Sens. Seek Investigation Into Shipbuilder's Safety Practices

Three U.S. Senators on Friday requested that the Department of Justice open an investigation into deaths and injuries suffered by workers at VT Halter Marine Inc., a shipbuilder that has received $345 million in federal contractors despite its sketchy safety record. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Patty Murray, D-Washington, said penalties assessed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a series of horrific accidents are dwarfed by the lucrative contracts the company receives from the federal government. VT Halter, which has dock...