coast guard, which approves cred d credentials for each crew members and vets and punishes offenses. but the u.s. coast guard is said to have refused to use its power on ships for decades. this woman who wants to stay unanimous said she was repeatedly raped and groped on the same ship just two years older. every innuendo, every touch felt like a threat. i slept with my knife. i felt i was being continually hunted. case in point, last year a merchant mariner tested positive for marijuana during a random drug test. the coast guard acknowledged it was like live caused by cbd oil
the coast guard has failed to use its power to prevent and punish sexual assault on commercial ships for decades. i had no idea that reporting to the coast guard was even an option. reporter: this woman who wants to stay anonymous says she was repeatedly groped and harassed by a member of her crew on board the same ship just two years later. every joke, every innuendo, every touch always felt like a threat. i always slept with my knife. i felt like i was being constantly hunted. reporter: the coast guard has not revoked a single credential for a sexual assault at sea in the last decade. yet it revoke credentials for other lesser offenses. case in point, last year a merchant mariner tested positive for marijuana during a random drug test. the coast guard acknowledged it was likely because of the cbd oil his doctor recommended for pain but permanently revoked his credential any way.
Strong winds on Maui caused two boats to break loose from their moorings overnight, grounding one vessel and sending the other drifting dangerously close to the breakwater.