Recent Updates
August 30, 2010
Alaska Fishing Boat Sinks After Hitting Iceberg; Crew of Three Saved By Nearby Vessels
August 26, 2010
Tug Boat Deckhand Suffers Head Injury
August 12, 2010
Marine Electrician Recovers $740,000 Jones Act Verdict After Fall From Ladder
August 12, 2010
Crewman On Fishing Vessel RONDYS Suffers Head Injury
August 09, 2010
Capsized Charter Boat Found Off Vancouver Island
August 04, 2010
Fisherman Suffers Head Injury Off Oregon Coast
July 29, 2010
Court Rules Statements In Crewman's Accident Report Not Admission of No Fault
July 28, 2010
Seattle Fishing Vessel Aground in Prince William Sound
July 09, 2010
Alaska Fishermen's Fund Benefits Increased to $10,000
July 09, 2010
Price Fixing Suit Filed Against Pacific Seafoods
Injury at Sea
COAST GUARD TO CONDUCT FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO PARSAILING ACCIDENT
Posted by: James M. Beard
September 17, 2009
The Coast Guard has reported that it has ordered a formal district investigation into the parasailing accident that killed two women in late August when their connecting rope came free from the boat that was towing them.
One of the purposes of the investigation is to determine if the accident was a single occurrence or a vessel class wide problem. The Coast Guard expects the investigation to take several weeks.
CREWMEMBER HOISTED OFF FISHING VESSEL KAREN JAN NEAR OREGON
Posted by: James M. Beard
September 17, 2009
The Coast Guard reported that on August 24, 2009 it received a call that a 30 year old crewmember aboard the KAREN JAN was having trouble breathing. The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter crew and transported the man from the KAREN JAN which was approximately 57 miles west of Lincoln City, Oregon to Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport.
Two Parasailors Killed In North Carolina
Posted by: James M. Beard
September 01, 2009
The Coast Guard has reported that two female parasailors have been killed near the Ocean Isle Beach Pier in North Carolina on Friday, August 28, 2009. According to Coast Guard reports, the chief of the Ocean Isle Fire Department notified the Coast Guard of the incident at approximately 2:28 p.m. The initial report was that the connecting rope from the parasail to the boat parted. The Coast Guard is investigating the incident including interviewing eyewitnesses and the master and crew of the vessel, TIED HIGH. The vessel and its contents were taken by the Coast Guard for evidence and drug and alcohol testing has been taken of the master and crew.
