Recent Updates
July 21, 2008
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR TWO MISSING CREWMEMBERS
July 07, 2008
CRUISE SHIPS RUNS AGROUND NEAR GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK
June 25, 2008
SUPREME COURT REDUCES DAMAGES IN EXXON VALDEZ SPILL CASE; SUGGESTS 1:1 DAMAGES RATIO FOR MARITIME CASES
June 20, 2008
NORTHWEST RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES UP 18%
June 17, 2008
AT-SEA GAS EXPOSURE CAUSES DEATH OF CREWMEMBER
June 16, 2008
INVESTIGATION BEGUN IN FATAL SAILBOAT SINKING
June 02, 2008
TWO INJURIES IN TWO DAYS FOR VIRGINIA TUG WORKERS
May 29, 2008
MECHANICAL PROBLEM LIKELY CAUSE OF FATAL HELICOPTER CRASH
May 28, 2008
NEW VESSEL SECURITY OFFICER RULE
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Injury at Sea
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR TWO MISSING CREWMEMBERS
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
July 21, 2008
Two crewmembers aboard the freighter Maratha Messenger fell overboard at around 3:30 am yesterday. The two crewmembers were trying to raise an accommodation ladder when they fell overboard in the lower Mississippi River. They were not wearing life jackets.
The Coast Guard Stations New Orleans and Venice are cooperating on this search and rescue mission, and have deployed two 41-foot utility boats and a Dolphin rescue helicopter. Our thoughts and hopes are with the crewmembers, and we will keep you updated as the search progresses.
AT-SEA GAS EXPOSURE CAUSES DEATH OF CREWMEMBER
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
June 17, 2008
38-year-old William C. Roberts, an employee of Jubilee Fisheries aboard the fishing vessel Zenith, died tragically of Freon gas exposure in April.
TWO INJURIES IN TWO DAYS FOR VIRGINIA TUG WORKERS
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
June 02, 2008
Two tug wokers suffered injuries that required medical evacuation in Virginia this weekend. A crewmember aboard the tug vessel Ranger suffered a hand crushed by an anchor and a crewmember of the tug vessel East Coast suffered another injury.
Injuries such as these can be career-ending for professional seamen, and are usually avoidable. Things like boat instability and a lack of safety precautions and procedures often contribute to accidents that lead to injury. Injured seamen may be entitled to maintenance and cure, which means that employers pay an injured worker's living expenses and medical bills during recovery. In some cases, if the owner of the vessel is found to have been negligent, injured seamen are entitled to damages for pain and suffering, loss of earning capacity, and future care needs.
If you have been injured while working at sea, be sure to find out about your legal rights under maritime law and the Jones Act. Call the experienced maritime lawyers at Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen for a free consultation to discuss your claim, and visit our website to learn more about the Jones Act and the rights of seamen under maritime law.
MECHANICAL PROBLEM LIKELY CAUSE OF FATAL HELICOPTER CRASH
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
May 29, 2008
Weather has been ruled out as a factor in the April 15 helicopter crash that killed three Alaska state employees and their pilot.
FISHERMAN SUFFERS GRAPHIC EYE INJURY
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
August 20, 2007
A commercial fisherman offshore from Coos Bay, Ore. suffered a grisly fishing accident on Thursday. A large, commercial-size fishing hook somehow became lodged in the man's left eye, and was plunged so deeply that it protruded through his brow.
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR FALLEN TANKER CREWMAN
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
August 06, 2007
A massive, multi-agency search continues for a tanker ship crewman who fell overboard 20 miles south of Ambrose Channel, the main shipping lanes to and from the Port of New York and New Jersey, at 10 a.m. Sunday.
TOWING VESSEL ORDERED TO CEASE OPERATIONS AFTER CASUALTY; MASTER OF VESSEL IMPROPERLY LICENSED
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
August 01, 2007
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Miami, Capt. Karl L. Schultz, issued a Captain of the Port Order to the towing vessel Megan Garrett Friday, restricting the vessel from operation until conditions of the order are met.
SAILOR'S SLIP RESULTS IN BROKEN LEG
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
July 11, 2007
A sailor on the Alessandra Bottiglieri slipped and broke his leg while en route to Portugal, and had to be airlifted to Cape Cod for medical attention earlier today.
WELDING ACCIDENT ABOARD FISHING VESSEL CAUSES EYE INUJRY FOR CREWMAN
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
July 11, 2007
A 25-year old deckhand had to be airlifted from a scallop fishing boat off the coast of New Jersey on after sustaining an eye injury.
SHIPBOARD FALL RESULTS IN HEAD INJURIES FOR 58-YEAR OLD CREWMAN
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
July 10, 2007
A 58-year old crewman had to be evacuated after suffering head injuries falling nine feet while aboard the commercial shipping freight Rickmers Tokyo on June 27.
COAST GUARD AIRLIFTS INJURED FISHERMAN TO OREGON HOSPITAL
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
July 09, 2007
A fisherman had to be airlifted after being injured aboard the fishing vessel Muir Milach near Ilwaco, WA on June 29.
FISHERMAN RECEIVES COAST GUARD MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER 20 FOOT FALL
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
June 21, 2007
A fisherman aboard the fishing vessel Earl Jay Conrad suffered head and neck injuries after falling 20 feet into the vessel's fish hold near Cape Charles, VA on June 20. Luckily, the Coast Guard was able to stabilize the injured man, and transported him to a landside hospital for further treatment.
FISHERMEN RESCUED AFTER SEA PRINCESS SINKS
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
June 11, 2007
Two fishermen were rescued after their boat sank Saturday, June 10 near Provincetown, MA.
