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Priming the pump
“The hawsepipe method was dead, and we didn't know what to do about it,” said Capt. Russ Johnson, port captain for Dunlap Towing, Everett, Wash. “If we didn't keep the pump primed, we wouldn't have the officers we need
Author: Bruce Buls
March 5, 2010
Make believe lawyering
I'm still bent out of shape about LORAN C. I like GD options, and now we're down to the rudiments when the GPS goes offline. Yes, I used the word “when” because dollars to dumplings, it'll happen and then
Author: John K. Fulweiler
March 5, 2010
Polar icebreakers are a 'looming crisis'
Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen was right when, in his final State of the Coast Guard Speech on Feb. 12, he suggested that the U.S. needs to develop a policy toward the Arctic that will guide decisions on what
Author: Pamela Glass
March 5, 2010
A weighty issue
Last month, actor director Kevin Smith was taken off a Southwest Airlines jet because he was so overweight that the captain of the plane didn't like the way he fit in his seat. Southwest has a “Customer of Size”
Author: Ken Hocke
March 5, 2010
Good news in the U.S. Gulf rig market
Activity in the Gulf of Mexico rig market continues to increase, not only in the jackup segment but the deepwater market as well. This is good news for offshore service vessel operators, who have reported significantly higher day rates
Author: Jerry Greenberg
March 5, 2010
Haiti
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