The US Coast Guard is pursuing enforcement action against Bouchard Transportation Company after the shipping company failed to comply with a captain of the port order for one of its two vessels anchored in the Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, Texas.
The tugs, Kim M. Bouchard and Danielle M. Bouchard, and their associated barges have been anchored off Texas Point since mid-December with no known plans to move.
Main concerns are in regard to the remaining crews onboard who are unpaid since January,...
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