During the International Maritime Organization (IMO) General Assembly meeting in London last December, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg raised an important issue: the prevalence of sexual assault and sexual harassment at sea. Speaking on behalf of the United States, Secretary Buttigieg stated that, “[t]he U.S. will do our part to hasten the day that sexual assault and harassment find no safe harbor in the maritime industry,” and he encouraged the IMO to take action to protect offshore workers of […]