
The Department of Homeland Security on Friday granted relief to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) for the construction and delivery of the first four new Coast Guard medium-endurance cutters due to a setback the shipbuilder suffered at its facilities from Hurricane Michael in October 2018, but under terms of the settlement the Coast Guard plans to recompete the contract for additional Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) to build out the planned buy of 25 ships. Delivery of the first OPC has been…