Maritime Lawyer

A man working on a ship in Oakland’s port has died after falling from the ship. The 77 year old dock worker died after falling from the ship into the water in Oakland.
The deceased was overseeing the unloading of containers from a container ship. A locking device on one of the containers came loose and [...]

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The U.S. Coast Guard was recently assisted in the rescue of two sailors by a California Maritime Academy ship. The rescue took place off the coast of Monterey. According to the Coast Guard, they received a distress call around 1pm from a 17 foot long boat, known as the Blue Chip, carrying two passengers.
The Coast [...]

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Exceptionally large waves from a storm in the Pacific Ocean caused P&O Cruises’ Pacific Sun to go into a vicious roll that injured dozens of passengers.The New Zealand Herald has reported that at least 42 passengers have received treatment for injuries due to the rolling motion of the ship. The ship was heading to Auckland, [...]

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