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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

1863

Fed up with the rampant prostitution in occupied Nashville, Union Army officials decided to expel the ladies of the night. Their mode of transport? A boat commandeered from a Southern owner. But port cities within range of Nashville weren’t so keen on having the Idahoe docked in their towns, and conditions aboard quickly deteriorated:

"The authorities of Newport and Covington have no greater desire for their company, and the consequence is that the poor girls are  still kept on board the boat. It is said (on what authority we are unable to discover) that  the military order issued in Nashville has been revoked in Washington, and that they will all be returned to Nashville again.

The majority are a homely, forlorn set of degraded creatures. Having been hurried on the boats by a military guard, many are without a change of wardrobe. They managed to smuggle a little liquor on board, which gave out on the second day. Several became intoxicated and indulged in a free fight, which resulted without material damage to any of the party, although knives were freely used.”

2015

An Alaskan crab boat turned floating strip club has run afoul of law enforcement, who say boat workers are illegally dumping waste into Kodiak waters. The Wild Alaskan, as the boat is known, has other legal troubles since opening in July—it was previously shut down due to overcrowding and unsafe conditions. Strip club workers aboard the boat claim profits have been substantial, and this new legal snafu could cut into that. KVTA Alaska reports

“The indictment alleges that these representations to the U.S. Coast Guard were false,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a release. “Waste from the Wild Alaskan was being piped from the customer and employee bathrooms directly overboard and into St. Herman Harbor.”

Disposal of human waste into unauthorized waters is a violation of the Refuse Act, the release says. The crime carries up to one year in jail and a fine of $25,000 for each day the act was violated, if convicted.