PORT OF LONG BEACH ACQUIRES NEW EMERGENCY LANDING VEHICLE

摘要

Port of Long Beach recently acquired a refurbished and retrofitted landing craft that will boost their emergency recovery capabilities, according to a port statement. Donated by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, the Landing Craft Mechanized Mark 8, or LCM-8, was fully renovated and is now equipped with cleaner engines, a salvage crane and a galley. The Port notes the vessel's "dropdown ramp" can be lowered to allow emergency vehicles to drive from land directly onto the boat and back out again in case of a natural disaster that makes roads and bridges impassable.