I wrote an earlier post about this case, here.
Prof. Shaun Martin of California Appellate Report has some interesting analysis about the opinon.
April 2008
EPA and Coast Guard Create Ballast Water Initiative
By Mark M. Murakami on
The EPA and Coast Guard have adopted an initiative that would overrule a federal court ruling on ballast water regulation.
Ballast water is a vector for invasive species and efforts to remedy the problem are in development at local, state and federal levels. The EPA/CG initiative is key because the International Maritime Organization is developing…
Mow Back the Naupaka – So Say Kahala Beachgoers
By Mark M. Murakami on
On the shoreline front, KITV did an investigative piece about a growing dispute between Kahala oceanfront lot owners who are said to use vegetation to curtail access laterally at the beach.
Securing LNG Facilities – Coast Guard Authorization Bill Triggers DC Fight
By Mark M. Murakami on
Busy week in Washington, D.C. with a big fight between Congress and the Administration over whether the Coast Guard should be responsible for securing Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facilities or whether that cost is properly paid by the facility owner. The White House threatened a veto. The Commandant of Coast Guard issued a statement…
Universal Crimes and the Extraterritoriality of U.S. Law – U.S. v. Lei Shi
By Mark M. Murakami on
The Ninth Circuit just affirmed the conviction and sentence for a Chinese sailor who killed a Taiwanese Captain and Chinese First Mate on a Seychelles-flagged, Taiwan-owned fishing vessel sailing on the high seas. USA v. Lei Shi, No. 06-10389.
Disclosure: At the time of this incident, I was a Judge Advocate with the…
Ballast Water Treatment Plans – Draft EAs
By Mark M. Murakami on
I earlier posted the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Hawaii-based vessel, M/V Moku Pahu. The U.S. Coast Guard released other Ballast Water Treatment Draft Environmental Assessments relating to vessels in the Atlantic Ocean.
For anyone interested in comparing the EA’s, they are posted below:
Hawaii Ballast Water Treatment Project
By Mark M. Murakami on
The U.S. Coast Guard announced the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program on the M/V Moku Pahu. Matson is undertaking a ballast water treatment project using Ecochlor technology. The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment.
The comment deadline is June 3, 2008.