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August 2008

Article 7

There seems to be a rash of salvage claims being challenged by insurance companies on the grounds that the entire contract is void because it was signed “under duress or undue influence” – i.e. the boat owner was compelled to accept a salvage agreement because he felt he had no other choice. Perhaps the insurance [...]

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August 10, 2008 Read the full article →

TowBOAT/US Oyster Bay spies water spout

Mitch Kramer of TowBOAT/US Oyster Bay, NY, saw a water spout today inside his harbor. See the story here: Photo by John McGrane http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-listor0808,0,6494023.story

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August 7, 2008 Read the full article →

Bill to exempt some mariners from TWIC

Senator Coleman (R-MN) introduced the Small Marine Business and Fishing Guide Relief Act of 2008 (S. 3377) to amend title 46, United States Code, to waive the biometric transportation security card requirement for certain small business merchant mariners, and for other purposes. This bill, if enacted into law, would exempt from the requirement for a [...]

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August 4, 2008 Read the full article →

iPhone replaces pencil

As I mentioned in a previous post, iPhones have become standard equipment onboard Safe/Sea towboats. The large screen and fast email technology has some advantages for high volume areas like Safe/Sea’s. Way back in the old times, I would have to get all my case information via a cell phone, or over a radio. In [...]

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August 4, 2008 Read the full article →

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