Maritime Lawyer

A group of Spanish workers who were contracted to work on U.S. Navy warships in Spain between the years 1950 and 1998 have been permitted to sue the company in New Jersey for asbestos-related injuries.
The ruling was made by a New Jersey appellate court. It overturned a previous lower court’s ruling that said they couldn’t sue [...]

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The pilot of the container ship that hit one of the supports for San Fransisco’s Bay Bridge has requested that some of the federal charges against him be dismissed.
In November, the Cosco Busan struck the Bay Bridge which ripped a 90 foot hole in the side of the ship. While tearing the hull of the [...]

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A 49-year old stevedore of the Dumaguete port in the Phillipines died after fighting for his life for hours in Intensive Care at a nearby hospital.
The stevedore was apparently injured when a co-worker ran him over with a fork lift.  The victim’s supervisor says he told the victim to release the cargo net from the [...]

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In November, a cargo ship crashed into San Fransisco’s Bay Bridge after a pilot misread the map and guided the ship into the bridge. This released 53,000 gallons of fuel oil into the bay.
Because of this accident, a little-known regulatory agency is coming under fire. The regulatory agency is the Board of Pilot Commissioners. The [...]

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4 people are dead, 1 person is missing, and 42 people were rescued after a fishing boat sank in the Bering Sea off of Alaska. The four dead include the captain of the commercial fishing boat.
The Alaska Ranger began taking on water after losing control of its rudder. It sent out a distress signal at [...]

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