In Remembrance: The SS Marine Electric sank 38 years ago this month
“Until the Sea Shall Free Them” tells the story of Bob Cusick and the wreck of the SS Marine Electric,
Category: Contemporary Commentary
Thoughts on issues and entertainments of our day.
Joe Biden: Present at the Creation
When he invited me to his walk-up law office, Joe Biden was a freshly minted 29-year-old New Castle County Councilman
Tote Avoids Serious Civil Charges and Fines in Actions Brought by the Coast Guard for the Company’s Role in the Loss of the SS El Faro and 33 Men and Women
More than three years after a Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation recommended six civil actions be brought against Tote
Text of the US Coast Guard Civil Actions Regarding the SS El Faro and Tote, Inc.
Preliminary Assessment Letter( Non-pollution) Activity # 5752773 The U.S. Coast Guard charges seven counts for violation of Title 46 U.S. Code
Forty Years Ago Today, the SS Poet Sailed From Philadelphia and Disappeared. Here’s Why and There’s No October Surprise and Bermuda Triangle Involved.
Forty years ago today, the SS Poet, loaded with a cargo of corn and bound for Egypt, sailed out of
Dry Cargo Vessel World Fleet Safety Status? Nearly 80 Percent “Require Increased Risk Managment Strategies” Says IMRRA Risk Ratings
International Maritime Risk Rating Agency (IMRRA), found that of 143 Dry cargo vessels it screened in August, more than 112
Dispatches from a Hot Zone: The Quest for Life, Love and Identity in an Age of Plague, Capgras and Bonnet Syndromes
Suzanne climbed to the third floor with the sure-footedness of an ibex in the Alps, a testament to two years
To Pass the Time During Virus Lockdown, Here are Two Books Free Online: The Wreck of the SS Marine Electric. And the Wreck of the SS El Faro
Need a good maritime read during virus lockdown? Here are two free online books — one on the Marine Electric; the other on the SS El Faro to pass the time.
Ready or Not, Here She Comes: The USNS Comfort, Near the End of Her Useful Life as a Hospital Ship, Sails Once More into the Breach on President Trump’s Orders
Ready or Not, Here She Comes. President Trump Orders the USNS Comfort to Manhattan
Stocks Rise for Foreign Flag Cruise Ships Anticipating Bail-Out Funding Proposed by President Trump As the American Merchant Marine Declines Past Point of Pentagon Strategic Needs
In a bittersweet irony for the American merchant marine, stocks of foreign-flag cruise vessels shot up yesterday in anticipation of