Virginia Foxx News

Stressing that "ordinary people can do extraordinary good if given a chance," U. S. Representative Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., on the floor of the U. S. Congress recently commended the bravery of the crew of the Horizon Falcon containership operated by Horizon Lines, Inc. Rep. Falcon, a 722-foot containership. Rep. The Horizon Falcon was the first vessel to arrive on the scene after the log ship's crew alerted the Coast Guard. Horizon Lines is a member of AMVER, a voluntary program sponsored by US Coast Guard for mutual vessel assistance and rescue. "When the Horizon Falcon arrived, it found survivors in the water surrounded by an oil slick and debris from the sunken ship. With the U.S.