INVESTIGATIONMay 24, 2026
Congress Gave the Coast Guard a Tool to Revoke His License. The Coast Guard Gave It Back to Him Instead.FOIA REPORTINGMar 30, 2026
Captain Accused of Rape Aboard USNS Carson City Gives Up LicenseFOIA REPORTINGMar 8, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard Moves to Revoke License of Captain Charged with Sexual Assault Aboard USNS Carson CityFOIA REPORTINGJan 19, 2026
New Safer Seas Act Amendment Defines Maritime Harassment, But Still Allows Serious Abuse to Go UnreportedFOIA REPORTINGJan 15, 2026
The Crowley Maritime Sex Trafficking Cases are Helping Survivors Get Their Day in CourtFOIA REPORTINGJan 9, 2026
Investigation: How a Maritime Attorney Helped 2 CNN Reporters Expose Operation Fouled AnchorFOIA REPORTINGJul 26, 2025
Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Navy Retaliation Against Former Maritime Administration Chief Counsel for Speaking to Congress About Sexual Assault CoverupsFOIA REPORTINGApr 11, 2025
In Historic Crackdown, Coast Guard Charges 47 Mariners with Sexual Misconduct in 2024FOIA REPORTINGApr 1, 2025
Military Sealift Command Reforms Sexual Misconduct Policies Following MLAA Investigations, Safer Seas Act, and Lawsuit by Elsie DominguezFOIA REPORTINGMar 27, 2025
Influential Maritime YouTuber and USMMA Professor Sal Mercogliano Condemns Maersk's Rehiring of Sex Predator Who Terrorized USMMA CadetFOIA REPORTINGMar 26, 2025
Report: Maersk keeps key information from major sexual harassment investigation secret FOIA REPORTINGMar 25, 2025
Documents Reveal Maersk Rehired Man Who Sexually Harassed, Assaulted & Stalked Young U.S. Merchant Marine Academy CadetFOIA REPORTINGMar 18, 2025
United States v. Gomez Fuenmayor: The U.S. Department of Justice's Ongoing Struggle to Prosecute Maritime Sex CrimesFOIA REPORTINGMar 18, 2025
In New Ruling, Federal Judge Says Former Maersk Captain Mark Stinziano Sexually Assaulted Merchant Marine Academy Deck CadetFOIA REPORTINGFeb 19, 2025
“Out of Control” NOAA Used Fishing Fines for International Travel & Paying Allegedly Corrupt U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Judges Who Imposed the FinesFOIA REPORTINGJul 18, 2024
July 18, 2024: Coast Guard Initiates Hostile Work Environment Investigation Against Coast Guard Academy SARC Shannon Norenberg, Her Attorney Claims RetaliationFOIA REPORTINGJul 12, 2024
July 12, 2024: In Response to Shannon Norenberg, Linda Fagan Refuses to Offer Care to Survivors of Operation Fouled Anchor, Tells Survivors to Go Help ThemselvesFOIA REPORTINGApr 30, 2024
A New Scandal for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy: A “Historic Financial Misconduct Case”FOIA REPORTINGApr 26, 2024
Press Release | April 25, 2024: New U.S. Coast Guard Academy policy revokes awards and honors for individual misconductFOIA REPORTINGApr 25, 2024
Senator Cruz Forces Linda Fagan to Cancel Illegal NDA’s USCGA Sexual Assault Victims Were Forced to SignFOIA REPORTINGApr 25, 2024
April 19, 2024: Understanding USCG Non-Disclosure AgreementsFOIA REPORTINGApr 25, 2024
ALCOAST 175/24 - APR 2024 CLARIFICATION REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION AND NON-DISCLOSURE POLICIES, FORMS, OR AGREEMENTSFOIA REPORTINGApr 12, 2024
President Biden Withdraws List of 80 Coast Guard Officers up for Promotion to Captain (O-6), Then Replaces With List of 78 Officers.FOIA REPORTINGApr 11, 2024
Sen. Ted Cruz Forces President Joe Biden to Withdraw Senate Nominations of 80 Senior Coast Guard Officers Up for Promotion to Captain (O-6) as Operation Fouled Anchor Scandal IntensifiesFOIA REPORTINGApr 9, 2024
Probe by Senator Ted Cruz Reveals U.S. Coast Guard’s Unlawful Use of NDAs to Silence Sexual Assault Victims. Matter Referred to DHS IG, GAO & Special Counsel for InvestigationFOIA REPORTINGMar 28, 2024
Maritime Union Leaders Finally Break Long, Deafening Silence on Shipboard Abuse—>Pen Letter to Congress Opposing Industry Efforts to Gut Safer Seas Act Protections for MarinersFOIA REPORTINGFeb 17, 2024
Senate Homeland Security Committee Releases New Internal Coast Guard Docs Show Fouled Anchor CoverupFOIA REPORTINGFeb 15, 2024
Dysfunctional, Predator-Protecting U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Court System Grinds to Halt—Issues Only ONE Public Opinion in 2023FOIA REPORTINGFeb 14, 2024
Memorandum Between the Maritime Administration & New York Police & Prosecutors Regarding Concurrent Jurisdiction at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) CampusFOIA REPORTINGJan 13, 2024
USCG vs. Stinziano: Prosecutors Seek Revocation of Captain Stinziano’s License Under Stringent New “Safer Seas Act” Provisions Against Maritime Sexual AssaultFOIA REPORTINGJan 13, 2024
USCG vs. Stinziano: Prosecutors Submit 2nd Post-Remand Brief Arguing Captain Stinziano Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted a USMMA Cadet Aboard the M/V Maersk Idaho & USCG ALJ Committed Reversible ErrorFOIA REPORTINGDec 20, 2023
Senators Johnson & Blumenthal Threaten to Issue Subpoenas to Coast Guard over Fouled Anchor Cover-upFOIA REPORTINGDec 9, 2023
Republican-led House Committee on Oversight Sends Strongly Worded Letter to Linda Fagan, Opens Probe into Sexual Abuse Coverups by Fagan & U.S. Coast Guard LeadershipFOIA REPORTINGDec 6, 2023
‘Hazing’ or Sexual Abuse? 9 Years Later, Disgraced Coast Guard ALJ Court Still Grappling with USCG vs. StinzianoFOIA REPORTINGNov 29, 2023
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduate Files Lawsuit Against Military Sealift Command (MSC) Alleging She Was Raped in her Stateroom by Captain of USNS Carson CityFOIA REPORTINGNov 22, 2023
Op Ed: “Male Seafarers also Face Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault at Sea.”FOIA REPORTINGNov 21, 2023
Interview With an Activist: Victim of Rape Aboard a Sailing Yacht creates a Support Network for Sailors FOIA REPORTINGNov 16, 2023
Safer Seas Act: U.S. Coast Guard Issues Detailed Policy Letter on New Audio-Video Surveillance Requirements for Commercial VesselsFOIA REPORTINGNov 10, 2023
Journalists and Law Firms Acknowledge MLAA’s Work as Driving Force Behind Safer Seas Act & Historic Change in the U.S. Maritime Industry FOIA REPORTINGNov 10, 2023
Ryan Melogy: The Accidental AdvocateFOIA REPORTINGSep 30, 2023
U.S. Coast Guard Publishes Answers to FAQ’s on New Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, and Harassment Reporting RequirementsFOIA REPORTINGSep 12, 2023
New Resource Helps Yacht Crew Safely Find Paid or Voluntary Work in the Yachting Industry.FOIA REPORTINGJul 21, 2023
Maersk Line, Limited Receives OSHA Beat-Down! Shipping Company Must Pay Over $700,000 for Retaliating Against Chief Mate WhistleblowerFOIA REPORTINGJul 18, 2023
“FOULED ANCHOR COMMAND ACCOUNTABILITY DISPOSITION DECISION” (July 9, 2019)FOIA REPORTINGJul 18, 2023
“FOULED ANCHOR INVESTIGATION—FINAL REPORT” (January 31, 2020)FOIA REPORTINGMay 16, 2023
Mariner Accused of Raping Midshipman-X Hires Lawyer, Will Fight U.S Coast Guard Alcohol ChargesFOIA REPORTINGMay 10, 2023
Mariners, Too: The maritime sector reckons with sexual harassmentFOIA REPORTINGApr 28, 2023
Abuse of Power, Sexual Assault and Fear: New report Reveals Terrifying Conditions for Female SailorsFOIA REPORTINGApr 22, 2023
Judge: No Statute of Limitations for Sexual Harassment or Assault Under New Safer Seas Act. Coast Guard May Bring S&R Charges Against Mariners For Sexual Misconduct Occurring Decades Ago.FOIA REPORTINGApr 21, 2023
Former Maersk Captain Facing Coast Guard Sexual Harassment Charges Hit With 2nd Complaint Alleging He Sexually Harassed USMMA Cadet Aboard a Crowley Vessel in 2017FOIA REPORTINGApr 19, 2023
Through New Sexual Offender Settlement Agreements, Coast Guard Will Now Treat, Rehabilitate, and “Cure” Mariners Accused of Sexual Crimes & OffensesFOIA REPORTINGApr 18, 2023
Crowley Officer Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Active Duty Navy Sailors While Intoxicated Receives 12 Month Suspension From Coast Guard Chief ALJ JudgeFOIA REPORTINGApr 15, 2023
U.S. vs. JOHN CUSICK: Mariner Criminally Prosecuted & Convicted for Shipboard Sexual Harassment of a Federal Fisheries Observer FOIA REPORTINGApr 15, 2023
MLAA Submits 2 Reports via CGIS Tips App Regarding LA Times Allegations of Sexual Misconduct & Unreported Sexual Assaults Aboard Cal Maritime Academy Training ShipFOIA REPORTINGApr 6, 2023
USMMA’s First Female Superintendent Sends Cadets to Ship With Captain Mark Stinziano, Who Had License Suspended Last Year for Repeatedly Assaulting a USMMA Deck CadetFOIA REPORTINGMar 22, 2023
Day After CNN Publishes Expose on Coast Guard Failures and Names the Midshipman-X Rapist, the Agency Brings Suspension & Revocation Charges Against the Accused Mariner’s LicenseFOIA REPORTINGMar 21, 2023
2nd Female U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Judge-Turned Whistleblower: “Court May Need Some Gutting to Get Back on an Even Keel.”FOIA REPORTINGMar 20, 2023
CNN Identifies Mariner Accused of Brutally Raping Midshipman-X Aboard the M/V Alliance Fairfax. His Name is Edgar Sison.FOIA REPORTINGMar 19, 2023
In Latest CNN Bombshell, Female Former Coast Guard ALJ Judge Says The All Male Court Doesn’t Take Sex Crimes Seriously, Has a Culture of Misogyny, & a Cultural Transformation is NeededFOIA REPORTINGMar 18, 2023
E-mails and Court Records Reveal Ethical Breaches Within the U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Court System that Defense Attorneys and Legal Experts Call “Unethical,” “Illegal,” & “Obstruction of Justice.”FOIA REPORTINGMar 16, 2023
Former U.S. Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge Turned Whistleblower Published Sworn Affidavit Portraying the USCG ALJ Court as “A Corrupt System Where Justice Was a Charade.”FOIA REPORTINGMar 16, 2023
Video: Coast Guard Leader Linda Fagan Talks Tough About Cracking Down on Maritime Sexual Abuse While Simultaneously Protecting Sexual Predators & Issuing Dangerous Legal OpinionsFOIA REPORTINGFeb 27, 2023
A Female Coast Guard Officer and Kings Point Graduate Fought Maersk, Masters Mates & Pilots, and Her Own Corrupt Agency to Take Down Shipboard Sexual Predator Samuel Sullivan Irvin, IIIFOIA REPORTINGFeb 26, 2023
Samuel Sullivan Irvin, III: Maersk Chief Mate & Captain, Member of Masters, Mates, & Pilots Labor Union, and Credibly Accused Shipboard Sexual PredatorFOIA REPORTINGFeb 13, 2023
For the First Time, the U.S. Coast Guard Outlines its Maritime Sexual Misconduct Reporting & Investigation ProcessFOIA REPORTINGFeb 10, 2023
June 30, 2020: “An Epic Sexual Assault Scandal, 30 Years in the Making, is Coming for the U.S. Coast Guard. This FOIA Request is only the Beginning.”FOIA REPORTINGFeb 9, 2023
Coast Guard Leader Linda Fagan Takes 9 Months to Issue Appeal Decision in USCG vs. Stinziano, Refuses to Condemn Shipboard Sexual Assault, and Remands Case Back to Predator-Protecting ALJ CourtFOIA REPORTINGFeb 9, 2023
In New Book, Maritime Historian Calls Hope Hicks “the most talked-about woman EVER in the maritime world” & Expresses Optimism Hicks’ Bravery Will Lead to a Revolution in Maritime LifeFOIA REPORTINGJan 7, 2023
A Military Sealift Command CIVMAR Secretly Filmed Female Cadets in their Staterooms Aboard USNS Kanawha. 4 Years Later He Was Sentenced to Probation.FOIA REPORTINGJan 5, 2023
“I Just Whipped it Out to the Helicopter:” Military Sealift Command 3rd Engineer Suspended for 30 Days After Exposing Genitals to Shipmates During Helo-Ops.FOIA REPORTINGDec 27, 2022
The Safer Seas ActFOIA REPORTINGDec 4, 2022
After Heaps of Sexual Harassment Cases on Maersk Ships, the Company Admits it Has a ProblemKINGS POINTNov 17, 2022
Video: 1st Female Superintendent Appointed to Lead USMMA as Academy Continues to Deal with Fallout from Midshipman-X and Captain John Merrone Sea Year Rape Scandals.FOIA REPORTINGNov 7, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Charges Female Chief Steward with Sexually Harassing and Molesting Male Steward’s Assistant (SA) Aboard Military Sealift Command Vessel Operated by Maersk Subsidiary USMMI.FOIA REPORTINGNov 3, 2022
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace Declined to Prosecute Capt. John Merrone for Drugging 2 USMMA Cadets & Raping One. Now the USCG Says More Victims Have Come Forward & Peace is Changing his Story.FOIA REPORTINGNov 1, 2022
Captain John Merrone Surrenders Captain’s License to Avoid Coast Guard Trial. Receives Permanent Lifetime Ban From U.S. Maritime IndustryFOIA REPORTINGOct 26, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Charges Another Crowley Officer With Sexual Misconduct. FOIA REPORTINGOct 23, 2022
Crowley Engineer Accused of Sexually Harassing & Assaulting a Cadet as Well as Exposing Himself to a Cadet After Opening Cadet’s Cabin Door.FOIA REPORTINGOct 14, 2022
Accused Serial Rapist Captain John Merrone Kicked Out of American Maritime Officers (AMO) Labor Union Following “Multiple Credible Allegations” Ashore & Aboard Vessels Under AMO ContractFOIA REPORTINGOct 13, 2022
Historic Maritime Safety Legislation “Safer Seas Act” Introduced in Full Senate. Bill Now Part of “Must Pass” National Defense Authorization Act & Set to Become Law by End of 2022FOIA REPORTINGOct 12, 2022
RESOLUTION: ACTION DROPPING CAPTAIN JOHN MERRONE FROM ROLL OF MEMBERSHIP BY AMO NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD AND AMO NATIONAL PRESIDENTFOIA REPORTINGSep 18, 2022
Historic Maritime Safety Legislation “Safer Seas Act” Clears Senate Commerce Committee, Now Heads to Full Senate for VoteFOIA REPORTINGAug 23, 2022
August 23, 2022: Maersk Finally FIRES Captain Mark StinzianoFOIA REPORTINGAug 22, 2022
El Pais: “Sexual harassment of sailors sees the light: After decades of silence about the abuses of shipping company crew members, two victims have gone to court in the United States.”FOIA REPORTINGAug 20, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Answer to MLAA Lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkFOIA REPORTINGAug 20, 2022
In Answer to MLAA Lawsuit Filed in SDNY, U.S. Coast Guard “denies the USCG gave extraordinarily lenient punishments to USCG-credentialed mariners who the USCG knew were sexual predators.”FOIA REPORTINGJul 31, 2022
Military Sealift Command & U.S. Coast Guard Operating Agreement Does Not Address Mariner Sexual Misconduct or Require MSC Captains to Report Allegations of Sexual Assault IAW 46 USC 10104FOIA REPORTINGJul 30, 2022
Navy & Coast Guard Allowed Military Sealift Command Medical Officer to Quietly Retire After NCIS Investigation Found He Sexually Molested at Least Two Female Mariners Aboard USNS PECOSFOIA REPORTINGJul 29, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Arne Gunnar Svendsen: 3 Month MMC Suspension For Mariner Convicted of “Assault with Deadly Weapon on Sheriff’s Deputy,” “Sexual Battery,” & “Two DUI’s”FOIA REPORTINGJul 28, 2022
MARAD Files Answer to MLAA Lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkFOIA REPORTINGJul 28, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Andrew W. Betnar: 12 Month Suspension of License and MMC After Conviction for 199 Counts of “Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse”FOIA REPORTINGJul 27, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Captain Michael James Verdin: After Sexual Battery Conviction and 1 Year of “Hard Labor” in Louisiana Penitentiary, Licensed Captain Given 7 Month Suspension by Coast GuardFOIA REPORTINGJul 26, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Richard J. Tietge: In Secret Settlement Agreement, USCG ALJ Judge Gave Registered Sex Offender 20 Month Suspension After a Child Porn Conviction, Then Allowed Him to Ship OutFOIA REPORTINGJul 26, 2022
USCG vs. Stinziano: Defense Submits Reply Brief to USCG Commandant. Tedious & Unpersuasive Brief Argues Maersk Captain Should Not have his Captain’s License permanently REVOKED (July 23, 2022).FOIA REPORTINGJul 25, 2022
Maersk Chief Mate Charged With Shipboard Rape and Molestation By U.S. Coast Guard Allowed to Keep His Merchant Mariner’s License After Signing Secret Settlement AgreementFOIA REPORTINGJul 20, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard vs. Tommie Bernell DavisFOIA REPORTINGJul 19, 2022
MSC Investigation: MLAA Submits FOIA Request to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Seeking 20 Years of Criminal Sexual Assault Investigation Records Involving MSC Crew MembersFOIA REPORTINGJul 18, 2022
U.S. Navy Approves MLAA’s FOIA Fee Waiver Request. Decision Allows MLAA Investigation into Sexual Misconduct Within the Military Sealift Command (MSC) to Move Forward.FOIA REPORTINGJul 17, 2022
Filipino Seaman Sexually Harassed and Assaulted by His Chief Mate Prevails Over Anglo Eastern Ship Management at Supreme Court of the Philippines FOIA REPORTINGJul 15, 2022
Midshipmen-X&Y vs. Maersk: Shipping Giant Lawyers-Up, Hires One of World’s Largest Law FirmsFOIA REPORTINGJul 14, 2022
MLAA Begins Investigation Into Sexual Misconduct Within the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. FOIA REPORTINGJul 9, 2022
Shipping Companies and Labor Unions Work Behind the Scenes to Undermine Maritime Safety Rules and LegislationFOIA REPORTINGJul 8, 2022
Maritime Insanity: Nine Months After Criminal Investigation Began, Midshipman-X’s Accused Rapist is Still Shipping From MEBA Union Halls & Working in the U.S. Merchant MarineFOIA REPORTINGJul 2, 2022
“Peace, Out.” The Final, Late Night Farewell Email of Disappeared Coast Guard Investigative Service Director Michael Berkow.FOIA REPORTINGJun 30, 2022
MLAA FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD SEEKING 32 YEARS OF MARINER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION FILES, COURT RECORDS, AND SECRET SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSFOIA REPORTINGJun 30, 2022
Complaint: Maritime Legal Aid & Advocacy, Ltd. vs. U.S. Coast GuardFOIA REPORTINGJun 29, 2022
Le Monde: “In the very masculine world of the merchant navy, cases of harassment and sexual violence are slowly emerging”FOIA REPORTINGJun 27, 2022
USCG vs. Stinziano: Prosecutors Submit Appeal Brief to Commandant Fagan. Prosecution Seeks permanent REVOCATION of the Maersk Captain’s License on Appeal (June 17, 2022).FOIA REPORTINGJun 26, 2022
Daily Cargo News: “Cadet’s Story of Rape at Sea Should Challenge our Gentle Approach to Empowerment.”KINGS POINTJun 24, 2022
Robert Maersk Uggla, Chairman, A. P. Moller–Maersk Addresses Mass Maritime Class of 2022: “I am Ashamed Sexual Assault, Harassment, Discrimination & Bullying Occur in our Company.”FOIA REPORTINGJun 24, 2022
“There is No Doubt We Have a Problem at Sea,” Says Maersk CEO Søren Skou, Who Opens Up For the First Time About Sexual AbuseKINGS POINTJun 24, 2022
Comments on Midshipman-X Story From Around the Internet (June 23, 2022).FOIA REPORTINGJun 21, 2022
MLAA Files Amended Complaint in Lawsuit Against MARAD. Suit Now Seeks MSP Operating Agreements, EMBARC Submissions, & SCCT Communications Between MARAD & Vessel OperatorsFOIA REPORTINGJun 14, 2022
Two Women Sue Maersk for Turning a Blind Eye to Rape and HarassmentFOIA REPORTINGJun 14, 2022
After Publication of American Merchant Mariner’s Maersk Sexual Harassment Story, Danish Maritime Authority has Initiated an Investigation into Working Conditions at Sea.FOIA REPORTINGJun 13, 2022
Maersk After Several MeToo Cases: “We Have a Problem”FOIA REPORTINGJun 11, 2022
New Study Reveals Massive Harassment on Maersk Ships: “We Must Have a Comprehensive Cultural Change at Sea”KINGS POINTMay 29, 2022
2017 Report: 'Us Versus them' Mindset & ‘Culture of Fear’ Shaping U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Student ExperienceKINGS POINTMay 29, 2022
Culture of fear at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Silences Students Who Say They were Sexually Harassed and AssaultedKINGS POINTMay 29, 2022
A Merchant Marine Academy Cadet Says She Was Raped at Sea. Her Story Has Washington Looking for AnswersFOIA REPORTINGMay 27, 2022
MLAA Has Filed a Federal Lawsuit Against New Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips Over Phillips’ Efforts to Hide USMMA Sea Year Sexual Assault Incidents & PoliciesKINGS POINTMay 24, 2022
MARAD Leader Ann Phillips Commits to Investigating and Exposing the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Dark History of Sexual AbuseKINGS POINTMay 20, 2022
Maritime Legal Aid & Advocacy Nominates & Endorses Former MARAD Chief Counsel DENISE RUCKER KREPP to the Newly-Forming USMMA Advisory Council FOIA REPORTINGMay 18, 2022
Preparing For Full-Scale Litigation Against USCG Court System, MLAA Files Appeal of Court’s Most Recent Attempt to Violate the FOIA and Illegally Withhold Mariner Sexual Misconduct Case FilesFOIA REPORTINGMay 17, 2022
PART TWO: U.S. Coast Guard vs. Stinziano—“Maersk Sends in the Lawyers and Swings Into Sex Crime Coverup Mode”—February 3, 2015FOIA REPORTINGMay 13, 2022
In Preparation For Full-Scale Litigation Against the Agency, MLAA Files 2nd Amended FOIA Request With U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Mariner Sexual Misconduct Records.FOIA REPORTINGMay 11, 2022
PART ONE: U.S. Coast Guard vs. Stinziano—“The Initial Report, February 3, 2015”FOIA REPORTINGMay 7, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Prosecutors File Notice of Appeal In U.S.C.G. vs. Mark Stinziano. New Commandant Linda Fagan Will Decide Fate of Maersk Captain. Decision Expected in August 2022.FOIA REPORTINGMay 5, 2022
Maersk captain suspended four months after judge Michael Devine finds multiple sexual assaults and pattern of extreme sexual harassment against USMMA deck cadet constituted ‘hazing’, not ‘molestation’FOIA REPORTINGMar 30, 2022
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 CrimeFOIA REPORTINGMar 21, 2022
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 CriteriaFOIA REPORTINGMar 19, 2022
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 AgreementsFOIA REPORTINGMar 19, 2022
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.FOIA REPORTINGFeb 20, 2022
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 UnionFOIA REPORTINGFeb 9, 2022
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.FOIA REPORTINGFeb 4, 2022
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 MarinerKINGS POINTFeb 2, 2022
Message to the Kings Point Community Regarding The Sea Year Stand Down (from the President of the USMMA Class of 2012)FOIA REPORTINGJan 30, 2022
The Long, Tragic History of 46 USC 10104, AKA “The Federal Shipboard Sexual Assault Allegation Reporting Law”FOIA REPORTINGJan 18, 2022
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 JusticeKINGS POINTJan 10, 2022
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Promulgated a New Drug & Alcohol Amnesty Policy For Victims & Witnesses of Sexual Misconduct. Midshipman & Alumni Are Skeptical.FOIA REPORTINGJan 8, 2022
Maritime Legal Aid & Advocacy Receives 501(c)(3) Designation as Tax-Exempt Public Charity From the Internal Revenue ServiceFOIA REPORTINGJan 4, 2022
Legal Analysis: Shipping Companies Who Employ Known Sexual Predators Could Face Massive Civil Liability Pursuant to Lawsuits Permitted Under Federal Anti-Sex Trafficking Statutes.KINGS POINTJan 1, 2022
The Glass Ceiling is Intact at the U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyFOIA REPORTINGDec 30, 2021
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 WebsiteFOIA REPORTINGDec 28, 2021
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 PlansFOIA REPORTINGDec 4, 2021
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 MarcusKINGS POINTDec 2, 2021
NAPA: USMMA Students Facing Discrimination or Harassment from USMMA Employees May File Complaint Directly to U.S. DOT Equal Employment Opportunity Director & Receive Recourse Through EEO SystemKINGS POINTNov 18, 2021
Op-Ed: I Graduated From KP in 1978 and Came Through Cadet Shipping Unscathed. The People Posting Stories to this Site are a Bunch of Cry-Babies and Wimps.KINGS POINTNov 14, 2021
Op-Ed: The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy remains a backward-looking institution that struggles to make itself relevant in the twenty-first century.FOIA REPORTINGNov 9, 2021
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.”FOIA REPORTINGNov 6, 2021
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.KINGS POINTNov 6, 2021
Senator Gillibrand Crosses Party Lines to Team Up With Senator Wicker to Introduce Half-Baked Bill that will Fail to Solve Merchant Marine Sexual Misconduct ProblemKINGS POINTNov 1, 2021
Maritime Crusader Senator Maria Cantwell & 5 Powerful Congressmen Call Maritime Industry “Toxic,” Demand Firing of USMMA Leader Jack Buono, & Demand Suspension of Cadet Commercial ShippingKINGS POINTNov 1, 2021
October 29, 2021, Full Letter. Congress To Secretary Pete: Fire Jack Buono, Shut Down Cadet Commercial Shipping Until It Is Safe.FOIA REPORTINGOct 28, 2021
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.KINGS POINTOct 13, 2021
Senator Maria Cantwell Delivers Blistering Letter to MARAD Demanding Answers to Allegations of Rape, Rampant Unchecked Sexual Violence, and Oversight and Policy Failures Posted on the MLAA WebsiteFOIA REPORTINGSep 13, 2021
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 MelogyFOIA REPORTINGSep 7, 2021
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 CoverupsFOIA REPORTINGSep 3, 2021
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 CadetsFOIA REPORTINGAug 31, 2021
Congressional Research Service Report Confirms That Under Federal Law There Exists No Statute of Limitations for Prosecuting Sex Crimes that Occur Aboard American Vessels on the High SeasFOIA REPORTINGAug 30, 2021
In New FOIA Ruling, U.S. Coast Guard Doubles Down on Protecting the Names of USCG-Approved Sexual Predators from Public Release, Citing the Predators’ “Privacy Interests”FOIA REPORTINGMay 12, 2021
MARAD FOIA Request #3: MLAA Seeks Records of the USMMA Advisory BoardFOIA REPORTINGMay 5, 2021
In 2018 a Texas A&M Maritime Academy Cadet and Registered Sex Offender was Given a Settlement Agreement by the U.S. Coast Guard Allowing Him to Obtain his Merchant Mariner’s LicenseFOIA REPORTINGApr 22, 2021
USCG Licensed Merchant Marine Officer Convicted of Molesting His Daughter Given Only a Letter of Warning in Deal with U.S. Coast Guard; No Suspension or Revocation of License & Name Kept Secret.FOIA REPORTINGApr 21, 2021
U.S.C.G. Licensed Captain Charged With Rape & Convicted of Sexual Battery Given 7 Month Suspension of License & Allowed to Continue Sailing after Negotiating Deal With U.S.C.G. From Prison.FOIA REPORTINGApr 18, 2021
MARAD FOIA Request #2: MLAA Seeks All Documents Related to USMMA’s Referral Of Shipboard Sexual Assault Allegations to American President Lines for “Administrative Handling.”FOIA REPORTINGApr 13, 2021
MLAA Files FOIA Request with MARAD/USMMA Seeking All USMMA Board of Visitors’ Records Related to Sexual Assault CrisisFOIA REPORTINGApr 1, 2021
USCG FOIA Appeal #2 (CG-INV)FOIA REPORTINGMar 23, 2021
MLAA Files Appeal Against U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Secret Shipboard Sexual Assault Settlement Agreements, the Names of the Perpetrators, and the Names of Federal Judges Who Approved the Agreements.FOIA REPORTINGMar 23, 2021
USCG FOIA Appeal #1FOIA REPORTINGFeb 9, 2021
Zero Sexual Assaults Have Been Reported Aboard U.S. Maritime Academy Training Ships in the Past 30 Years, According to Newly Released U.S. Coast Guard DocumentsFOIA REPORTINGFeb 4, 2021
New Documents Show Maersk Line, Limited Captain and Lawyers Breaking Federal Law by Intentionally Hiding the Sexual Assault of a USMMA Cadet From the USCG—>And the USCG Helped Them Get Away With ItFOIA REPORTINGFeb 2, 2021
In Secret Settlement Agreement Merchant Marine Captain Convicted of Sexual Battery Given a One Month Suspension of His Merchant Mariner LicenseKINGS POINTSep 24, 2020
9/23/20: Official Request to Howard “Skip” Elliot for DOT Inspector General Investigation into Sexual Abuse Coverups at the United States Merchant Marine AcademyKINGS POINTSep 21, 2020
Email to Elaine Chao: Call to Investigate Possible Sexual Assault Coverup at USMMAKINGS POINTSep 8, 2020
Message to the Kings Point Community Regarding Safety on Campus and During Sea Year (from the President of the USMMA Class of 2012)KINGS POINTAug 28, 2020
A Message to USMMA Cadets Going on Sea Year:FOIA REPORTINGMay 28, 2019
7/29/2020: Amended FOIA Request