Recent Updates
August 13, 2008
CREWMAN SUFFERS NECK INJURY ABOARD MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHRIMPING VESSEL
July 24, 2008
420,000 GALLON OIL SPILL CLOSES MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR NEW ORLEANS
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
Injury at Sea
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.
