Also called carotid artery disease, carotid stenosis is caused by a buildup of plaque inside the artery wall that reduces blood flow to the brain. The process of plaque buildup is called atherosclerosis. Carotid stenosis is a major risk factor for stroke and can lead to brain damage.
Most shipbuilders in the United States are privately owned, the largest being Huntington Ingalls Industries, a multibillion-dollar defense contractor, and the oldest family owned shipyard being Colonna's Shipyard in Norfolk, VA.
Built at Papenburg by Meyer Werft Norwegian Breakaway is not only the largest cruise ship to be built in Germany and the biggest to homeport in New York, she is also, as her name suggests, a break with NCLâs past. She is the first to be ordered by NCLâs new management team whose CEO is the New Yorker, Kevin Sheehan.