Port of Oswego Authority

FUNDING APPROVED FOR BREAK WALL The port advocated for this funding and we are happy it has been included in the 2022 budget. https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil//usace-buffalo-district-re/

Event at Maritime Museum Will Honor Veterans of D-Day and World War II on June 6 The H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego will unite D-Day and World War II Veterans with the Museum’s U.S. Army Transport (USAT), LT-5, the last functional U.S. Army vessel that participated in the Normandy landings, at a commemorative event on Sunday, June 6, the 77th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. The tug is owned by the Port of Oswego Authority and maintained by the Museum. ... We think it most fitting to welcome veterans of World War II, the D-Day invasion and their families at the LT-5, says Museum Executive Director Mercedes Niess. These veterans and this veteran tug are symbols of one of the greatest undertakings in world history and we continue to honor their service. A commemorative ceremony and tours of the vessel exclusively for WWII veterans and their families will take place Sunday, June 6 at 11:30 a.m. The LT-5 will be open for tours to the general public free of charge from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6. The LT-5 Major Elisha K. Henson was one of the first large tug class built to transport equipment for the Normandy invasion. According to the U.S. Naval Institute, fewer than 30 documented vessels that served on D-Day are still afloat, and only five are barely above water. According to the National Park Service, this makes Oswego’s LT-5 the last functional U.S. Army vessel that participated in the Normandy landings. Port of Oswego Authority Executive Director William Scriber, a decorated military veteran who served in Desert Storm/Desert Shield with the U.S. Army Special Operations Airborne Command, says he is looking forward to welcoming fellow veterans to this special event. We are very proud to have preserved and maintained the LT-5 so that our veterans and members of the public can see a unique piece of history docked right here in Oswego at the West Pier. World War II veterans and their family members who would like to attend the June 6 ceremony are asked to contact the Museum for more information, 315-342-0480.

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Oswego Marina filling up fast. Good luck to all the fisherman.

http://www.oswegocountynewsnow.com//article_c7a0f09e-a8f4- The Port of Oswego Authority is happy to support this event and Harborfest.

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Wave surges over the unfinished part of the Oswego harbor break wall. The port is requesting Army Corp funding, 2021, this year to finish the break wall to protect the Oswego Harbor. The west arrowhead breakwaters require significant repairs to deteriorated sections. Repairs to sections of the west arrowhead breakwater were completed in 2019. Additional repairs are needed to address all of the deteriorated sections. Commodities handled by the harbor support $1.2B in business... revenue, 7,119 direct, indirect, and induced jobs, and $354.3M in labor income. Home to 536 recreational slips, 6 boat launch lanes, and 29 charter boats Generates recreational economic benefits totaling $7,190,951 and supports 111 jobs. Ref: https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil//Ne/NY24NAVOswegoHarbor.pdf

The Evans Spirit making a port call today unloading aluminum. The Port of Oswego is the second largest importer of aluminum in the Great Lakes and a key supplier of prime aluminum to the industry.