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Capt. Alan Bernstein

Alan Bernstein, owner of BB Riverboats in Cincinnati, is a licensed master and a former president of the Passenger Vessel Association. He can be reached at 859-292-2449 or [email protected].

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The Belle of Cincinnati. BB Riverboats photo

Sharing our nation’s waterways safely

Passenger vessel operators are faced with a dearth of licensed mariners. David Krapf photo

Where are all the workers?

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The Belle of Cincinnati. Photo courtesy of BB Riverboats

Should we be optimistic about 2021?

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A reluctant participant in the virtual world

USCG conducts passenger vessel inspections in Long Beach harbor
Ensign Patricia Carrow, a Coast Guard vessel inspector, examines a passenger vessel's operational, mechanical, and safety systems during an annual inspection in Long Beach, Calif. on Dec. 7, 2016. The Coast Guard inspects every operating passenger vessel for safety and regulation standards annually. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrea Anderson)

Coast Guard’s new risk tool concerns passenger vessel operators

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Getting past Covid: A cry for normality

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Passenger vessel companies have been harder hit in 2020 than any other sector of the workboat industry. Shepler's photo

Hope for the maritime industry in the New Year

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The Belle of Cincinnati. BB Riverboats photo

2020: Good riddance

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