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The Ugly Truth About Yacht Insurance

By On November 28, 2011

Mr. Soledano (not his real name), the owner of a Hatteras cabin cruiser in Miami, stared at me in horror. “What?” he demanded. “It’s going to cost $75,000 to fix [...]

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Tugboat pilot Matthew Devlin was sentenced earlier this month to one year in prison his role in the fatal collision with a tourist "duckboat" near Philadelphia. Devlin was apparently distracted by cellphone calls and his laptop due to a family emergency.

Technology on Ships Can be Dangerous, Warns P&I Club

By On November 17, 2011

THE London P&I Club has warned what many of us already know: that improvements in telecommunications technology on board ships can create unwelcome distractions, leading to casualties. In its StopLoss [...]

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Marine License Insurance – Questions & Answers

By On May 12, 2010

Note: With the recent incident in the Gulf and gCaptain members are performing non-routine jobs in and around the oil slick, a few have asked me if I carry license [...]

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Marine License Insurance – An Interview With Ralph J. Mellusi Esq. – Part 2

By On June 21, 2009

Today we continue our interview (click HERE for part 1) with Ralph Mellusi, an admiralty lawyer specializing in marine license defense. Ralph Mellusi has represented a high number of mariners [...]

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Maritime Medical Evacuation And Rescue At Sea – Global Rescue Maritime

By On December 9, 2008

Last week we brought you information on marine license insurance and in our continuing quest to look at non-traditional protection available to mariners we bring you Global Rescue – Maritime! [...]

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