E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Richard Patrick Feemster urges us to create a private right of action under general maritime law for wrongful discharge for refusal to carry out an assignment that would violate a federal safety statute. We decline to create such a right and therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Richard Patrick Feemster, Sr. is a tugboat captain who worked for BJ-Titan on the M/V JUNE J, pushing barges. At about 5 p...
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