RVF A DILEMMA FOR COAST GUARD

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: August 29, 1991| Author: Kevin DeMarrais | Copyright information


The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

08-29-1991

RVF A DILEMMA FOR COAST GUARD
By Kevin DeMarrais
Date: 08-29-1991, Thursday
Section: SPORTS
Edition: All Editions -- Four Star B, Three Star P, Two Star, One Star
Column: BOATING

Could the proud Coast Guard become the "meter maids of the
waterways," as one boating official fears? Or will the agency ignore a
law it is sworn to uphold.

That is the dilemma the Coast Guard faces sta...

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