BATH — Bath Iron Works remains in the running to design and build next-generation patrol cutters for the Coast Guard, according to a statement issued Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. A Coast Guard request for proposals to design and build offshore patrol cutters drew submissions from eight shipyards before a Jan. […]
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No injuries or ‘serious damage’ from fire aboard destroyer at BIW
BATH — A fire on a destroyer under construction at Bath Iron Works was extinguished without injuries Monday night, a BIW spokesman said. The fire, which was reported at approximately 7:30 p.m., occurred in an empty storage tank on the DDG-1001, the future USS Michael Monsoor, BIW spokesman Jim DeMartini said from the scene. Reports […]
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Opposition forms against tax deal for BIW expansion
BATH — Bath Iron Works is seeking site plan and contract rezoning approvals from the city, and a tax increment financing agreement, to expand and make other improvements. A petition opposing another TIF agreement with BIW attracted nearly 370 signatures at the state Senate District 19 polls Tuesday. BIW wants to build a more than […]
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BIW finishes work on first stealthy destroyer
BATH (AP) — An enormous and technology-laden warship that’s taking shape at Maine’s Bath Iron Works is due to be christened in October. The shipyard said the event will be held on Oct. 19 for the Zumwalt, first of a new class of destroyers that’s the largest ever built for the U.S. Navy. Once derided […]
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Furloughs for Department of Defense civilian employees to begin
BATH — Nearly 2,100 civilian Department of Defense workers in Maine will begin furloughs on July 8, losing one day of pay a week for 11 weeks as a result of congressionally mandated across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration. In Bath, 200 civilian employees at Bath Iron Works will be affected, according to spokeswoman Kristin […]
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It’s a gas
Jerry Blais can’t wait for the traffic light up ahead to turn red. “I like red lights,” Blais said as he rolled down Sabattus Street in his gasser street rod. “I get to bring it up through the gears again.” Four of them. First gear, second and so on. “It’s really fun to feel the […]