I think it was 17 vessels being more than 50 years old or 50 years old and older that The Maritime Administration is resorting to purchasing foreign built ships. Despite clear direction from Congress over repeated years, the Navy hasn't allocated money to build new sealift ships. And the FY23 Chief Naval Operations long range shipbuilding plan. (00:40–00:45)
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Asserts that the Maritime Administration is buying foreign-built ships.
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