JR 3/30/22 JR 3/30/22

Maritime Injustice: In Secret Settlement Agreement, Federal Judge Bruce Tucker Smith Gave a ONE MONTH Suspension to a Coast Guard-Credentialed Ship Captain Who Was Convicted of a Sex Crime

JR 3/21/22 JR 3/21/22

MLAA Files FOIA Request Seeking All Documents Submitted to MARAD by Maersk & Other Vessel Operators Pursuant to Fake & Failed “Shipboard Climate Compliance Team (SCCT)” Sea Year Criteria

JR 3/19/22 JR 3/19/22

In Quest to Learn Why Maersk Line, Limited Refuses to Resume Carrying USMMA Cadets, MLAA Has Filed a FOIA Request Seeking All Active Maritime Security Program (MSP) Operating Agreements

JR 3/19/22 JR 3/19/22

Maersk Captain Faces Fire Over Allegations of Sexual Misconduct at Sea. Mariner Could be Stripped of his License over Accusations of Groping Shipmates & Other Illegal Behavior.

JR 2/20/22 JR 2/20/22

Chief Mate of the APL President Jackson Was Convicted of Raping & Murdering a Passenger. Masters, Mates & Pilots Leader Don Marcus Allowed Him to Remain a Member of the Maritime Labor Union

JR 2/9/22 JR 2/9/22

After Internal Investigation into Midshipman-X Sexual Assault Allegations, Maersk Fires 5 Officers—Including Rapist, Chief Engineer, & Captain—and Sends Investigation Report to U.S. Coast Guard.

JR 2/4/22 JR 2/4/22

Midshipman-X Hell Ship Was “M/V ALLIANCE FAIRFAX” Operated By Maersk. Rapist is 1)Member of M.E.B.A. 2) In His 60’s 3) 1 A/E Aboard “Alliance Fairfax.” MLAA Requests Info from Public Regarding Mariner

JR 1/29/22 JR 1/29/22

The Long, Tragic History of 46 USC 10104, AKA “The Federal Shipboard Sexual Assault Allegation Reporting Law”

JR 1/17/22 JR 1/17/22

Melogy v. Maersk: When MLAA Founder Filed A Union Grievance Against A Sexually Predatory Maersk Captain, Disgraced MMP President Don Marcus & Maersk Leadership Conspired to Shield Him From Justice

JR 1/8/22 JR 1/8/22

Maritime Legal Aid & Advocacy Receives 501(c)(3) Designation as Tax-Exempt Public Charity From the Internal Revenue Service

JR 1/3/22 JR 1/3/22

Legal Analysis: Shipping Companies Who Employ Known Sexual Predators Could Face Massive Civil Liability Pursuant to Lawsuits Permitted Under Federal Anti-Sex Trafficking Statutes.

JR 12/30/21 JR 12/30/21

MLAA Files FOIA Request Seeking MARAD Response to Senate Commerce Committee’s Demand for Answers to Allegations of Rampant & Unchecked Maritime Sexual Abuse Posted on MLAA Website

JR 12/28/21 JR 12/28/21

New FOIA Request Seeks Docs Submitted to DOT By Maersk & Other Vessel Operators Pursuant to EMBARC Sea Year Rules, Including Reports of SASH, Completed SASH Investigations, & Updated SMS Plans

JR 12/4/21 JR 12/4/21

MLAA Founder Files Legal Complaint Against Crowley For Physical & Psychological Abuse Aboard M/V Washington Express. Complaint Alleges Attacks Were Retaliation From MMP President Don Marcus

JR 11/9/21 JR 11/9/21

In Fleet-Wide Policy Letter, Maersk V.P. Labor Instructs Captains Who Witness Sexual Assault Aboard Their Vessels To Tell Sex Criminals “They Will Be Sent Off In The Next Port If They Don't Shape Up.”

JR 11/6/21 JR 11/6/21

MLAA Publishes Lengthy Public Comment Regarding Failures of U.S. Coast Guard to Enforce 46 USC 10104 for November 2021 National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) Meeting.

JR 10/28/21 JR 10/28/21

In Secret 2019 Settlement Agreement, USCG Gave 3 Month Suspension to Mariner who Subjected a USMMA Cadet to Weeks of Shipboard Sexual Terror Aboard a Maersk Ship. USMMA Continues to Send him Cadets.

JR 9/13/21 JR 9/13/21

In Sign of Fear & Desperation, Maersk Filed a Federal Lawsuit Against the U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Legally Privileged Info About Maritime Legal Aid & Advocacy & Its Founder J. Ryan Melogy

JR 9/7/21 JR 9/7/21

Maersk Given $2 Billion Military Contract Months After Record $32 Million Fine for Defrauding U.S. Military. Result Raises Doubt About Effectiveness Of USCG’s $10,000 Fine For Sexual Assault Coverups

JR 9/3/21 JR 9/3/21

In Precedent Setting Enforcement Action, U.S. Coast Guard Has Fined Maersk Line, Limited $10,000 For Violating 46 USC § 10104 During Shocking Shipboard Sexual Assault Coverup Involving USMMA Cadets