Richard Hughes closed his 24-seat safety training center on Cape Cod to become a retired student of modern worldwide shipping operations. He graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a B.S. in Marine Transportation, then obtained a Masters Degree in Business from Lesley University. While at MMA, he sailed on the <em>Bay State</em>, the <em>CV Lightning</em>, and the <em>TS Mobil Lube</em>. He is the author of <em>Bringing Down the Safety Guy</em>, the <em><strong>Cape Safety, I</strong><em>nc</em>.</em>-<em><strong>Danger Dogs Series</strong></em>-a collection of novels about safety mishaps, and <em><strong>Deep Sea Decisions, </strong></em>an expose of maritime disasters. <strong><em> </em></strong>He and his wife are the co-authors of the novels <strong><em>Newtucket Island</em></strong>,<em> Cape Car Blues, </em>and <em>Training Ship</em>,<strong><em> </em></strong>a dramedy about a Massachusetts Maritime Academy cruise. They have written seven screenplays entitled <strong><em>Cape Car Blues, Freeport Fred's Valiant Summer, Golf Cart Ranger, Plimsoll, What We Can't Know, Get Together,</em></strong> and <em>Training Ship</em>. He lives and writes in the seaside village of Waquoit, MA, with his wife Lavinia M. Hughes. <br>
