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New Video Footage Has Been Released in the Philadelphia 2010 Deadly Duck Boat Accident
Posted in Barge Accidents,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,Pennsylvania Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on May 2, 2012
A new video has been released of the 2010 deadly duck boat accident that happened along the Delaware River near Philadelphia that killed two Hungarian students when a barge slammed into their tour boat. The video footage is pretty tough to look at.
USCG Calls Off Search for Missing Tugboat Captain
Posted in Maritime Accidents,New York Maritime News on April 30, 2012
The Coast Guard over the weekend suspended its search for the master of a tugboat who authorities believe fell overboard from his vessel on Wednesday off the coast of Newport, R.I. Brendan O’Leary, 48, was last seen around 1:30 p.m. by the crew of the New York-based 91-foot tugboat Steven-Scott, and was reported missing about… read more
Posted in Maritime Accidents,New York Maritime News on April 24, 2012
A loss of propulsion control caused by a faulty valve and lack of alarm to alert crewmembers caused the 2010 Staten Island Ferry allision with the ferry terminal, according to findings from the NTSB investigation into the incident.
Former BP Engineer Arrested for Destroying Evidence in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on April 24, 2012
HOUSTON, TX. — The Justice Department announced Tuesday, April 24, that a former BP engineer has been arrested on two counts of obstruction of justice for destroying evidence in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.
Seven Workers Rescued After Barge Capsizes on Smithville Lake in Missouri.
Posted in Barge Accidents on April 23, 2012
SMITHVILLE LAKE, MO — Rescuers were on the scene using boats and a crane to pull 7 workers to safety from a barge accident that occurred on Friday, April 20 on Smithville Lake. All 7 people jumped for their lives when the barge they were standing on capsized.
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast on April 20, 2012
Here’s a moving Deepwater Horizon tribute video made by Trace Adkins, country music star and former Gulf of Mexico offshore worker. It’s been two years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster unfolded, may we never forget.
BP Announces They Reached a Class-Action Settlement in the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on April 19, 2012
BP announced on Wednesday, April 18, that they have reached a class-action settlement with lawyers who represent businesses and individuals who made claims after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Coast Guard Begins Hearings Into Delta Mariner Allision
Posted in Kentucky Maritime News on April 16, 2012
The USCG was slated to begin its hearings into the January incident involving the U.S.-flagged M/V Delta Mariner that struck a western Kentucky bridge in January, the AP reports.
BP Will Receive Documents from U.S. Gov’t on Size of Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on April 16, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — BP Plc is finally going to receive government documents that may shed light on the size of the April 10, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Divers Recover Two Bodies from Boathouse Fire at Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham, Washington
Posted in Maritime Accidents,Seattle Maritime News,Washington Maritime News on April 10, 2012
BELLINGHAM, WA. – Divers searching for Jim Langei, 43, and his wife Sterling Taylor, 33, who have been missing since the March 30 fire at Squalicum Harbor, have recovered two bodies on April 5.