Maritime Injury Law Blog
Covers offshore injuries involving fishing vessels.
Author: Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen has offices in Seattle and Anchorage, Alaska.
Blawg Related Categories: Admiralty & Maritime Law • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Maritime Injury Law Blog
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Crewman Charged With Murder In Death of Fisherman in Ilwaco
Erin Reiman has been charged with murder of fisherman John Adkins. The crewmen were in Ilwaco aboard the F/V TIGER on July 5, 2009 when the murder is alleged to have taken place. According to…
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1 PERSON KILLED IN MAY-CRAFT CAPSIZING
A vessel accident has left one person dead and three others injured when their 18 foot May-Craft vessel capsized approximately one mile east of Fort Monroe according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard, Norfolk…
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PLEASURE BOAT CRASH KILLS 3, HURTS 4
A pleasure boat crash near Long Island has left three dead and injured four others. The 40 foot pleasure boat ran aground South of the Hamlet of Wantagh, N.Y. Sea Tow, a company that assists…
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Land Based Commuter Seamen Are Entitled To Maintenance And Cure And Those Benefits May Not Be Denied Because of Receipt of Social Security Disability Payments
The United States District Court for the Third Circuit has ruled that land based commuter seamen, who eat and sleep ashore, have the same right to maintenance and cure as all other seamen. See Delaware…
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HOUSEKEEPER ON RIVER BOAT CASINO HELD TO BE JONES ACT SEAMAN
A housekeeper aboard a river boat casino and hotel has been ruled to be a Jones Act seaman by the Iowa Court of Appeals. The housekeeper fell on ice while taking trash out of the…
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CREWMEN’S TIPS - SHOULD THEY BE INCLUDED IN UNEARNED WAGES?
Seamen working on charter vessels, cruise ships, and excursion vessels frequently receive tips in addition to their salaries. When crewmen are injured or become ill in the service of their vessels, under the General Maritime…
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GOOD SAMARITAN FISHING VESSEL DA OPAILOLO II RESCUED BY COAST GUARD
On August 30, 2009, the Coast Guard reported that it received a call that the 47 foot fishing vessel DA OPAILOLO II was towing a pleasure craft when the tow line became caught in the…
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FOUR RESCUED, ONE BODY RECOVERED WHEN FISHING VESSEL CAPSIZES
The Coast Guard has reported that a capsized vessel has claimed the life of one fisherman near the Coronado Islands, Mexico. The unidentified 30 foot fishing vessel capsized with a crew of five individuals. Two…
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COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO FISHING VESSEL DIANE LYNN II
On August 30, 2009, the Coast Guard reported that it received a distress call from the fishing vessel the DIANE LYNN II, a 65 foot dragger, when it began taking on water off the coast…
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FINAL REPORT RELEASED REGARDING SINKING OF LADY D
The Coast Guard has reported that it has released its final report of the sinking of the passenger vessel the LADY D. The LADY D capsized in March, 2004, killing five people in the Patapsco…