In a rare maritime whistleblower case, the captain of a cargo ship fired for reporting safety violations to the U.S. Coast Guard has been awarded nearly $1.1 million by an administrative law judge with the Department of Labor.
The captain’s lawyer, Charles Goetsch of New Haven, said the damages award was the highest ever under the federal Seaman’s Protection Act.
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