Several hundred people from around the region gathered at Mare Island’s Building 680 for an open house and ribbon cutting celebration to mark the official opening of the Allied Defense Recycling, Mare Island Dry Docks. As rain drizzled outside the massive building, dignitaries spoke of new bright days ahead for the former naval shipyard. The […]
Under a bright sun, the 9.5 ton SS Salon Turman arrived to it’s final home at Mare Island’s Dry Dock 3 as local residents watched, cheered and waved along the historic core waterfront. This is the first ship to use the dry docks since the Navy left in 1996, and will be the first of […]