U.S. Coast Guard Targets 15 Countries in Move to Cut Substandard Ships

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Sunday, May 1, 1994
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Volume: 
10
Issue: 
5
196
Abstract: 
On May 11, 1994, the U.S. Department of Transport issued a press release in which it specified 15 countries whose ships the U.S. Coast Guard has targeted for increased safety inspections when they are in U.S. waters. According to the press release, the list was developed at the direction of Congress. The initiative is designed to eliminate substandard foreign-flag ships from U.S. waters. The initiative arises out of concern over the threat posed to U.S. ports and the environment by substandard foreign-flag shipping?[more]