In the good old days lightships marked the shoals from Nantucket to Delaware Bay. (Well maybe not so good if your were on duty in a short steep chop). One of them was the Ambrose Lightship which marked the entrance to the Ambrose channel into New York harbor. The Ambrose has gotten a new coat of paint and is now back on station at South Street Seaport to fascinate tourists and schoolchildren. h/t Save Our Seaport

More Than 100 Lawmakers Push to Include SHIPS for America Act in Defense
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A bipartisan group of 119 lawmakers is urging congressional leaders to
preserve and expand provisions of the SHIPS for America Act in the final
fiscal year...
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