"River Cities" Host First Navy Week of 2015
Bossier City-Shreveport Navy Week begins April 27 and will continue through May 3. Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects, in cities that don't have a large naval presence. The events and special programs to be held throughout the "River Cities" are the culmination of planning and preparation over many months by the Navy Office of Community Outreach, multiple Navy assets and community leaders. "Our planning for this Navy Week started in January," said Gary Ross, the primary planner for Bossier City-Shreveport Navy Week. Rear Adm.
Lubricant Specialist Bel-Ray Partners Overtons
Bel-Ray Company, Inc. announces an agreement with Overton’s, the leading watersports dealer, in which Overton’s will distribute Bel-Ray’s performance-enhancing marine oils and lubricants. Bel-Ray’s recent launch of their line of specialty Marine Lubricants draws upon a 50+ year history of producing marine lubricants. These items have been sold worldwide to organizations ranging from the United States Navy to the largest and most prestigious manufacturers of outboard, inboard and stern drive engines.
Crowley’s Tugboat Guard Performs Heroic Rescue
The crew aboard Crowley Maritime Corporation’s tugboat Guard recently performed a heroic rescue of a man who was struggling to stay afloat in the waters outside of San Francisco Bay. The rescue took place during the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 31, while the tugboat was standing by outside the Golden Gate Bridge, waiting to escort a tanker into San Francisco Bay’s anchorage. Crowley’s Perry Overton, captain of the Guard, noticed the man treading water a little more than a mile and a half from the bridge.
Truman Wins Environment Quality Award
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) will present USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) with the Secretary of the Navy Environment Quality Award for fiscal year 2005 May 3. The CNO Environment Award and SECNAV award are presented to ships Navywide annually that exemplify environmental stewardship. “Truman was chosen along with USS George Washington and USS John C. Stennis for the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Quality Award,” said Lt. Mike Overton, Truman’s afloat environmental protection coordinator. “Basically the award is for how the ship puts forth effort to maintain environmental quality (when it comes to) the correct storage, disposal and handling of HAZMAT,” said Overton. The CNO Environmental Readiness Director, Rear Adm. James A. Symonds, congratulated the winners of the award.
P&O CreditWatch Implications Revised Due to Postponed Merger
Standard & Poor's said that it had revised its CreditWatch implications to developing from negative on U.K.-based cruise operator P&O Princess Cruises PLC (triple-'B' long-term corporate credit rating). This action follows news that the shareholder vote on the proposed merger with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has been postponed indefinitely after an unsolicited bid from Carnival Corp. The ratings on P&O Princess were initially placed on CreditWatch with negative implications on Nov. 20, 2001, to reflect a material increase in financial leverage, which the company is likely to incur if the proposed merger with RCL goes ahead. The revised CreditWatch status reflects the increased chances of P&O Princess' merger with the higher rated Carnival.
