Why to scrap dealers? I wanted to buy one!
Standard procedure honestly… every post has a scrap yard of sorts (that seems to always be run by civilians, DRMO)
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The US Navy sold two aircraft carriers to a ship-breaking company for 1 cent each after decades of service.
The cut-price fee reflects the fact the company will profit from selling the ship metal for scrap, officials said.
Naval Sea Systems Command, a US Navy suborganization, said it had agreed to sell the USS Kitty Hawk and the USS John F. Kennedy to International Shipbreaking Limited, which is based in Brownsville, Texas, USA Today reported.
Towing and ship-breaking is a costly process, and the Navy has previously paid ISL large sums of money to recycle its ships, the Brownsville Herald reported.
“The contract values reflect that the contracted company will benefit from the subsequent sale of scrap steel, iron, and non-ferrous metal ores,” said Alan Baribeau, a spokesman for the Naval Sea Systems Command in a statement cited by USA Today.
Both ships were launched in the 1960s and were capable of carrying dozens of aircraft.
The original article contains 222 words, the summary contains 156 words. Saved 30%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
