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Comment on If it were mandatory that the owners of the US Flagged “distant waters” fishing fleet had to seek American crew before hiring foreigners, would you apply? by A Closed Labor Market Opening? Maybe. « Towmasters: the Master of Towing Vessels Assoc. Forum

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:57:57 +0000

[...] crew their vessels. If this is something you would apply for, or not, please take a moment to vote. Click here to go to the poll. Members of congress are interested in seeing the results, so it may really help if you [...]

Comment on Tarawa by elephantsleg

elephantsleg — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:53:04 +0000

Would love to read about it. I too have been to Kiribati and it was the most fascinating and rewarding trip I’ve ever taken.

Comment on HR 3619 Addresses Fishing Vessel Safety by requiring dockside inspections. by A closed labor market opening, perhaps? - gCaptain Forum

A closed labor market opening, perhaps? - gCaptain Forum — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:05:30 +0000

[...] Title VIII: Marine Safety: includes dockside inspections (http://dougpine.com/2009/11/22/hr-36…e-inspections/). [...]

Comment on Majestic Blue Fisheries, LLC Website goes missing. by captandrew

captandrew — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:28:37 +0000

The website appears to be back online. They don’t have much to say though.

Comment on If it were mandatory that the owners of the US Flagged “distant waters” fishing fleet had to seek American crew before hiring foreigners, would you apply? by Doug Pine

Doug Pine — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:37:48 +0000

I agree with most of what you write, but Uninspected Fishing Vessels in the US are exempted from the United States Code that requires english speaking officers. This is a major issue that needs to be addressed. It isn’t a question of more laws, it is a question of LESS exemptions to the existing laws.

Comment on If it were mandatory that the owners of the US Flagged “distant waters” fishing fleet had to seek American crew before hiring foreigners, would you apply? by jps77566

jps77566 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:35:09 +0000

I would definatly apply. Of course, I am already working out there. It would help to be able to communicate but I don;t think that passing more laws is really the answer. After all, the STCW already mandates that everyone speak English aboard. What a joke that is. We already have the Jones Act which mandates that American boats are supposed to be crewed by Americans but somehow those boats got an exemption to both of those laws. Lets start enforcing the laws we already have before we make more of them.
Then there is always the trick where the companies never advertise for crew or advertise somewhere that no seaman would ever think to look for a job and then claim that they can;t find enough qualified American crew!
I really think if we force them to crew the boats with ALL American crew we will just force them to re-flag the boats altogether. How about lets start with an American chief engineer to help the captain?

Comment on My story made made the news! by Doug Pine

Doug Pine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:40:40 +0000

Thanks very much for posting my story on your site!

Comment on My story made made the news! by calidro

calidro — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:29 +0000

Doug I reproduced the article about the Majestic Blue from the Vashon Beachcomber (http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/70299337.html) here at tunaseiners.com ( http://tunaseiners.com/blog/2009/11/coast-guard-probes-island-mariners-account-of-fiasco-at-sea/ )
Good Job..!

Comment on My story made made the news! by Doug Pine

Doug Pine — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:12:01 +0000

They confused the length with the tonnage. She’s 187 feet in length, 1172 gross tons.

Comment on About Doug by Doug Pine

Doug Pine — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:03:06 +0000

Len, so great to hear from you and I look forward to a face-to-face chat soon. I’ll be flying home on the 27th of October.