Blog Posts in February, 2012
Posted on Feb 29, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
According to recent trends, there are about four different ways that ocean liners are attempting to cover the variable cost in relation to rising oil prices. First of all, vessels are being designed ...
Continue reading "How Recent Oil Prices are Affecting the Shipping Industry" »
Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Offshore Accident Lawyer
For the second time in just two months, a ship owned by Costa Cruises is again in the news. The Costa Allegra was being towed to an island in the Seychelles Tuesday after a fire broke out in the ...
Continue reading "Another Cruise Ship Accident Raises New Safety Concerns" »
Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
New Congressional requirements should increase the use of Jones Act vessels in Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) drawdowns in the future. The rise of U.S. gas prices could warrant another SPR drawdown ...
Continue reading "If SPR is Tapped, Future Jones Act Waivers Could be Prevented" »
Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
In recent years, the majority of offshore operators in the Gulf of Mexico have adopted a Stop Work Authority (SWA) policy. SWA gives every individual, no matter what their level of seniority, the ...
Continue reading "Stop Work Authority Policies: Safety Measure or Liability Protection Tool?" »
Posted on Feb 23, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Authorities are confirming the hijacking of a UAE-owned (United Arab Emirates) vessel by Somali pirates. The vessel was hijacked last week while in the Indian Ocean. Their destination was the UAE to ...
Continue reading "Somali Pirates Hijack Charcoal Vessel" »
Posted on Feb 23, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
A shipwreck that occurred more than a month ago continues to plague the families, loved ones, friends, etc. of those who innocently lost their lives on the fateful day of January 13, 2012. The Costa ...
Continue reading "Costa Concordia: The Tragedy Continues as More Bodies are Found" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Huisman Company recently delivered successfully a 600 ton crane to an offshore wind turbine on a jack-up vessel, the Neptune. This new environmentally friendly crane is also going to lower operation ...
Continue reading "600 Ton Crane Delivered to Offshore Windfarm" »
Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
On a recent routine Coast Guard inspection of a Maltese cargo ship docked in Baltimore, a brave third engineer secretly passed a note to the chief inspector. Inside the note, he revealed that the crew ...
Continue reading "Speaking Up to Keep Our Land Clean" »
Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The Statfjord field is one of the largest in its sector. It crosses the Norwegian/UK line located in the North Sea and produces, at its height, more than 700,000 b/d of oil. There are three production ...
Continue reading "Statfjord Field Aims to Improve Safety" »
Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
A Jones Act lawsuit was filed on behalf of an injured seaman who is blaming his employer for his ankle injury he sustained while being transported from a vessel to the shore. The suit is being filed ...
Continue reading "East Texas Offshore Worker Sues Employer for Injured Ankle" »
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Kurt Arnold, Paul Skrabanek and Caroline Chapman filed suit on behalf of a seaman who was injured while working on a vessel docked in Port Fourchon, Louisiana on October of 2011. The offshore worker ...
Continue reading "Attorneys at Arnold & Itkin File Suit on Behalf of Injured Seaman" »
Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
An individual was injured while working on a natural gas platform in the Matagorda Island Block in September 2011. Jason Itkin, Cory Itkin and Noah Wexler of Arnold & Itkin LLP filed suit on his ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
A Jones Act lawsuit was recently filed by Arnold & Itkin, LLP maritime attorneys Jason Itkin and Cory Itkin on behalf of a Grambling, Louisiana man. This maritime worker was injured after falling ...
Continue reading "Arnold & Itkin, LLP File Jones Act Lawsuit for Louisiana Seaman" »
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
Drilling for oil is a dangerous career choice. The fatality rate for oil and gas extraction workers is eight times higher than the national on-the-job average. But you might not know that, instead of ...
Continue reading "Reducing Danger to Offshore Oil and Gas Workers" »
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Recently, the operators of the Costa Concordia offered $14,500 to any passenger on board the ship when it capsized, even those who had not been injured, in exchange for an obligation to drop any ...
Continue reading "Use Caution Before Accepting a Quick and Easy Settlement" »
Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) has recently recognized Foss Maritime workers for their outstanding safety record. Foss ties up and releases ships at Puget Sound ports in Washington state. Foss ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Offshore Accident Lawyer
You might think most offshore injuries occur as a result of dramatic explosions or terrible fires, but the truth is much simpler. The majority of injuries to offshore workers are a result of slips, ...
Continue reading "Keeping Safe By Keeping Clear: Maintaining Walkway Safety Offshore" »
Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Recently a tugboat crew member was rescued by the Coast Guard after suffering injuries. Reports state that the crewmember was working as an engineer, and that after suffering a leg injury, was stuck ...
Continue reading "Tugboat Worker Injured Near New York" »
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Recently off the coast of Brazil, an accident occurred on an oil rig which caused two serious injuries and one fatality to a rig hand. All three workers were attempting to board the rig from the boat ...
Continue reading "Two Injured, One Killed Off Brazilian Coast" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon , a semi-submersible oil drilling rig owned by Transocean caused one of the largest oil spills in recordable history. Beyond this massive ...
Continue reading "Arnold & Itkin Shares Deepwater Horizon Videos" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Kurt Arnold and Paul Skrabanek of Arnold & Itkin LLP have filed a lawsuit in the Galveston County Court on behalf of an injured offshore worker who sustained a serious injury to his foot while at ...
Continue reading "Arnold & Itkin LLP Files Injury Case After Offshore Accident" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
The attorneys Kurt Arnold, Paul Skrabanek, and Kyle Findley of Arnold & Itkin LLP have filed a lawsuit in Harris County, Texas on behalf of an injured seaman. Injured aboard a jack-up rig near the ...
Continue reading "Arnold & Itkin LLP Attorneys File Jones Act Claim in Harris County" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
Contrary to what many people think, piracy is not in the past as modern day piracy is still a huge problem for offshore workers. Modern day pirates are dangerous, usually boarding ships armed, and ...
Continue reading "Recent Piracy News from India, Indonesia and Bangladesh" »
