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原文传递 Sinking Of The Marine Electric In 1983 Transformed The U.S. Coast Guard

题名：	Sinking Of The Marine Electric In 1983 Transformed The U.S. Coast Guard
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID MURRAY
摘要：	What's the most influential marine casualty in modern times? Movie-goers and TV watchers might name the sinking of the Titanic; envi-ronmentalists might cite the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez. The Edmund Fitzgerald made its mark on popular culture thanks to Gordon Lightfoot's popular song. But maritime professionals would probably name a World War II-era tanker with a welded-in midsection. The Marine Electric sank off the coast of Virginia in 130 feet of water during a February storm in 1983. This year marks the 40th anniversary of its sinking, in which only three mariners out of 34 survived the freezing waters of the North Atlantic. The reason the sinking is of such interest to those in the maritime industry is because the hearing that followed, featuring the testimony of the surviving chief mate, Robert Cu-sick, resulted in the most significant changes to ship inspection and Coast Guard practices since World War II. The hearings achieved strong publicity thanks to an editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer who devoted huge resources to the story. The key mover was a member of the three-man Marine Board of Investigation, Capt. Domenic Calicchio, who had had a long career as a captain in the merchant marine before making the Coast Guard his career.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	137
期：	21
页码：	31-31