Boston Ship Repair to repair Navy hospital ship
Boston Ship Repair, L.L.C., Boston, Mass., a unit of Northeast Ship Repair, was recently awarded a $9.22-million, firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-day regular overhaul/dry-docking of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort.
Northeast Ship Repair President Edward Snyder told Marine Log the contract will employ between 100 to 150 workers during the contract period. Under the contract Boston Ship Repair will dry-dock the ship and perform tank preservation, freeboard preservation and underwater hull painting. It will also upgrade the ship's switchboard, repair its sea valves and overhaul its pumps.