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Note 4 - Debt (Details Textual)			3 Months Ended
Note 4 - Debt (Details Textual)	Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / item shares	Oct. 02, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 50,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 40,158,500
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| Requirement in Third and Fourth Quarter of 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Minimum Threshold	100.00%
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| Requirement in 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Minimum Threshold	110.00%
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| Requirement in 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Minimum Threshold	120.00%
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| Through December 31, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Periodic Payment Amount, Percentage of Excess Cash Flow from Preceding Period	75.00%
Debt Instrument, Maximum Annual Periodic Payment	$ 15,625,000
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member] \| After December 31, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	3,906,250
First Lien Facility [Member] \| First Lien Lenders [Member]
Long-term Debt	201,468,750
Debt Agreement, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	10,000,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	600,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold	$ 8,140,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold Per Vessel \| $ / item	185,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 11,718,750
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| Requirement in Third and Fourth Quarter of 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Minimum Threshold	100.00%
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| Requirement in 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal	110.00%
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| Requirement in 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal	120.00%
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	14.00%
Debt Instrument, Reference Rate Floor	1.00%
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	13.00%
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member] \| Chairman and Chief Financial Officer [Member]
Debt Instrument, Issuance of Stock to Lenders Pro Rata Based on Participation \| shares	1,969,072
Second Lien Facility [Member] \| Second Lien Lenders [Member]
Long-term Debt	$ 60,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold	$ 6,512,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold Per Vessel \| $ / item	148,000
Debt Instrument, Issuance of Stock to Lenders Pro Rata Based on Participation \| shares	344,587,536
Debt Instrument, Issuance of Stock to Lenders Pro Rata Based on Participation, Percentage of Outstanding Stock	90.00%
Debt Instrument, Issuance of Stock to Lenders Based on Participation \| shares	7,425,519
Debt Instrument, Issuance of Stock to Lenders Based on Participation, Percent of Previous Outstanding Common Stock	19.40%
Debt Instrument Issuance of Stock to Lenders Pro Rata Based on Participation, Additional \| shares	335,192,945
Debt Instrument, Additional Stock Equal to or in Excess of Share Count	20.00%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			3.86%	4.04%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			6.39%	4.05%
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			$ 2,340,427
Charters Agreement Term	1 year 180 days	7 years
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage			40.00%	40.00%
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate			5.06%	5.29%
Interest Paid			$ 2,529,674	$ 2,402,859