Obama, Environmentalism Kill Navy Ship Visit to Maine Lobster Fest
The U.S. Navy has sent a ship to the Maine Lobster Festival for more than three decades. Sen. Snowe said the tradition has ended. Read More...
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Navy to skip Maine Lobster Festival
By Shlomit Auciello
The Herald Gazette Reporter
ROCKLAND (July 3): The U.S. Navy has sent a ship to the Maine Lobster Festival for more than three decades...
Sen. Snowe notified the Maine Lobster Festival organization the tradition has come to an end...
Citing operational and homeland security demands, Capt. C.T. Mueller, the Navy's director of public affairs said such visits were being cut back. "Only port visits associated with operational requirements or that have minimal fuel consumption impact are being approved," Mueller said.
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