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"the Coast Guard ordered the stoppage because of reasons that Jindal found frustrating. The Coast Guard needed to confirm that there were fire extinguishers and life vests on board, and then it had trouble contacting the people who built the barges."
Have any of you ever been aboard a ship that was on fire? Didn't think so. If, for any reason, any of those barges and the lives of the crew had been in peril, everyone would have been griping that the USCG hadn't done their job. You can't have it both ways.
Have any of you ever been aboard a ship that was on fire? Didn't think so. If, for any reason, any of those barges and the lives of the crew had been in peril, everyone would have been griping that the USCG hadn't done their job. You can't have it both ways.
The barges were not manned.
I see your point and so do a lot of other people. There were other ways to have this safety check with out holding up progress. How long do you think it takes to inspect a barge for safety equipment?
Now that the spill has been "capped" What happened to all the "Jindal for president!" "Jindal is the 2nd coming of christ!" talk from the right?
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