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Government Update the agencies charged with important missions relating to the oceans will go much further toward actually achieving the goals than establishing yet another bureaucracy. The report includes impor- tant recommendations for enhancing the role of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NO A A). These enhancements (and the funds necessary to bring them to reality) are vital. The other agencies involved in ocean matters (such as the Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Customs and Border Protection, MARAD, and the FMC) also deserve better treatment than they usu- ally receive from the Administration and Congress. These agencies are filled with dedicat- ed and hard-working employees and members who generally know their roles very well, but lack the resources needed to reach their goals. Overall, the Preliminary Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy is an impressive document and con- tains many excellent recommendations. It deserves careful consideration by all stakeholders, including the President, Congress, the various fed- eral agencies, state and local officials, the mar- itime community, environmental advocacy groups, and citizens at large. It is not, though, a full pic- ture of ocean issues. It is one, albeit important, building block for use in establishment of a com- prehensive national ocean program. Mariner Sentenced for False Application Joseph A. Boevink (51) of Panama City, Fla., was sen- tenced by a U.S. District Judge to two months in custody, followed by up to 60 days in a halfway house, and two years of supervised release, for falsely claiming that he had never been convicted of a criminal offense on an application for Merchant Mariner license submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard in Seattle in January 2001. The case marks the first time a merchant mariner, identified through the nationwide U.S. Coast Guard initiative known as Operation Drydock, has been convicted of a criminal offense at trial. No Maritime Lien on Unfinished Yacht Hull The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a maritime lien cannot attach to an unfinished yacht hull. In the instant case, plaintiff yacht builder com- menced an in rem action seeking to recover unpaid wharfage and storage costs related to a yacht hull that was previously under construction at the facility. The yacht hull was never more than 70% complete while at the facility. Even though the hull was afloat and was towed from its original construction facility to plaintiff's facility, it was never used for the transport of persons or cargo by water. Thus, during the period with which this litigation is concerned, the hull was never a vessel. Maritime liens can only attach to vessels in being. Broward Yachts, Inc. v. Destiny Hull No. 104, No. 03- 13669 (11th Cir., May 3, 2004). (Source: HK Law) Shipbuilders Architects Marine engineers Build your next boat at the yard known for uncompromised quality and reliability for more info, please contact: Bruce Doughty, President P.O. Box 296, enterprise Street, €ast Boothbay, Maine 04544 Phone: (207) 633-6517 Fax: (207) 633-7007 uiwui.uiashburndoughty.com Circle 315 on Reader Service Card INSULTECH Thermal Blankets were used on a D-R TCV-10 Sectional Manifold. Blankets were custom Jtt via CAD. INSULTECH Thermal Blanket Insulation helps solve repeated problem insulation areas. • Manifolds >Turbochargers • Piping 1 Exp. Joints • By-Pass Piping • Gas Turbines INSULTECH Thermal Blanket Insulation Shannon Enterprises of W.N.Y., Inc. 75 Main Street, North Tonawanda, New York 14120-0199 (716) 693-7954 • Fax (716) 693-1647 • www.blanket-insulation.com Representative Inquiries welcome Circle 337 on Reader Service Card TRACTOR PINS FOR TODAY'S TUGS HYDRAULIC . .. . TOW PIN UNITS /v with HOLD-DOWN HOOK WESTERN MACHINE WORKS 1870 Harbour Road - North Vancouver, B. C. - Canada - V7H 1A1 Phone: (604) 929 -7901 Fax: (604) 929-7951 or (604) 929-5329 Circle 205 on Reader Service Card P.O.Box 698 757 Nichols Ave Fairhope. AL 36533 1-251-928-1234 Phone/Fax Water Cooled Manifolds. Silicon Hose, Elbows, Bellows, Heat Exchangers, Wet Ells, Mufflers, Silencers, Turbos, Flex, and much, much more. Marinization, Repair or Duplication of Obsolete Parts also iHp hp available upon request. Please contact us for all of your exhaust needs. Mesamarine@Earthlink.net http://www.mesamarine.com Circle 268 on Reader Service Card MARINE EQUIPMENT, INC. Offering a complete line of deck machinery as well as general fabrication, machining services, installation, maintenance and repair services. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-7099 Phone (228) 813-1700 Fax (228) 813-1709 E-Mail:sales@coastalmarineequipment.com www.coastalmarineequipment.com Circle 220 on Reader Service Card June 2004 23 Circle 237 on Reader Service Card FALKH The "Best Value" for new vessels or re-powers!
