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Kenneth Feinberg Oil Spill Claims Administrator Cancels Visit to Florida Legislature
Posted in Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast on April 11, 2011
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Due to “scheduling conflicts oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg will not attend the Senate Agriculture Committee meeting Monday as stated in a letter will not attend the Senate Agriculture Committee meeting Monday. “You have my promise that during my next visit to Florida I will schedule a meeting with you and… read more
Concerns Over Health Problems From Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on April 8, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Nearly one year after the disastrous Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 possible health effects from the crude oil and chemical dispersants remain in question. A health forum was conducted in February, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana where a panel of speakers discuss how the BP oil spill disaster is affecting people’s… read more
Interior Secretary Salazar Rebukes Transocean For Safety Bonuses
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Transocean on April 6, 2011
WASHINGTON DC – On Friday, April 1, Transocean announced to its shareholders that it paid executives multi-million dollar bonuses for the company’s safety record. On April 4, 2011, upon hearing of the bonuses, Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar blasted the company for declaring the year 2010 to be “the best year in safety performance” in the… read more
Interior Department Denies Report That BP Has Agreement to Resume Drilling
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on April 4, 2011
NEW YORK CITY, NY – A recent article in the Bloomberg News website states that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar denied a recent news report appearing in the Sunday Times of London that BP, PLC had reached an agreement with the U.S. to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Salazar told Bloomberg News in a… read more
Transocean Employees Refuse to Testify in Oil Spill Probe
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),Washington Maritime News on April 1, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – In Washington, D.C. officials are conducting an investigation into the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion and subsequent sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Three workers for Transocean, Ltd., the company that owned The Deepwater Horizon, are refusing to testify at hearings which are part of… read more
Tugboat Carrying 4 Barges Strikes Calhoun Lock and Dam
Posted in Barge Accidents,Kentucky Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on March 31, 2011
CALHOUN, KY – Four barges broke loose when a tugboat carrying 4 coal barges struck the outer wall of Calhoun Lock and Dam. Calhoun is located in McLean County, Kentucky in the northwestern part of the state, about 21 miles southwest of Owensboro, KY. The accident occurred on Saturday March 26 at approximately 5:00 p.m…. read more
Barge Stuck at Mississippi River Bridge
Posted in Barge Accidents,Mississippi Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on March 28, 2011
VICKSBURG, MS – Last Wednesday, March 23, 2011, a river barge became lodged against the Mississippi bridge in Vicksburg, MS causing a salvage operation to be conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard. The barge became almost completely submerged after colliding against one of the bridge supports.
Latest Oil Spill Believed to be Caused by Houston Company
Posted in Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on March 25, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – This is the second follow-up story to our recent post regarding the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that was spotted on Friday, March 18, 2011. In that incident, an oily substance was found washing up on the shores in parts of Louisiana. Just a few days ago, CNN… read more
Coast Guard Says New Oil Slick Not From BP Oil Spill
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on March 23, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – This is a follow-up story to a previous article we posted on the recent oil slick that was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The U.S. Coast Guard investigated the sighting after it was spotted by a helicopter… read more
Oil Slick Spotted in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on March 19, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On Friday, March 18, 2011, a helicopter pilot flying over the Gulf of Mexico spotted a 100 mile long oil slick within about 20 miles of the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the sighting about 30 miles offshore and near the Matterhorn oil… read more