From the monthly archives:

April 2007

Ship operator loses Jones Act challenge

Thanks to Dave Delano from VAAA San Francisco for bringing this item to our attention: (from MarineLink.com) Seaman’s Work Extends Beyond Insurance Coverage The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the marine coverage endorsement on the business insurance purchased by a ship operator did not provide coverage for the on-shore work [...]

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April 19, 2007 Read the full article →

SouthCoastToday.com: Lady of Grace salvage awaits break in weather

SouthCoastToday.com: Lady of Grace salvage awaits break in weather Donjon Marine will be conducting salvage operations on the Lady of Grace in Nantucket Sound, from 56′ of water. Raising a 150 ton, 75 foot dragger from those depths is challenge to be sure. If you click on the link above, the South Coast Today website [...]

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April 18, 2007 Read the full article →

New Independent tries RI market

A new independent tower (i.e. not affiliated with any national membership network) has shown up in Rhode Island. BayWatchRI has at least one boat all painted and in the water (photo). Veterans of the north east might recognize this boat: it was the original SafeSea boat, built by Silverships and powered with a single jet. [...]

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April 16, 2007 Read the full article →

Tragedies and Changes

A story in this month’s Soundings (April 2007, page 17) updates the court battles surrounding the tragic sinking of the tour boat Ethan Allen, which capsized on a New York state lake in 2005. The company that owned the Ethan Allen, and the captain who was on board that day, have both pleaded guilty and [...]

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April 8, 2007 Read the full article →

RealClearPolitics – Articles – The Gasoline ‘Crisis’

At the risk of offending someone with a political subject, I never the less thought that this Op-ed piece from George Will is worth a read: RealClearPolitics The Gasoline ‘Crisis’ du Jour One concept that he touches on that I always forget is the fact that while everyone (OK, not everyone, but those with the [...]

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April 5, 2007 Read the full article →

IF you can’t beat ‘em, let ‘em beg for your return

Here’s a great little story that sums up recent events out in California’s Catalina Island. Robert Sherrill actually has the City of Avalon helping to pay the costs of re-building his marine repair barge to comply with their own requirements. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-barge4apr04,1,7408011,full.story?coll=la-headlines-california Whats this got to do with marine towing & salvage? Robert Sherrill, and his [...]

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April 4, 2007 Read the full article →

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