Maritime Lawyer

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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A cruise ship recently collided with a Manhattan pier. There are, so far, no reports of injuries.
Officials for New York City say that the collision damaged parking lot support beams on Pier 90 on the Hudson River. They would also like to mention that there is no risk of collapse.
The ship, Norwegian Spirit, was owned […]

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Norwegian Cruise Lines has been ordered to pay the victims of a 2003 cruise ship accident more than $13 million.
The accident occurred in 2003 when a boiler on one of the cruise ships exploded. The accident ended up killing 8 workers and injuring 10 others.
In addition to the $13 million in restitution, the federal judge […]

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In Dubai, a maritime arbitration center is in the works because of increasing maritime trade in the area.  The idea was proposed by a think tank and Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Al Mulla, manager of the Emirates International Law Center.
The arbitration center will be compliant with Islamic rules, which covers a broad range of areas such […]

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The M/V Sanctuary, a vessel which earned 11 battle stars during the Vietnam war, is now the target of a legal battle waged between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Potomac Navigation Inc., the private company that bought the ship at auction in October.
According to the EPA, the Sanctuary contains unsafe levels of toxins, including […]

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