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[8] The Port of Baltimore ■ ISSUE 1 / 2023
The Happenings In and Around the Port — Send us your news for a possible item in the Soundings section in the Port of Baltimore Magazine. Email tina.irgang@todaymediacustom.com.
Pictured (left to right): Major Corey McKenzie, Officer Fountain, Corporal Harvin and Port Detachment Commander Captain Martin Dillow
NEWSMAKERS
MTA Police Officers Honored for Successful
First Aid at Dundalk
On December 29, Maryland Transportation Authority Police’s Officer II Stewart Fountain and Corporal Jamie Harvin successfully administered first aid to an unconscious worker at the Port of Baltimore's Dundalk Marine Terminal.
As a result of their performance, they received a “Chief’s Salute.” The honor coincided with
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day,
which is observed January 9.
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police is responsible for law enforcement
at MDTA bridge and tunnel throughways, highways, the BWI Airport and the Port of Baltimore. 
HISTORIC SHIPS
U.S.S. Constellation Back in Baltimore Harbor
In late December, the USS Constellation, one of the Inner Harbor’s most recognizable landmarks, returned to Pier 1 following a comprehensive restoration.
The Constellation began taking on water about two years ago, necessitating regular emergency patches. Once the necessary funding for a drydock repair
had been raised, the USS Constellation — a National Historic Landmark — was taken to Tradepoint Atlantic in late October. There, General Ship Repair worked for nearly two months to scrub and fix the hull until the ship was ready to return to its spot at the Inner Harbor.
The USS Constellation is a sloop-of-war, the last sail- only warship designed and built by the United States Navy. She was built in 1854, using a small amount of material salvaged from the frigate Constellation, which had been disassembled the year before.
The USS Constellation was heavily involved
in finding and capturing slave trade ships. It was decommissioned and taken to Baltimore in 1955. It has been displayed in the Inner Harbor since 1968.