Though they planned another attempt, they could not afford the necessary troops and ships with the ongoing war against the Romans in Spain, and the Syracusians were on their own.

On November 10, 1967, with ceremonies similar to those afforded ships on their maiden voyage, the former Exochorda and newly refurbished floating dormitory was moved by McAllister Brothers' tugboats from the shipyard to her new berth at the college-owned 8th Street Pier.

Because the armed services would not be able to afford new planes and ships, they would probably turn more frequently to makers of some sophisticated electronics systems that could upgrade and modernize their existing fleets.

This conference is not helping anybody (Somaliland or Somalia) except the west which is trying to recover from the EURO crisis & cannot afford anymore ships hijacked by puntland as shipping insurance rocketed to all time high.