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Gulf Oil Spill Report: BP Failed to Correct Flaws Before Deepwater Horizon Well Blowout

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on November 17, 2010

WASHINGTON — In a 28 page report, written by the National Academy of Engineering and released late Tuesday night, a group of technical experts were critical of BP and concluded that BP and its contractors missed and ignored warning signs before the Deepwater Horizon explosion occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. A group of technical… read more

Claims Far Away from Gulf Oil Spill are Harder to Assess

Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 15, 2010

Claims that allege damage far away from the Gulf oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster are complicating the assessment of claims from the BP Oil Spill Fund. An article at Businessinsurance.com reports that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility will have enough money to pay legitimate losses, but there is a danger that the… read more

Photos of Well Head Cap Placed Over Final Resting Place of Deepwater Horizon 11

Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,World Maritime News on November 11, 2010

Below are the photos of the well head cap that has been placed over the Deepwater Horizon as a final resting place in memory of our lost brothers. Published by maritime lawyer Gordon & Elias, LLP

Highway 82 Bridge Between Iowa and Wisconsin Reopened After Barge Accident

Posted in Barge Accidents,Mississippi Maritime News,Wisconsin Maritime News on November 10, 2010

LANSING, IA – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reported that the Highway 82 bridge between Lansing, Iowa and State Highway 35 had been closed due to a barge accident that occurred last Saturday evening, November 6, at around 7:00 p.m. The two lane bridge between Lansing, Iowa and Wisconsin was closed after a barge struck… read more

Mississippi Man Among 5 Oil Rig Workers Kidnapped off Nigeria Coast

Posted in Jones Act,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on November 8, 2010

NIGERIA – Five crew members have been taken hostage from the High Island VII jackup drilling rig offshore Nigeria. An armed group of rebels raided the oil rig off the coast of Nigeria early Monday, October 8, kidnapping at least five foreigners and injuring two others, a spokesmen for two major oil companies said. Oil… read more

Louisiana Maritime Lawyer Sues Couvillion Group on Behalf of Georgia Man

Posted in Fishing Vessel Accidents,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News on November 8, 2010

USDC FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA  – Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP represent a 32 year old man from Tifton, Georgia, who suffered injuries as a result of a incident which occurred on or about September 11, 2010 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Plaintiff sustained severe and permanent personal injuries when, after loading supplies… read more

USCG Issues Marine Safety Alert Regarding Cell Phone Usage

Posted in Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,US Coast Guard (USCG) on November 3, 2010

Recently, the USCG issued a Marine Safety Alert warning operators to have policies in place on the use of cells phones and other devices that may distract crew members from performing their job functions to the best of their ability. In fact, the alert brings to mind a popular discussion on the gCaptain forum regarding… read more

Halliburton Admits Skipping Critical Test on Cement Used to Seal BP Oil Well

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on November 1, 2010

Halliburton Co. finally admitted on Thursday, October 30,  that it did skip doing a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal the BP Macondo oil well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20th. The company, which was BP’s cementing contractor, said that BP at the last-minute increased… read more

Halliburton and BP Knew About Substandard Cement Before Oil Spill

Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on October 29, 2010

WASHINGTON DC – A presidential commission investigating the Deepwater Horizon blowout has discovered that Halliburton and BP knew three weeks before the accident that the cement used to seal the well was unstable, but still went ahead with the job. This was the first official finding of responsibility for the blowout and disaster where 11… read more

Barge Crane on Galveston Causeway Bridge Hits Power Line Causing Major Outage

Posted in Texas Maritime News on October 28, 2010

GALVESTON, TX –  The U.S. Coast guard has reported that a barge crane on the Galveston Causeway Bridge broke free sometime after 5:00 a.m., Thursday morning, October 28, hitting a power line resulting in a major outage on the island. It is believed gusting winds of 30mph set free a crane barge which struck a… read more