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The company\u2019s Panama City yard was decimated by Hurricane Michael in 2018, and the Coast Guard decided in 2019 it would recompete the program to ensure OPC remained on schedule and budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Eastern leveraged significant funding from the state of Florida and a non-profit to rebuild the yard and compete for what the Coast Guard is calling OPC Stage 2, Thursday\u2019s decision makes clear the Coast Guard instead will bring the work to Mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are extremely disappointed in this decision and are evaluating our options,\u201d Joey D\u2019Isernia, the president of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Guard did not elaborate on why it selected Austal, but noted in a statement its \u201crequirements for OPC Stage 2 detail design and production were developed to maintain commonality with earlier OPCs in critical areas such as the hull and propulsion systems, but provide flexibility to propose and implement new design elements that benefit lifecycle cost, production and operational efficiency and performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. 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