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
Category: Contemporary Commentary
Thoughts on issues and entertainments of our day.
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
Sister Ship of Lost SS El Faro Suffers Hull Crack and Oil Spill
A sister ship of the SS El Faro, the 46-year-old SS Matsonia, suffered a hull crack and began leaking oil,
The Wreck and Rescue of the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer
(Originally published as “Two Tankers Down.” Available also in paperback, kindle and audio book on Amazon.) Text design by Kim
The Real Story of How the Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers Program was Rescued from the Coast Guard
The SS Marine Electric sank 36 years ago this month and one of the legends emerging from the tragedy was
A Captain Who Blew the Whistle Speaks Out About Safety Cultures Today
(Editor’s note: Frumped.org is reposting an earlier note posted online in a Forum, addressed to the father of a mariner
Thirty-six Years After the Wreck of the SS Marine Electric, Read the Definitive Book for Free Here
In the early morning hours of February 12, 1983, the SS Marine Electric capsized off the coast of Virginia —
Podcast Venture #2: Mud Diver Michael Carr Tells All
https://www.coastalnewstoday.com/podcasts/master-diver-michael-carr Here’s my second podcast — a conversation with “mud diver” Michael Carr. Michael and I go back to the