Written by Kris Land
Reach Out to More People and Make a Stand for the Environment
Taking a former naval vessel, previously the USNS New Bedford T-AKL-17, and transforming it into an ally of the environment is no small task. The challenges are many and the distance that needs to be covered is long. We are committed to seeing this project through, but we cannot do it alone. The Sea Bird project could dramatically change the way the countless industries operate by offering technology that allows ships to operate clean and promote fuel conservation.
The Sea Bird could encourage others to follow a similar path. The key is proving to the world that this is something that is realistically achievable. Help us to create a "Commotion!"
Your support is extremely important to the success of the Sea Bird project;
Individuals can help us by telling others, by being involved in the Eco Forum, by sharing your ideas with us and by forwarding your support to companies who you think should get involved. Through sponsorship, you can help us fully acquire the Sea Bird and make our eco-friendly concepts a reality. If we are successful, the Sea Bird could be listed as a landmark in the history of the green movement, helping us to go above and beyond today’s green initiatives. Sponsorship not only helps make that happen, but includes you as an active participant in this earth-changing effort.
Businesses are invited to sponsor the Sea Bird project. Those who do will be awarded with a rare opportunity to gain amazing exposure for their business—directly on the Sea Bird! Companies who are associated with the Sea Bird project will help promote a green image. More people will see that your organization or business cares about the environment, and is willing to make sacrifices to help mankind learn to live in harmony with it. Think of the Sea Bird as a race car on the water, racing to save Earth's oceans.
How will the average consumer know that you assisted the Sea Bird through sponsorship? Companies that choose to sponsor the Sea Bird will have their logo added to the side of the ship, on this website, in front of the news media, in our on-line videos and to all of our supporting fans. Every time the Sea Bird leaves port, the world will see your brand sailing with her!
Show your existing and potential customers that your company cares about Mother Earth and is willing to support this amazing, once-in-a-lifetime project. Your dollars will go towards the development of cutting-edge green technology, the sharing of knowledge about the environment, and the cleansing of the world’s pollution. With your sponsorship, the Sea Bird can begin finding solutions to our earth’s problems, which include many humanitarian issues as well as environmental ones—this is all of our responsibility!
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1944: Camano Class Light Cargo Ship was laid down for the US Army as FS-289 at Wheeler Shipbuilding in Whitestone, NY.

1955 - 1963: Used as a cargo supply ship for the Texas Towers, a network of advanced radar stations located off the Eastern Seaboard. In 1957, Capt. Sixto Mangual was commander of the AKL-17 and in 1961 it was rechristened the USNS New Bedford. The New Bedford, sailing out of State Pier, was keeping vigil when Texas Tower No. 4 callapsed off the New Jersey coast during a January 1961 nor'easter.

2006: Design of the Tesla Turbine began on June 11, 2006. The Sea Bird was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for commercial service.






















