A Connecticut Congressman has publicly praised members of the Southeast Connecticut chapter of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (Falls Church, VA) for their volunteer efforts to reconstruct the Amistad ship.
Congressman Rob Simmons (R-2nd District), saluted the contractors and craftsmen who helped make the Amistad seaworthy, giving special mention to the Southeast Connecticut PHCC chapter's installation of plumbing and heating systems.