Concerning the Merchant marine plea for help from an earlier bread. Weird shit.
Bouchard shipping plus wine. Bollinger shipyards plus champagne.
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_2850f2c9-dcad-5c1d-a0dd-2e1e0341d039.html
"But Bollinger may be best-known for its considerable expertise in contracting with the federal government and for its political connections — Boysie Bollinger once chaired the Louisiana delegation to the Republican National Convention. His endorsement of Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, drew some criticism during the most recent election."
https://gcaptain.com/bouchard-ordeal-evokes-19th-century-supreme-court-decision/
"A century later, the crews on board Bouchard Transportation Company tugs find themselves in a situation akin to John Bradley, Philip Helzen, Morris Hansen, and Robert Robertson at the end of the nineteenth century. In the present day, the crewmembers are not being held by the masters, but instead by their own government, specifically the United States Coast Guard. Bouchard forfeited their rights to direct the crews on board the vessels when their contracts ended, and they failed to pay them. The US Coast Guard should seize the vessels, make the necessary arrangements to secure them and their cargo, and release the crews."