Recent Posts in Maritime Law Category
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 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 ...
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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 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 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 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 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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