Government
Anatomy of a Search and Rescue Case: Beware the Bar (USCG)
A 5th District of the USCG MidAtlantic USCG blog on bar patrol and Search and Rescue.
Crew Bids Farewell to Beloved Little Battlewagon (Gallery)
Cutter Morgenthau Called 'Platform for Progress'
Tax Reform Preserves Mortgage Interest Deduction for Cruising Boats, Lowers the Cap
Boaters Can Now Only Deduct Interest for Loans Up to $750,000
House Tax Bill Would End Boat Deduction for 'Second Home'
There Is an Obvious Solution, However
U.S. Bans Americans From Biggest Marina in the Caribbean (Blog)
Administration Pushes Back Against Normalization With Cuba
No-Discharge-Zone Issue Comes to a Head
Environmentalists Target Puget Sound Boaters, Seek Public Comment (Map)
Senator Rubio Tours Okeechobee Algal Bloom Damage
The senator urged President Obama on Thursday to approve Gov. Rick Scott’s request for a federal emergency declaration in response to the algal blooms stemming from Lake Okeechobee discharges.
Appeals Court Expands Admiralty Law In Diving Accident
A federal appeals court ruled that an injury suffered on a recreational boat anchored in a shallow though navigable recreational bay falls under admiralty jurisdiction despite a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Congressman Seeks To Cut Night Vision 'Red Tape' For USCG
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) says he is maddened by the fact that Coast Guard helicopters are equipped with night-penetrating Electro-Optical Sensor Systems, but can’t use them because of a “quirk in the federal bureaucracy.”
Governor Rick Scott To Weigh In On Florida Anchoring
The bill now goes to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature. Starting yesterday, he has seven days to sign or veto it. If he signs the measure, it will take effect July 1.
Broward And Miami-Dade Counties Add Anchoring Restrictions
The Florida House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, 105-12, on Friday to adopt a bill that would restrict anchoring at five locations in Broward and Miami-Dade counties from a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise.