From the Archives: The SS Penny, Sister of the Lost Ship SS Poet, Makes One Last Trip
(Circa 1981. The Inquirer had given me a lot of leash to follow the story of the SS Poet and
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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 “Sky Captains” of the NTSB Should Own Their Own “Walk of Shame” for Decades of Inaction in Major Merchant Marine Cases
Quite rightly, the NTSB and Congress have handed the Coast Guard some sharp public “dope slaps” this past week, pointing
The Sister Ship of the SS Poet Makes One Last Voyage
When I first began covering maritime safety, I was assured that old ships could be safe ships. Which technically is