The county official issuing the Conditional Use Permit has indicated to us that the permitting issue has now been resolved, and that AVSR is fully permitted by L.A. County.
Local fishermen were enraged, even more so when it turned out that the ship's fishing permit had been forged by a corrupt official on the Yemeni mainland.
But Barranquita's mayor says he rescinded the permit granted by his predecessor, while the regional government has fired the official who granted permission.
Finally, a credible legal appeal process is needed to permit families like the Crandalls and the O'Gradys to challenge the official case determinations on missing men -- especially those who were known to have been alive in captivity.