Maritime Lawyers

Mississippi Maritime Lawyers

U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for three people who were reported missing after two boats collided in the Gulf.

GULFPORT, Mississippi (LAL) - Three crewmembers of the Sandy Point, a 163-foot fishing vessel, were reported missing after the vessel collided with a container ship shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. The Sandy Point collided with a 660-foot container ship, the Eurus London that was en route to Freeport, Texas.

The collision occured between Cat and Ship islands in the Gulf of Mexico, about 8 miles off the coast of Gulfport, Mississippi. Sixteen crewmembers were aboard the Sandy Point which sank in about 25 feet of water after colliding with the Eurus London.

Texas Maritime Lawyers

Injury prevention sheet shows ways to avoid common rigging hazards that shipyard workers face, say Houston maritime attorneys Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) - The Houston maritime accident and injury lawyers of Arnold & Itkin LLP today encouraged shipyard employers and workers to review new guidance on rigging injury prevention from the federal agency charged with overseeing workplace safety.

The recently issued Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheet (SHIPS) on rigging from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides information about common causes of falls, shocks, amputations, crushing injuries and fatalities in the maritime industry.

California Maritime Lawyers

'Missing at sea' is not that uncommon, according to cruise ship attorney Michael Ehline, of Ehline Law Firm PC.

San Diego, California (PRWEB) - The U.S. Coast Guard is still searching for a 65-year-old woman who was reported missing from the Celebrity Millennium cruise ship early Tuesday. The Coast Guard reported that the 65-year-old woman who was a passenger on the San Diego and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico cruise, via the Celebrity Millennium, was reported missing early Tuesday when she did not show up for a customs check. According to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Henry Dunphy, the 65 year old woman was last seen on the cruise ship after it stopped at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, while in transit, but was discovered missing in San Diego. She was reported missing at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Her identity is currently being withheld.

Texas Maritime Lawyers

Texas maritime lawyers react to a former Deepwater Horizon worker’s claims that BP failed to repair problems with a blowout preventer before the April 20 explosion.

Drilling managers on the Deepwater Horizon likely acted recklessly if they knew one of the control pods for the blowout preventer on the drilling rig was faulty and made no efforts to repair it, Texas maritime lawyer Kurt Arnold says.

“We take very seriously the need to maintain safety equipment designed to protect oil rig workers and our Gulf coast,” said Arnold, a partner in Arnold & Itkin LLP, a Houston personal injury law firm. “The latest allegations paint an even worse picture of likely gross negligence or willful misconduct before the explosion that caused the deaths of 11 workers and led to the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf that ranks as the nation’s worst,” Arnold said.

Texas Maritime Lawyers

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi, Texas ruled that 23 injured Jones Act seamen who had previously signed releases with International Marine, Inc. could pursue their peronsal injury claims in Brownsville, Texas in the same case.  The significant ruling reinforces the fact that a Jones Act seaman may still have a valid claim even after signing a waiver or release as part of a settlement made with an employer.

If you settled an maritime injury claim with your employer and did so without the counsel of a qualified maritime lawyer, you may still be entitled to claim additional compensation for your injury. If you have questions about this or another matter related to a maritime injury, consult a qualified maritime lawyer.

Alabama Maritime Lawyers

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