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
Vessel Sinkings
SEATTLE LAKE UNION BOAT FIRE
Posted by: James Beard
December 10, 2009
A fire reportedly caused by faulty wiring has caused an estimated $2 million dollars in damages to three yachts on Seattle's Lake Union. Nearly 100 fireman responded to the early morning fire which occurred at Sundance Yacht Sales. Below freezing temperatures created dangerous conditions for the firemen. Two firefighters and a policeman fell into the freezing water while fighting the blaze. Quick response stopped the fire from spreading to the fleet of vessel's moored nearby. Firefighters cut several boats loose from their mooring to prevent additional damages.
WASHINGTON CRAB BOAT LOSES CREWMAN OVERBOARD NEAR COLUMBIA RIVER BAR
Posted by: James Beard
December 04, 2009
The crab fishing vessel, Ballad, lost a crewman overboard Thursday ten miles off the Columbia River Bar. The Ballad is a 56-foot crab fishing vessel home-ported in Chinook, Washington. The 32-year-old crewman was reportedly only wearing rain gear at the time of the accident, and was not wearing a flotation-type work vest, which many vessel operators require their crewmen to wear.
