The US Coast Guard has been accused of failing to prevent and punish mariners accused of sexual assault for years - as women have broken silence in harrowing detail with claims of rape at sea.Among those speaking out in damning 'Maritime Me Too' report is Hope Hicks. She was a 19-year-old student in the US Merchant Marine Academy when she was allegedly raped by First Engineer Edgar Sison on board the Alliance Fairfax.Before she boarded her 100-day stint at sea in Jacksonville, , she was warned by older academy graduates that crew members were known for questionable behavior - including stealing women's bras and underwear from the laundry room.
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