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Sea Tow Rhode Island’s Father’s Day Gift Sea Tow Rhode Island’s Father’s Day Gift

Capt. Kevin Scott of Sea Tow Rhode Island sent this report of an incident that happened in Narragansett Bay over the June 16-17 weekend. He calls it “A Father’s Day Gift.” Report: Here in Rhode Island, the annual Rhode Island...

» June 20th, 2012
Quonset Air Show This Weekend Quonset Air Show This Weekend

The annual Quonset Air Show (2012 Rhode Island National Guard Open House & Air Show) will be held June 16 and 17 at Quonset Point in North Kingstown. Narragansett Bay boaters, naturally, are uniquely positioned to view the show,...

» June 15th, 2012
RI Sub Builder Opens New Facility RI Sub Builder Opens New Facility

Providence Journal: The U.S. Navy’s primary contractor for submarines is opening a new production facility at Rhode Island’s Quonset Point. Executives at Electric Boat intend to dedicate its new 146,000-square-foot building Tuesday. Governor Lincoln Chafee and members of the...

» January 9th, 2012
Feds Call for Block Island Wind Farm Feds Call for Block Island Wind Farm

Block Island Times: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, on a visit to Quonset Point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, this past week, announced that the federal government is seeking letters of interest from offshore wind developers for...

» August 23rd, 2011
Public Comment Sought in Narragansett Bay Nav System Study Public Comment Sought in Narragansett Bay Nav System Study

The Coast Guard is conducting a waterway study for the Approaches to Quonset Point and Davisville, including the area between Quonset/Davisville and Prudence Island. This study will be used to determine the effectiveness of the waterways and the aids...

» August 15th, 2011
RI Submarine Builder to Expand RI Submarine Builder to Expand

Projo.com: Rhode Island’s hard-hit manufacturing sector received good news Tuesday (January 11) as submarine-maker Electric Boat announced a $40-million expansion at its Quonset Point facility and the addition of 400 jobs there. “I can never remember a time when...

» January 19th, 2011
Rhode Island Marina Plans to Expand Rhode Island Marina Plans to Expand

Buoyed by increased demand and rapid growth, North Kingstown-based Mill Creek Marine (formerly Johnson’s Boatyard) recently began construction of a new sales, service, and dry-stack boat-storage facility at Quonset Point, on the western shore of Narragansett Bay. Completion of...

» September 20th, 2010