Expert: Lorena Mlns - 4/23/2008

Question
Good afternoon.  I am planning on bringing my 28' bertram( fishing boat) from florida to the pacific coast of panama to hopefully start a fishing charter business there.  I was wondering who or what agency to speak to on this matter to do this legally, and what costs i could expect.  I also hold a a us coast guard master's license and would like to know if i would be able to work down there as a tug boat captain  or any other related maritime field as I expect that the charter business will not make much money for a few years until a clientele base is established.  i would eventually like to live there permanently.  any help would be appreciated. Thanks Ken

Answer
Hi Ken,
I am not familiar with this activity, but I think what you need is orientation from a lawyer. A friend of mine who is Canadian used a local Lawyer Mrs. Mata Kelly, their site is www.mata-kelly.com
Hopefully they can help you out.
Good luck.
Lorena