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. There's no mention of building a new sea lift fleet, but rather only to buy used, which really means foreign and refit. (00:48–00:52)
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Asserts that the Navy has not allocated funds for new sealift ships.
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