Studbuzzar,
Couldn’t you approach the USCG that the records were lost by the USCG because of Katina? It seems like a ligitimate and sympathetic approach. That way they have an alibi and wont have to admit to negligence.
You wrote:
“mean while I loses thousands and thousands of dollars in income over the next few years because of bad record keeping at the USCG.”
I’m not trying to attack you, and I understand it’s been 19 years but, your record keeping could have been a bit better. A lesson learned for everyone I guess.