Is the political climate of spring of 2025 eroding the progress of safety, health & environmental concerns in the United States? Will the greed of big shipping companies and other businesses ensure that more ships will catch fire and sink, planes will endure more crashes, and worker protections will be a thing of the past? Read the latest in a capsulized version of current events such as the icebreaker fleet, "poop" coffee, AI cars, human trafficking, animal welfare abuses, surprising amounts of crime on cruise ships, and more.

Richard Hughes closed his 24-seat safety training center on Cape Cod to become a retired student of modern worldwide shipping operations. He graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a B.S. in Marine Transportation then obtained a Masters Degree in Business from Lesley University. While at MMA, he sailed on the Bay State, the Lightning, and the Mobil Lube. His books include the Cape Safety, Inc. ? Danger Dogs Series?a collection of 12 novels detailing the exciting lives of a top-notch bi-coastal safety consulting firm. His popular non-fiction Deep Sea Decisions is an expose of maritime tragedies. He and his wife, Lavinia M. Hughes, have co-authored Newtucket Island, Training Ship, Cape Car Blues and Mikey Mayflower - The Early Years. He lives and writes in the seaside village of Waquoit, MA, with his wife.