Being a Good Samaritan is the law on the water, but also a matter of reality and tradition

Today we'll talk about why mariners must, by law, help one another if someone is in trouble on the water.

It's also a time honored tradition, not to mention a recognition of the reality that all mariners are equally vulnerable when things go wrong at sea.

Show transcript here: http://shipreport.nfshost.com/audio/SRTranscript081324.pdf