Collins, King Statement on Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Contract

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King released the following statement today on the Coast Guard’s award of the Offshore Patrol Cutter contract:

“We are deeply disappointed by the Coast Guard’s announcement and believe that Bath Iron Works, with its outstanding shipbuilding record, would have delivered nothing but the best, highest-quality cutters to the Coast Guard,” Senators Collins and King said in a joint statement. “We intend to evaluate the details of the award to ensure that the Coast Guard properly met all of its decision criteria, and we will continue to do all that we can to support the highly-skilled men and women at BIW who do so much to support our nation’s security.”