Author Archives: Captain Jeffrey B. Hagopian

I have always taken great care to ensure that the statements I post on this blog site are truthful, factual and accurate and that there is documentation and evidence to support those statements. There are many individuals who find the truth to be inconvenient or inflammatory. I suppose that is the nature of the truth. However,Continue reading “Truth and Lies”

The content contained below is from an email I sent to my alma mater, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, this past Friday, January 8, 2021. In addition, this email was also sent to the Board of Trustees of the Academy as well as the Chairman of the Academy Foundation. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy considers itself toContinue reading “Massachusetts Maritime Academy – “The Commonwealths Leadership University””

Below is a copy of an “open letter” that I sent via email on November 12, 2019. Among the recipients are several members of the the U.S. Coast Guard including Admiral Paul Thomas, Admiral John Nadeau, Admiral Richard Timme, Captain Joshua Reynolds and Captain Scott Kelly. Also included is retired U.S. Coast Guard Captain U.S.Continue reading “Regulatory Neglect & Its Consequences: An Open Letter”

In my previous post I illustrated the gross negligence and indifference of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Liberian Registry as it pertained to the illegal and dangerous conduct of Noble Drilling which I reported to them.  The epitome of this knowing and willful cover-up was when I notified the U.S. Department of Justice. Specifically,Continue reading “Lack of Law Enforcement & The Whistleblower”

I am a 1988 graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy. I sailed VLCC’s as 3rd and 2nd Mate. I then came ashore for a bit and then returned to sea working as Captain and Chief Mate on three different IMO high speed craft. My last seagoing job was Captain of a dynamically positioned, mobile offshore deepwaterContinue reading “Captain Jeff Hagopian: An Introduction”