Anybody see this? What a joke. OMSA is announcing the launch of the JONES ACT ENFORCER, a first-of-its-kind vessel that will be used to gather video and photographic evidence of Jones Act violations. Evidence of violations will be submitted to authorities, made public, and shared with the media. T…

This is a bit weird, in this day and age it is so easy to track violations remotely through digital methods, it is hard to understand what this vessel would actually do.

Painted in Navy gray to make it more “official” looking.

Good for a chuckle anyway. This is the most OMSA thing I’ve ever seen.

Outstanding! If we’re gonna have laws on the books, enforce them. No more paradoxical loops about lack of domestic tonnage when nobody will hire a domestic operator to do the work because they know they can circumvent the laws on the books and pay less. It’s sad enough they have to engage a powerle…

IFAIKR my mentor here, ccaptain, repeatedly pointed out that it was not the Jones Act but the OCS Land Act that covered the use of foreign flag vessels in the GoM. Is that not correct??

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[image] New3M: Anybody see this? [image] US Ship 'Jones Act Enforcer' Hunts Foreign Sinners Maritime News [image] The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA), an association of American maritime companies, has launched the Jones Act Enforcer, a new vessel with w…

These guys are a bunch of yahoos. Nothing like vigilante justice!

Dude is just getting pay for the gray paint. This won’t make a difference. If it does, good for them.

Read the article, the question is whether or not the authorities do anything.

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