JUNE 2019 • FOGHORN 33 COASTGUARD The U.S. Coast Guard terminated the voyage of the 47-foot pleasure craft, Good Energy, with 10 passengers aboard over the Memorial Day weekend in Miami, FL after discovering multiple safety violations. Coast Guard enforcement officers used a Special Purpose Craft like this one to board and halt an illegal charter in Miami over Memorial Day weekend. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard/U.S. Department of Defense. EASY MANEUVERABILITY Give your passengers a smooth ride with reliable John Deere PowerTech™ propulsion and generator drive engines. Withhightorqueandlow-rated rpm,theydeliver excellent vessel control and quiet operation. For easy navigation on the water — Nothing Runs Like A Deere™. JohnDeere.com/Marine 60 to 559 kW (80 to 750 hp) www.armstrongmarine.com | sales@armstrongmarine.com | (360) 457-5752 Your vision. Our expertise. On time. Coast Guard Halts Illegal Charter Operation in Miami to be enrolled in a chemical testing program. • Up to $4,685 for failure to provide a Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection for vessels carrying more than six passengers. • Up to $15,995 for failure to produce a valid Certificate of Documentation for vessels over 5 gross tons. • Up to $11,712 for failure to have been issued a valid Stability Letter prior to placing vessel in service with more than six passengers. PVA has strongly advocated for Coast Guard enforcement of illegal charter violators and applauds the latest shutdown of this illegal operator. n A C o a s t G u a r d S t a t i o n Miami 33-foot Special Purpose Craft— Law Enforcement boat crew conducted the boarding of the pleasure craft where they discovered the following viola- tions: • Violation of 46 C.F.R. 176.100A for not having a valid Certificate of Inspection. • Violation of 46 C.F.R. 16.201 for failure to have a drug and alcohol program. • Violation of 46 C.F.R. 170.120 for failure to have a valid stability letter. “It’s very important to us that people are being safe out on the water,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Montes, duty enforcement officer at Coast Guard 7th District. “Putting your trust in an operator who’s not properly creden- tialed could be dangerous for everyone involved.” Owners and operators of illegal charter vessels can face maximum civil penalties of over $58,000 for illegal passenger-for-hire operations. Some potential fines for illegally operating a charter vessel are: Up to $18,477 for failure of an inspected vessel to be under the control of an individual with the appropriate Coast Guard license. • Up to $7,250 for failure of operators