@kpmom2013 and @NatBow--Please contact the Senate Committee, or me, if you wish to share your experience. Alternatively, post it to the MLAA website [it's not mine] because the Committee is reading that too. They need to know what has been happening so that they understand how to fix it. They...
Thank you @Midshipman X . Your courage knows no bounds. You are a hero to so many, including me.
Change is coming indeed. Here is the letter from the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Letter to USMMA, MARAD, USCG demanding answers. They know the problem is...
Maersk is reported to have suspended 5 crewmembers involved based on the anonymous report. Read news article here---> Translate to English The report did not name the vessel or anyone involved. Question--How did Maersk know which ship and who was involved? Answer--Prior occurrences. Why are...
Great question. How much did the ATRs know? They know the bad ships and good ships. I look forward to reading what Maersk submitted to MARAD 2016-2021 to qualify it to take cadets.
Crewmember injured on vessel = lien. Crewmember raped on vessel = lien, just like crewmember slips, falls, breaks leg on vessel = lien. Unseaworthiness of crew that leads to injury to crewmember = lien. Victims can arrest the vessel to enforce the lien, just like any other crewmember can for...
Suozzi (Chair of BOV) and Gillenbrand call for investigation https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/merchant-marine-assault-investigation-1.50381904
Yes. The rape on the ship created a maritime lien against the vessel in the victim's favor. The ship can be arrested if victim sues the vessel and the vessel calls in a port where arrest is possible (a US port). That would indeed get the vessel owners' and P&I club's attention.
Taking everything reported as true, a 10% rape incidence is beyond horrific. I used to do attend congressional service academy days to talk up the academy. I wonder how telling a room of 500 people, with all service academies represented, that KP had a 10% rape rate in our crown jewel sea...
Watch--G-Shock Rangeman with time-synch. GPS unnecessary. It's great to have a watch with zero error. Learn to wear it 24/7 so when at sea you're never caught out looking for it in an emergency. The run $200-300.
Here is a report of college ROI for all colleges and universities in the USA, including KP. Click this link: College ROI.
KP Ranks #10 nationally in NPV over 40 yrs.
I have successfully used this report as evidence in litigation, along with an expert whose numbers came out nearly the same.