“The Men Who Stare Down Large Carnivores: An Account of Life and Death on the Bleeding Edge of African Conservation”
It’s been awhile since I’ve opened my “African File” but there are some pieces that I want to do here
Category: Contemporary Commentary
Thoughts on issues and entertainments of our day.
Would Whistle Blowing Work More Broadly in Maritime Safety Cases if Damages More?
A few years back, the New York Times covered a story about whistleblowing on maritime pollution issues. And for the sake
“Eight Down” and “The Geography of Risk” — two Maritime-related Books Worth a Read
David Reid looks at eight shipwrecks and their causes. You may never view Swiss Cheese the same. Eight Down reviews
Should Duck Boats be Banned?
Should Duck Boats be banned? If you’re talking original issue WW2 craft? Absolutely not. They should be given to landlocked
Our Newest Jones Act Ship Courtesy of a Drug Bust?
Well, it’s a backdoor way for sure to modernize America’s ancient Jones Act fleet, but the seizure of the MSC
So Long to an Unsung Hero of the SS Marine Electric Saga: Bea Cusick
My good friend Bea Cusick died the other day. She was married to Bob Cusick, the hero of the SS
Podcast: “The Geography of Risk” and our Shorelines by Gilbert Gaul.
Gil Gaul, former colleague, author, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, takes a look at our shorelines in his upcoming book, “The
Does Ship Safety Inspection Crisis Now Extend to Passenger Cruise Ships?
The call to investigate the safety of the cruise ship Viking Sky after the rescue of 479 passengers comes at
Coast Guard Cracks Down on Inspection in Sustained Follow-up to El Faro Tragedy
In a sign that the loss of the SS El Faro is significantly toughening US Coast Guard inspections, the Commandant
Jacksonville Coast Guard Sector Delays Action Against Company Now Commanded by Jacksonville Sector’s Former Commander
More than a year after a Marine Board of Investigation called for civil charges against the owner of the lost