Posts tagged Maritime Accidents

• Buckle Up On The Boat This Holiday Weekend

  Eddie Farah | July 02, 2009 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A warning before you head out this July 4th weekend on the coastal or Intracoastal Florida waters – The Coast Guard says this holiday is the deadliest one for Florida boaters. The Coast...

• Boat Driver Not Intoxicated In Easter Sunday Wreck That Killed Five

  Eddie Farah | April 19, 2009 11:46 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Blood alcohol has just come back on the person in the driver's seat of that Easter Sunday boating crash on the Intracoastal that left five people dead. There was a great deal of speculation that...

• Injury Aboard Cruise Lines--Falling Overboard Less Likely than Slip and Fall

  Michael Myers | November 28, 2007 9:11 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A recent press release offered the following warning about Holland America and the other major cruise lines:This Christmas break, unsuspecting college students and their parents may discover dangers on some cruise lines including serious injury and death. Newspapers, television and the Internet are reporting a number of injuries and deaths on cruise ships including disappearances and overboard...

• Alaska Crab Fishermen Back in the News

  Michael Myers | November 19, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This summer we tried a case against the Wizard (one of the vessels shown on Disney's "Deadliest Catch" television series). Captain Keith Colburn was one of the witnesses in the case.The case arose from a career ending shoulder injury suffered by a crew member when he slipped and fell down the engine room stairs. We prevailed in court and established that the Wizard was negligent and...

• Asking for Cruise Vouchers May Undermine Your Case

  Michael Myers | October 12, 2007 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Stop. Don't do it. I know it may be tempting, but if you have been injured while aboard a cruise don't write to the cruise line asking for free cruise vouchers. And don't accept vouchers for discounted or free cruises, drinks, photographs or souvenirs that cruise ships will sometimes offer you up-front as compensation for your injuries. Accepting these vouchers may waive your right to file...

• 207 Cruise Ship Incidents Reported to FBI in Last 6 Months

  Michael Myers | October 01, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In April cruise lines adopted a new method of reporting crimes that happen at sea in an effort to establish a more definitive and standardized picture of crimes that happen at sea. Since April, cruise lines have reported 207 incidents to the FBI. Of those, 72 were considered to be potentially serious crimes by the FBI. 18 investigations were opened, 13 of those for rape. Cruise lines like...

• Deaths on Cruise Ships

  Michael Myers | September 27, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  While the injuries and deaths of cruise passengers is not a particularly fond topic of cruise companies, procedures must be in place for if a passengers falls ill or dies while on board. Almost all ships have doctors and nurses on board, and many ships also have an area that can serve as a morgue. However, there is rarely any counseling available on board for the grieving family of the deceased...

• Driverless Boat in Connecticut Kills Woman

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 2:49 AM | 0 CommentsBrownsville , TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A man fell from his boat and the boat continued moving forward and hit a sailboat in Connecticut this summer. A woman was killed in the maritime accident. The man was drunk at the time of the accident. Siege and his attorney Charles Tiernan would not comment on the case today outside of court. "I can't really comment at this point. I think the state is still doing their investigation and...

• Fisherman Killed in the Gulf of Mexico

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A maritime accident in the Gulf of Mexico killed a fisherman at the end of August. The fishing boat was about 12 miles south of South Padre Island, Texas when the accident occurred. His body was recovered by the United States Coast Guard. It is believed the victim was doing maintenance work when a cable broke, struck him -- and he ended up tangled in the rigging.Another person on the boat...

• Drinking Contributes to Boat Collision on Lake Washington

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 12, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On Monday night a powerboat collided with a sailboat, one boat 44 feet, the other 38, on Lake Washington near the 520 bridge. Four people, including the driver of one of the boats, were treated at a hospital for minor injuries.According to the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol the driver of the powerboat is to blame for the water collision as he had reportedly been drinking. The driver of the...