China has all but killed off American steel. You can barely find it and when you do, you pay a premium for premium materials. I can't say I blame the company for going with cheaper steel, but they should have known the regs. Seems to be an outdated law considering the changes to market forces over the past 20 years. I hope Trump's steel tariffs go through. Get Pittsburg working again and have better steel quality to boot.
That being said, fvck all Trawlers. Especially this mega sized one.
True about American steel but the article implied that it was the value added by having specific steel components cut and bent in Europe which led to the violation. But again, that is no excuse unless that work simply cannot be accomplished within the U.S. to meet Jones Act requirements and even then ask first.