompson. “The new equipment will improve response time, help our first responders save lives and enhance the overall safety of the San Francisco Bay region.”
“Mare Island Ship Yard is greatly honored to work with our partners Congressman Mike Thompson, FEMA, Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region and Lennar Corporation in being able to provide greater benefit to the marine community and the region,” said Tom Wilson, Ship Yard Superintendent.
The equipment being purchased - transportable lighting plants and man lifts - will provide MISY with the capacity to rapidly respond to emergencies on board vessels in the San Francisco Bay Region. The mobile capability of the equipment will allow MISY to respond to emergencies both at the ship yard and throughout the San Francisco Bay area.
This grant is the result of collaborative efforts of the MISY, Congressman Mike Thompson, FEMA, Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region and Lennar Mare Island Corporation.
As the only ship yard in the San Francisco Bay Region to be awarded this type of grant, Mare Island Ship Yard, LLC is now positioned as the first responder for emergencies on board vessels in the San Francisco Bay region.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 5th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and chairs the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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