February in Review: From Bad Barges to the Bad Boards of Review to the Marine Electric and the Jones Act
We covered some ground in February. Here is a recap of posts for the month. (Note: Last post here is
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Category: Contemporary Commentary
Thoughts on issues and entertainments of our day.
Is it Time to De-couple the Jones Act from Shipbuilding? It’s Worth Discussing. Let Me Know
My philosophy as a writer has been to avoid Jones Act discussions for three reasons. One? Because I think in
Author/Family Query: Seeking Paul Dewey, Marine Electric Survivor
Paul Dewey was one of three survivors of the Marine Electric and helped change maritime safety history by testifying at
Boom! Bang! Dang! With Third World Standards, One of America’s Largest Petroleum Barge Companies Has Posed an Active Safety and Pollution Threat to New York and Texas Coasts, the Coast Guard Says
Boom First the company ran an old rusty barge to the point where vapors seeped out and it exploded killing
The Most Famous Rescues — Followed by the Worst Investigations — The Wrecks of the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer
Nearly everyone who watched the movie The Finest Hours knows the story of the famous rescue back in 1952 —
In Remembrance: The Marine Electric Sank 37 Years Ago This Month, Changing Maritime Safety Forever. Here’s How It Happened
The Wreck of the Marine Electric, in February 1983, triggered a series of US Coast Guard reforms that changed maritime safety forever.
The Smithsonian Documentary Gets Some of ‘El Faro’ Right, But Misses the Real Outcome — and Fabricates a Vital Scene
Comes now the Smithsonian Channel with its latest installment of famous ship wrecks, and to its credit, presents some first
A Man-Eater Named Osama: Tanzania’s Desperate Quest to End the Worst Human-Lion Conflict of the 21st Century (Work in Progress)
Here’s Chapter Two of this work in progress. (Chapter One is here if you missed it earlier.) All of this
Work in Progress: A Man-Eater Named Osama: Tanzania’s Desperate Quest to End the Worst Lion-Human Conflict of the 21st Century
A divergence from maritime books, here’s a piece on my other interest: Africa conservation and human-animal conflict. This grew from
The Jones Act is Dead! Long Live the Jones Act
So our latest dispatches determine with conviction that half of America’s Jones Act cargo fleet is every bit as creaky