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US Senate votes to free Fishermen’s Finest from Jones Act purgatory

The US Senate has voted, 94-6, to pass a bill that would reauthorize the US Coast Guard and also provide a Jones Act exemption to the America's Finest vessel 

By Jason Huffman | Nov. 14, 2018 20:13 GMT
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Fishermen's Finest's America's Finest vessel. Credit: Skipsteknisk
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