A Miami ship surveyor has been convicted of making false statements to the US Coast Guard (USCG) about the seaworthiness of two ro-ros.



A jury also returned a guilty verdict against 60-year-old Alejandro Gonzalez on a charge of trying to obstruct a federal investigation.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Jack Souders, from Lisburn, PA, inspects a cargo ship during a recent random boarding near Sandy Hook, NJ.