FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Military Sealift Command Charters Scotia Prince to House Evacuees!
Washington, D.C. September 7, 2005. The ship, MV Scotia Prince, belonging to GMD Solutions client, Scotia Prince Cruises, has been contracted by the Navy's Military Sealift Command, as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to provide relief for displaced victims. The command awarded contracts for four ships to provide interim housing to those displaced by the hurricane and possibly relief workers, as well, officials said.
FEMA Director Michael D. Brown called the cruise ship option just one of many efforts under way to provide housing for those forced to flee the Gulf region in Katrina's wake.
The cruise ships were immediately removed from commercial service in response to FEMA's request for temporary housing, and Military Sealift Command chartered the ships for six months, beginning no later than Sept. 10, with the MV Scotia Prince destined to moor at New Orleans serving as a mobile platform for interim housing, accommodating 1000 people.
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