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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 970584" data-attributes="member: 1246">Wednesday, May 9, 2012 @ 4:15 pm |&nbsp; Coast Guard Vessel Commissioned by the First Grifter Now Has Four Leaks — One the Size of a GolfballAnd on that note I believe it’s safe to say that she and her husband pretty much destroy everything they touch.Via the San Francisco Gate:Remember when First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by Alameda a few months back, to participate in a commissioning ceremony for a new Coast Guard cutter she sponsored? Well, it turns out the brand-new, half-billion dollar cutter has sprung a few leaks.

The Associated Press is reporting that the Dorothy Stratton, one of three massive national security vessels homeported in Alameda, has a trio of “pinholes” and a fourth hole that’s about the size of a golf ball in its hull. Th
e wire service said the ship’s crew discovered the holes and rust in mid-April, just a few weeks after the ship was commissioned, while working off the coast of Los Angeles.

Captain Charles Cashin told the wire service that temporary repairs have been made and that the ship needs to be dry docked in order to make permanent repairs.

Coast Guard leaders who attended the commissioning ceremony in March called the ship and others like it the future of the Coast Guard, and they thanked Congress for approving funding for a sixth of the Legacy Class ships.
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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 970584, member: 1246"] Wednesday, May 9, 2012 @ 4:15 pm | Coast Guard Vessel Commissioned by the First Grifter Now Has Four Leaks — One the Size of a Golfball And on that note I believe it’s safe to say that she and her husband pretty much destroy everything they touch. Via the San Francisco Gate: [INDENT]Remember when First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by Alameda a few months back, to participate in a commissioning ceremony for a new Coast Guard cutter she sponsored? Well, it turns out the brand-new, half-billion dollar cutter has sprung a few leaks. The Associated Press is reporting that the Dorothy Stratton, one of three massive national security vessels homeported in Alameda, has a trio of “pinholes” and a fourth hole that’s about the size of a golf ball in its hull. Th e wire service said the ship’s crew discovered the holes and rust in mid-April, just a few weeks after the ship was commissioned, while working off the coast of Los Angeles. Captain Charles Cashin told the wire service that temporary repairs have been made and that the ship needs to be dry docked in order to make permanent repairs. Coast Guard leaders who attended the commissioning ceremony in March called the ship and others like it the future of the Coast Guard, and they thanked Congress for approving funding for a sixth of the Legacy Class ships. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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