There's "no way of controlling" a cargo ship when a mechanical errors occurs, ex-merchant marine Cpt. Klaus Luhta weighs in ...

(JTA) — The painting in a key room in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was as striking as it was massive: Jesus, his arms outstretched, hovered over a lifeboat packed with grateful sailors ...

We have a legal obligation under the Merchant Marine Act to maintain sufficient maritime capacity for national defense and commerce.