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In 1980, Potomac was involved in a large-scale drug-running operation in Mexico, which led to a drug bust at San Francisco's Pier 26. [7] No drugs were found aboard the yacht, but drugs were found aboard the yacht it had been traveling with. Potomac was seized by the United States Customs Service and towed to nearby Treasure Island, where she ...
Red and White Fleet is a sightseeing and charter tour company operating in the San Francisco Bay Area of California since at least 1892. [citation needed]Based in the US, the site and the audio on the cruise are, as of 2016, available in 16 languages.
USS Potomac (AT-50), a tug in commission from 1898 to 1922; USS Potomac (AG-25), a presidential yacht in service from 1936 to 1945; USNS Potomac (T-AO-150), an oiler in service from 1957 until destroyed in a fire in 1961; USNS Potomac (T-AO-181), an oiler in service from 1976 to 1983; USS Potomac, an attack submarine announced in 2025
Blue & Gold also operates tourist and excursion services under its own brand from Pier 41 in San Francisco, with midday ferry service to Sausalito and a variety of tourist routes. The company is the Bay Area's largest ferry transportation provider and carries approximately 4 million passengers annually.
San Francisco Bay University, formerly Northwestern Polytechnic University, [2] is a private university in Fremont, California. Founded in 1984, the university awards bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science, engineering, technology and management programs. It was founded by Ramsey Carter and Barbara Brown in 1984.
USS Potomac (AT-50), a tug built in 1897 as Wilmot by the F. W. Wheeler Company, West Bay City, Michigan, was purchased by the United States Navy from the Ocean Towing and Wrecking Company on 14 April 1898 for service in the Spanish–American War, commanded by Lieutenant G. P. Blow.
Potomac served as flagship for the Home Squadron 1855–1856. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, she departed from New York City on 10 September 1861 for the West Gulf Blockading Squadron off Mobile Bay. At this time, William Thomas Sampson served aboard her until 25 December 1861 when he transferred to the USS Water Witch as executive ...
When Downes arrived at Valparaíso, Chile, Jeremiah N. Reynolds, an American explorer and author, joined the expedition as the commodore's private secretary for the trip and wrote a book about the experience, Voyage of the United States Frigate Potomac. [5] Downes' sea service terminated with this cruise. [citation needed]