Maersk demandada por de cadetes en denuncias de acoso y agresión sexual. Las quejas alegan que Maersk estaba al tanto de la prevalencia de la agresión y el acoso sexual en sus barcos durante el programa Sea Year de la Academia de la Marina Mercante de EE. UU. Dos mujeres presentaron quejas en un...
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CNN Investigation: Culture of fear at Merchant Marine Academy silences students
CNN on Wednesday published an investigative report Wednesday alleging that a “culture of fear” at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York has silenced victims…
https://gcaptain.com/cnn-investigation-culture-of-fear-at-merchant-marine-academy-silences-students/
Midshipman X – Candid Interview With A Merchant Marine Academy Leader
We recently had a chat with Jim Tobin, President, and CEO of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AAF) about the latest Midshipman X controversy concerning the…
USMMA to “pause” Sea Year program
Reverberations continue to following the harrowing allegations of rape and sexual harassment while training aboard a U.S.-flag merchant ship recently made by the female cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., now widely referred to as “Midshipman X.”
Yesterday came news the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration is to “pause” the academy’s Sea Year training program.
The decision came after the chairs of the Congressional authorizing committees with...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/usmma-to-pause-sea-year-program/
MARAD Cancels Cadet Shipping
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Last night, during an “industry call” that began with a plead not to share this information with journalists, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced it would “pause” the…
Congress To Shutdown Cadet Shipping And Calls The Maritime Industry Toxic
by John Konrad (gCaptain) The chairmen of six congressional committees wrote a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg in response to Midshipman X’s allegations of rape aboard a Maersk…
President Biden names U.S. Maritime Administrator nominee
President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ann Phillips as Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration at the Department of Transportation. If confirmed, Phillips will take control of the agency as it once again finds itself at the center of a storm over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s efforts to deal with issues of sexual assault and sexual harassment, in particular when midshipmen are away from its Kings Point, N.Y., campus and...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/president-biden-names-u-s-maritime-administrator-nominee/
US Lawmakers Press for Action on Merchant Marine Academy Sexual Assault Allegations
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Transportation Department to take action to address persistent allegations of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment made by midshipmen…
New York Lawmakers Call for Investigation of Merchant Marine Academy Cadet’s Alleged Sexual Assault
U.S. Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have called for an immediate investigation after an unidentified female Midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy…
US Merchant Marine Academy Faces Serious Sexual Assault Allegation During Cadet’s Sea Year
The U.S. Department of Transportation has come out with a statement of support after an anonymous online report from a current U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadet who claims she…