A boating accident in San Felipe, Mexico leading to the disappearance of seven American tourists has proven that although one might be an expert at the activity, if an accident is bound to happen, it will. In July 2011, sevenRead More

You cannot be directly implicated in an accident and not pay for it — even if it’s been two years since the incident. Arthur King Hall, the 27 year old boat driver who was hit with several manslaughter charges forRead More

Intercity Group, a New Zealand-based high-speed vessel operator, has been fined and convicted by the Auckland District Court for the physical injuries suffered by boating passengers resulting in “serious back damages.” According to Maritime New Zealand, the national watchdog forRead More

A commercial fishing vessel capsized late Tuesday night approximately 10 miles off the coast of New Jersey. The maritime accident left one dead and required another member of the crew to be rescued by a passing ship. The overturned vessel,Read More

On the morning of Friday, December 9, a 130-foot-long cylinder weighing approximately 950,000 pounds rolled off of a barge and into the water roughly 500 yards from shore. The cylinder en route to BP’s Cherry Point refinery in Cherry Point,Read More

The city of Gulfport, Mississippi filed a $12 million claim against BP today seeking compensation for damages suffered as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. City officials allege that BP is dragging its feet in paying claims.Read More

Absolutely Not! In the aftermath of a serious offshore injury, Jones Act seamen are entitled to immediate medical care. Your employer has an affirmative duty to provide you with medical treatment, known under the Jones Act as “cure”, until youRead More