Blog Posts in January, 2012
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
The Gulf of Mexico is filled with lift boats, jack up rigs , drilling rigs and platforms . These structures are all necessary for the retrieval of gas and oil from the region's rich mineral ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The Costa Concordia disaster which happened more than two weeks ago continues to plague officials and the end is still far from sight. Adverse weather conditions off the Tuscan coast have ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
The race is on for legal address of the Costa Concordia shipwreck which resulted in serious injury and fatality for many of its passengers. Investigations of the disaster that occurred earlier this ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
If you have been injured while working offshore, chances are your injury was a serious one. You may be worried about paying your bills, providing for your family and your future ability to continue ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, commonly referred to simply as Shell, has announced that they will spend around $962 million on four offshore areas that are approximately 125 miles from the coast of Nova ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
The daring rescue Wednesday of two hostages being held by Somali pirates once again reminds us of the dangers of working offshore in the Horn of Africa . Though the American and Danish citizen were ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
In the wake of the Costa Concordia accident off the coast of Italy, many people with upcoming cruise plans are rightfully nervous about their decision to head out to sea. Cruising has always been ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Maritime Injury Lawyer
On Friday, a million dollar fine was given to the Miami River marine cargo shipping company connected to the Titan Express – a vessel found to be leaking oil and fuel in excess from its engine. ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
When two barges being towed by a tow boat on the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh came loose, four bridges in the area were immediately shut down. The tow boat, carrying 12 coal barges, hit the Liberty ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
Workers can begin pumping fuel off the Costa Concordia as early as tomorrow, Italian officials announced January 23. Search operations for the 17 passengers still missing will continue simultaneously, ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Maritime Piracy Attorney
While much of North America and Europe remains stuck in economic downturn and unemployment at an all time high, more and more workers may consider the possibility of going abroad to find jobs. One ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
At Arnold & Itkin, it is our goal to not only fight for the rights of our clients, but to also make sure that they feel supported and guided throughout the claims process. Part of this is in ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The latest news regarding the Costa Concordia tragedy has shifted focus from Captain Francesco Schettino to the American based cruise line in operation of the ship. As the search continues for ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
For recovery teams, time is running out as inclement weather makes it way towards the resting place of the Costa Concordia ; the storm is expected to bring with it winds of up to 30 knots and 1.5 ...
Continue reading "Storm Approaches; Costa Concordia Considered to be at "High Risk" of Sinking" »
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
There are nearly 700 rigs offshore that are either drilling currently or at a standstill, according to the most recent data provided this month. Of these rigs, 78% are currently in use, or 522 rigs. ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Offshore Accident Lawyer
On January 16, an oil rig owned by Chevron Nigeria Limited caught fire from what most experts are attributing to a "gas kick" caused by built up gas pressure. Although 152 of the 154 workers ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Offshore Personal Injury Attorney
Yet another ship collision occurred last week off Italy's Coast in the Straits of Gibralter, this time between a high speed ferry and a merchant ferry. The high speed ferry Millennium Dos was ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Maritime Injury Attorney
Five days after the initial crash, with several passengers still unaccounted for, rescue workers were forced to suspend search operations onboard the Costa Concordia after the ship shifted slightly on ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
Four days after the initial crash, the search for survivors of the Costa Concordia tragedy remains ongoing. On Tuesday, January 17, divers were able to find five more bodies (four men and one woman), ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
After receiving conditional federal approval a month ago to begin six exploratory wells in the Arctic, Shell Oil Co. expects to begin drilling later this year in the Chukchi Sea after permits are ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Offshore Accident Attorney
On Monday, January 16 an offshore rig caught fire near the coast of Nigeria. The rig had been exploring some potential deepwater oil and gas fields on behalf of Chevron Corp. – who owns ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
Early Monday rescue missions have been halted on the Costa Concordia , as rough seas contributed with the shifting from the rescues were raising alarm that fuel could start leaking from the vessel. ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
On Friday, January 13, on the first day of its week-long Mediterranean cruise, an Italian cruise ship called the Costa Concordia ran aground near the reef off of Isola del Giglio. There was an ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer
When the 205-foot former Navy tug, the Tug Tiger, sank while moored in the Port of Richmond on December 11, 2011, oil began slowly leaking from the vessel. The cleanup operations almost immediately ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
A suit has been filed against Hercules by attorneys Kurt Arnold and Paul Skrabanek on behalf of a seaman who had been injured while working offshore. The plaintiff had been made to work with defective ...
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