Category: Contemporary Commentary
Thoughts on issues and entertainments of our day.
The Last Remaining SS El Faro Mystery Four Years Later: What in the World Happened to the Civil Charges Against Tote?
The Coast Guard has been at its nimble and frisky best these days. It’s been jumping on to min-submarines to
News Summary: Recent Posts, Podcasts, Articles and Books
Here’s a summary of recent posts and a few also pulled from the “evergreen” file. If you’ve not read about
Four Years After the Loss of the SS El Faro, the Coast Guard has Forced a Reckoning Over America’s Rust Bucket Merchant Marine and Sent Shivers Through the Military “Unready Reserve”
Nearly four years after the loss of the SS El Faro and her crew of 33 on October 1, 2015,
In a Major Military Command “Turbo Test” of Maritime Readiness, Two Old Rust Buckets Strive to Answer the Call
Two of the 28 ships called up in a critical “Turbo Test” of military sealift capabilities this month have among
How a World Class Coast Guard Rescuer Sank a DUKW — And Still Pulled Off an Extraordinary Rescue
Bernie Webber, the famous Coast Guardsman who led the rescue of the SS Pendleton crew, and whose story was told
Project Lighthouse: Passenger Ships with Coast Guard Boarding Priorities
Here’s a sorting of Coast Guard inspections data shows that these passenger ships have Coast Guard computer generated boarding priorities
Project Lighthouse: All Vessels with Coast Guard Ship Boarding Priority List
Posted by Robert Frump Here is a sorting of all ships with Coast Guard computer generated boarding priorities assigned.
Is Criminally Charging the “Conception” Dive Ship Crew Justice? Or Just Papering Over the Enablement of Death Traps?
“Snoozing crew raises specter of criminal charge in boat fire” was the headline of an AP story this week and if
Project Lighthouse: Ferry Boats and Ships and Their Coast Guard Inspection Records
p Here are the records of all available Coast Guard inspections of US ferry boats and ships into 2018. More