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BP Contracts with U.S. Government Temporarily Suspended for ‘Lack of Business Integrity.’
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Maritime Lawsuits on December 17, 2012
BP is currently being suspended from new contracts with the U.S. Government. On November 15, BP agreed to plead guilty to charges involving the death of ii oil rig workers that occurred on April 20, 2010. aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. BP also pled guilty to lying to congress on how much oil was… read more
BP Supervisors Charged in the 2010 Death of 11 Oil Rig Workers are Assigned New Judge
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits on December 12, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Two BP supervisors, who were charged in the deaths of 11 oil rig workers who were killed in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, have been assigned a new judge.
Coast Guard Officer Killed After Smuggling Vessel Rams into Boat Near Santa Cruz Island
Posted in California Maritime News,Fishing Vessel Accidents,Maritime Accidents on December 6, 2012
SANTA CRUZ Calif.– A Coast Guard officer was killed on Sunday morning, Dec. 2, from injuries sustained during a law enforcement operations near Santa Cruz Island, Calif.
Three BP Executives Criminally Charged in Macondo Well Blowout
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits on December 3, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — In a hearing held on on Tuesday, Nov. 27, BP agreed to pay $4.5 billion to settle the criminal charges and related Securities and Exchange Commission charges against the oil company that occurred more than 2½ years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Second Gulf Oil Rig Worker Dies in Hospital
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on November 26, 2012
BATON ROUGE, La. — In a statement on the Philippine embassy website, it is reported that on Friday, Nov. 23, a second oil rig worker who was hospitalized for injuries at the Baton Rouge General Burn Center, has died.
Body of Burned Rig Worker Identified as Filipino; Search Continues for Second Missing Worker
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on November 20, 2012
The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed Sunday, Nov. 18, that the body that was recovered by the oil rig accident site on Saturday evening was one of two missing Filipino maritime workers. The company says it has expanded its search for the other missing worker.
One Body Found Near Site of Oil Rig Fire
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on November 18, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. – One body of the two missing oil rig workers has been recovered Saturday evening at 5:25 p.m. CST in 30 feet of water near the site of the oil rig fire by divers who were contracted by the owner of the oil platform.
Two Missing Oil Rig Workers Feared Dead as Coast Guard Continues Search in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on November 17, 2012
The U.S. Coast Guard continued their search Saturday, Nov. 17, for two oil rig workers who still remain missing the day after a fire broke out on an oil platform approximately 25 miles south of Grand Isle, La., in the Gulf of Mexico. The two men are feared dead.
Two Crew Members Missing 4 Injured After Oil Rig Explosion and Fire in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on November 16, 2012
GRAND ISLE, La – – Two people are reported missing following an explosion and fire that occurred on an oil platform operated by Black Elk Energy about 20 miles south of Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico on November 16, 2012. According to a report from KHOU-TV, the U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans… read more
Two Sailors Rescued from Pacfic Ocean after Two Days in the High Seas
Posted in Maritime Accidents on November 15, 2012
A pair of sailors are back on dry land after being caught in a storm and then being pulled from the rough waters of the Pacific. The couple was rescued from their stricken yacht in the South Pacific two days after it rolled in high seas.