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Venerable MSU Continues Mission, With Armor 1 On The Horizon

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Venerable MSU Continues Mission, With Armor 1 On The Horizon

March 15, 2024

For more than three quarters of a century, the Vicksburg Engineer District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) has deployed in low-water months anywhere from Cairo, Ill., to Head of Passes near… Read More

Mat Sinking Unit Marks 74th Year, New ARMOR 1 Due Out In 2024 The mv. Harrison bringing the revetment crew back to the MSU after lunch. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The mv. Harrison bringing the revetment crew back to the MSU after lunch. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Mat Sinking Unit Marks 74th Year, New ARMOR 1 Due Out In 2024

September 2, 2022

Somewhere south of Vicksburg, Miss., on the Mississippi River, there’s a crew numbering more than 275 working to do its part in keeping the river on its current course. Levees,… Read More

$19 Million In Small Shipyard Grants Awarded

June 21, 2019

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced $19.6 million in grants to support capital improvements at 28 U.S. small shipyards on June 17 as a part of its… Read More