Hmm, now I want to get to the bottom of this. This article from deepseanews contradicts sections of this: http://deepseanews.com/2010/06/the-jones-act-and-the

Hmm, now I want to get to the bottom of this. This article from deepseanews contradicts sections of this: http://deepseanews.com/2010/06/the-jones-act-and-the-oil-spill-not-what-you-think/ http://deepseanews.com/2010/06/the-jones-act-and-the-oil-spi... As far as I can tell, foreign-flagged vessels can operate, but only if they're at least three miles offshore and (more importantly) have their crews replaced by Americans. I can see how this could cause problems, not only because vessel owners might be reluctant to hand over their vessels to new crews but because the new crews might not be experienced at operating them. There are definitely fifteen foreign-flagged vessels participating in the cleanup, but fifteen isn't very many. Is it not true that the Jones Act is preventing more from showing up? It still seems like a completely insane set of restrictions.