,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ahc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mrs4       
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,king1  
,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4       
,wicker1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 and
 ,mr4 ,warner7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,july #ag1
 #bjac ,committee discharged2 considered
 and agreed to  ,,resolution            
,commemorating the relaunching of the   
#agb-year-old ,charles ,w4 ,morgan by   
,mystic ,seaport3 ,the ,museum of       
,america and the ,sea4  ,whereas the    
,charles ,w4 ,morgan 7referred to in    
this preamble as the ,morgan7 was built 
and launched from ,new ,bedford1        
,massachusetts1 in #ahda2 ,whereas the  
,morgan is a ,national ,historic        
,landmark vessel1 the only remaining    
wooden whaleship in the world1 and the  
oldest commercial vessel in the ,united 

,states2 ,whereas the ,morgan and       
similar vessels were the economic       
backbone of ,new ,england for #bjj      
years2 ,whereas the ,morgan has served  
as a living artifact and a testament to 
the ingenuity1 risk1 and                
entrepreneurship of the ,united ,states 
since the vessel retired from the       
whaling industry in #aiba2 ,whereas the 
,morgan has completed a #e-year1        
multi-million dollar restoration at the 
,preservation ,shipyard of ,mystic      
,seaport3 ,the ,museum of ,america and  
the ,sea and will be relaunched on ,july
 #ba1 #bjac2 ,whereas the ,morgan will  
embark on a ceremonial #chth voyage in  
,june #bjad1 serving as ,ambassador to  
the world's whales and to the world's   
whaling heritage2 ,whereas the #chth    
voyage of the ,morgan will rekindle the 
spirit of exploration and discovery of  
people throughout the world2 ,whereas   
individuals and organizations from #bb  
,states have contributed materials and  
expertise to the restoration and #chth  

voyage of the ,morgan2 and ,whereas the 
new mission of the ,morgan will be      
devoted to history1 education1 science1 
and ocean awareness3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7          
commemorates the relaunching of the     
whaleship ,charles ,w4 ,morgan and      
commends the staff1 volunteers1 and     
trustees of ,mystic ,seaport3 ,the      
,museum of ,america and the ,sea for    
their efforts to preserve and protect   
the maritime heritage of the ,united    
,states2  7#b7 supports the plan of     
,mystic ,seaport3 ,the ,museum of       
,america and the ,sea to reinterpret the
 ,charles ,w4 ,morgan as a vessel of    
scientific and educational exploration  
whose cargo is knowledge and whose      
mission is to promote awareness of the  
maritime heritage of the ,united ,states
 and the conservation of the species the
 ,morgan hunted2 and  7#c7 recognizes   
the ,charles ,w4 ,morgan as the         
,ambassador to the ,whales1 dedicated to
 advancing public understanding of      

species conservation4