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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.

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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

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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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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

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“The Outlaw Ocean” — Establishes Ian Urbina as One of the Great Maritime Authors

The preface to “The Outlaw Ocean” contains more adventure and insights than many whole books on the maritime world.  Ian

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