State, Bd. of Marine Pilots v. Renwick

OPINION

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Board of Marine Phots (Board) appeals the superior court’s reversal of the Board’s order summarily suspending David Renwick’s marine phot’s license. We reverse and direct the superior court to remand the case to the Board.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

These are the facts as found by the Board: 1

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on March 21, 1994, Captain K. Yamaguchi, the master of the M/V REEFER BADGER, contacted Lynda Smith of ALAMAR [Alaska Maritime Agencies] by radio requesting the dispatch of a phot because the REEFER BADGER was dragging anchor in…