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Commercial fishing is important in Democratic Congressman Gerry Studds' Massachusetts district. Starting in 1988, owners of small fishing boats who pay crewmen with a share of the catch were required to withhold income tax and Social Security fees. Studds arranged to restore the crews' previous immunity from withholding, which means they may not fully pay their taxes. He has collected $10,475 from fishing PACs...
When Soviet patrol boats seized a fleet of North Korean fishing vessels operating in the restricted northern Pacific early last month, the Soviets themselves were caught by surprise. The twelve ships flying North Korean flags in fact belonged to Japan, and most of the crewmen under arrest were Japanese...
President Bush ordered Army troops to St. Croix of the U.S. Virgin Islands after National Guards members and police reportedly joined prison escapees and others in wild looting. Armed Coast Guard crewmen also went ashore to help restore order...
...Although Exxon claims that it thoroughly monitored Hazelwood after he voluntarily sought treatment for alcoholism, the company repeatedly missed signs that he had continued drinking heavily. Moreover, Exxon supplied low- alcohol beer to tanker crewmen despite its policy of banning drinking aboard its ships...
...quick and masterful rescue operation helped avert catastrophe. Within hours, four Norwegian and two Soviet helicopters began plucking passengers and crewmen out of the boats and carrying them to safety aboard the Norwegian vessel Senja, which reached the accident site after plowing through ice up to 6 ft. thick...