Comments on: Not Being John Cota

By: Bob Couttie

Bob Couttie — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:01:32 +0000

The rush to criminalise seafarers (and demonise those who don’t happen to be American) unfortunately gets in the way of the sort of examination of the systems failures that need to be fixed.

By: Bob Couttie

Bob Couttie — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:01:32 +0000

The rush to criminalise seafarers (and demonise those who don’t happen to be American) unfortunately gets in the way of the sort of examination of the systems failures that need to be fixed.

By: Kennebec Captain

Kennebec Captain — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:40:32 +0000

JSE – Good point, imagine if a U.S. citizen had been accidentally shot from a foreign ship in a U.S. port. Hopefully the crew and owners of that ship would be treated fairly and justly.

By: Kennebec Captain

Kennebec Captain — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:40:32 +0000

JSE – Good point, imagine if a U.S. citizen had been accidentally shot from a foreign ship in a U.S. port. Hopefully the crew and owners of that ship would be treated fairly and justly.

By: JSE

JSE — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:49:46 +0000

“How can we expect the crew of an American ship to be treated after an incident in a foreign port?” not to mention being shot at by American Ships.

By: Kennebec Captain

Kennebec Captain — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:08:17 +0000

Good article. Even if mariners don’t care about he fate of Capt Cota or the crew of the Cosco Busan consider that this case is being closely watched overseas. How can we expect the crew of an American ship to be treated after an incident in a foreign port?

By: JSE

JSE — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:49:46 +0000

“How can we expect the crew of an American ship to be treated after an incident in a foreign port?” not to mention being shot at by American Ships.