In the SS El Faro Aftermath, Tote Maritime Legal Team Still Fighting Minor Civil Sanctions Proposed by the Coast Guard
Nearly two and a half years after the El Faro Coast Guard casualty report and four and a half year
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Texas Tugboat Update: Bouchard Faces Possible Criminal Penalties for Defying Coast Guard Orders; Has Until Friday to Comply with Civil Orders
Bouchard Transportation, facing financial distress, continued to defy Coast Guard orders to secure an unsafe barge located off the Texas
Recent Maritime Tales: From the SS El Faro to the SS Poet, to Modern Day “Press Gangs” Off the Texas Coast
Modern Day “Impressment” in the Bouchard IncidentBouchard Barges and the Concept of Modern Press GangesIs the situation with those Bouchard
The Long, Slow Tide of El Faro Reform May Make This the Most Significant Era for Safety Improvement Since the Titanic
No one saw tons of change coming from the initial report on the 2015 tragedy. But the tide keeps rising and rising — to a point where it may now have provided the most significant maritime safety reforms in more than 100 years.
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 38 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
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