The USS GW BUSH “beastly” nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
A “floating city” has been located in Falirikos bay since Friday morning. This is the US’s “beastly” nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GW BUSH.
The aircraft carrier has been docked in Piraeus for a few hours, and will remain until noon on Tuesday, February 7.
With a NAVTEX issued late on Thursday night, from this Friday at 8:00 a.m. until Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., the “circulation and anchoring of boats, marine recreational vessels, as well as any other activity within a thousand meters of the ship is prohibited .
The relevant announcement of the Ministry of Shipping in detail
“The Central Port Authority of Piraeus announces from 02-03-2023 at 08:00 to 02-07-2023 at 14:00 the ban on traffic and anchoring of boats, marine recreational vessels, as well as any other activity at a distance thousand meters from the point f: 37o 55′ 09.3”N, l: 023o 39′ 47”E, and specifically around the ship which will be anchored at this point.
“From this prohibition, the ships – vessels that are necessary for the support and supply of the above ship are excluded. Violators, regardless of the concurrent civil and criminal responsibilities according to the current legislation, are also subject to the sanctions of article 157 of the N.D. 187/73 (Government Gazette 261 A’/73), as applicable”.
This is the tenth and the US Navy’s last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Its construction began in 2003 at the Northrop Grumman Newport News Dry Dock 12 shipyard, the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Completed in 2009. The construction cost amounted to 6 billion dollars.
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