Today marks the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the M/V Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior in 1975. It sank in rough weather, taking with it the lives of 29 officers and crew. Commemorative events are outlined here.
With this anniversary and with the sinking of the M/V El Faro last month, it
Ah, the bloggers's dream: juxtaposing DC Showdown with Fisheries Law in the title of your post.
On a more serious note, domestic fisheries are a $5B component of our national economy with certainly more impact locally in those ports where fish are landed.
The governing statute which sets out federal regulation of fisheries is the
This is a bit afield of our usual fare of condemnation, Jones Act and maintenance and cure cases. But, since it is the end of the year, we thought you may want to participate in the Coast Guard's Video of the Year contest. Vote here.
Being a former cutterman, I'm a bit partial
Off we go, into the wild blue yonder?
Parasailing: A neat experience for a vacationer or an industry in need of regulation?
[Photo courtesy of wikiepedia commons].
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a report entitled Parasailing Safety today. The NTSB issued this report in response to several accidents on parasailing vessels.
Per the Executive
Gone are the days of SOS in the Coast Guard?
Based on a great article in the San Francisco Chronicle, it appears so.
The Food Service Specialist School trains Coast Guardsman to staff galleys onboard Coast Guard cutters and at bases nationwide. The school is located near Petaluma, California, in a ubiquitous rural area
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just handed down a decision relating to the federal government's liability for suspected drug smugglers' vessels, damaged during the law enforcement investigation. The case is Tobar v. United States and the opinion can be found here.The U.S. Coast Guard suspected an Ecuadorian fishing boat of illicit activities. With
Hot off the Press: the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a decision arising out of a "Magic Pipe" case and the shipowner's attempt to post a bond allowing the offending vessel to sail. The case is Angelex, Ltd. v. United States of America and the opinion can be found here. The United States
In the annals of Coast Guard history, the Coast Guardsman most known for heroism is Douglas Munro who died rescuing Marines at Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and has a cutter and building named after him.
Another Guadalcanal hero was Munro's friend, Ray Evans. Commander Evans was awarded the Navy Cross
Last Saturday, I was invited to teach several dozen recent graduates of the Japan Coast Guard Academy about the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard careers and the Coast Guard operations in the Pacific Ocean.
