Blog Posts in 2012
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Posted on May 16, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The Chinese ore-carrying company Rongsheng is poised to enter the rig building field, sources say. They now have orders to construct offshore rigs which is a branch out from their typical shipbuilding ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
A containership was traveling off the coast of Puerto Rico when it suddenly sustained a blast that caused it to take on water. At the time of the incident, there were 25 people on board. The crew ...
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Posted on May 11, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
If you were severely injured or killed in a land-based casino as a result of the owner's negligence, you would be entitled to sue for medical expenses related to the injury in addition to damages ...
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Posted on May 11, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
According to a recent study, the human factor is the biggest challenge right now to the oil and gas industry. Near half of all factors that pose a safety risk to offshore workers is human error. Many ...
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Posted on May 9, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
The captain of a German ferry vessel is facing serious charges after his vessel was involved in a collision with another ferry. At first it was suspected that there may have been an equipment ...
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Posted on May 8, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
New footage of a fatal 2010 maritime accident involving a barge and a Duck Tour boat has been released just days before a related wrongful death suit is set to be heard in federal court. The tragic ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Arnold & Itkin attorneys Kurt Arnold, Kyle Findley and Paul Skrabanek recently filed a suit on behalf of an injured Jones Act seaman in Jefferson County, Texas. The Plaintiff contacted Arnold ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Reduced crew levels on ships is causing an increased level of risk to professional mariners, the environment and the general population, a Masters, Mates & Pilots union representative testified ...
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Posted on May 3, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
ExxonMobil recently began drilling operations for their LNG project off the coast of Western Australia. This project includes ten wells and will take about two years. Reports state that this ...
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Posted on May 1, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Reports are surfacing that say a product tanker was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Togo in the Gulf of Guinea yesterday. Signs of distress came when the ship's master made a frantic call to ...
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Posted on May 1, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Four crew members taking part in the Newport Beach-to-Ensenada offshore race were killed on Saturday off the coast of San Diego, just days after an offshore fatality in the Farallon Islands prompted ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
As the exploration and search for energy delves into deeper and deeper waters, some observers are saying that poor communication and a pressure to work quickly is causing problems in regards to the ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
In the wake of several highly publicized cruise ship accidents this year, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) announced this week that they are ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is a maritime research organization that works to create accurate charts so that maritime workers can be accurately informed of the environment that is ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The maritime industry is getting new regulations when it comes to fire safety training. Many maritime training schools have started implementing these new rules into their curriculum so that the ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
It's been two years since the explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig killed 11 employees and sparked one of the worst oil spills in history, yet Congress hasn't enacted a single ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
A 56-year-old Doyon Drilling Inc. supervisor was killed offshore while working on an artificial floating gravel island in the Beaufort Sea, off the coast of Alaska's land-based North Slope oil ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
A log-carrying vessel ran into problems with hurricane-like conditions caused the load to shift during navigation. According to reports, there were 70-mph winds at the time at which point backup was ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
In a tragic Kentucky Lake accident, a cargo vessel caused severe damage to a highway bridge. The ship's owner said that at the time of the accident, the bridge's lights were not working which ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Like something straight out of a horror film, the United States embarked on a vessel left over from the Japanese Tsunami. What's so scary about that? The vessel was found completely intact after a ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
The M/V Rena, a Greek container ship that ran aground off the coast of New Zealand last October, faced more trouble this week. In the midst of salvage efforts to recover the 1712 tons of oil and 1368 ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Alaska oil company, Doyon Drilling Inc., is currently investigating the death of one of their workers. The man died on April 9 th of this year while working as a roustabout pusher on the North Slope ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
In 2010, the Gulf of Mexico had around 30 deep water rigs in operation. This number is staggering, considering that deep water drilling is still in its infant stages. After the BP oil spill of the rig ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Experts are saying that by the year 2017 the United States could be the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the entire world. Right now the leaders are Qatar and Australia. This title ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
A 150-meter Italian tanker ship became stuck against dangerous rocks during a terrible storm. At the time of the accident the ship was taking on lots of water in the engine room. The position of the ...
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