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BP Mounts Ad Campaign Challenging Payouts to Businesses Affected by 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News on June 28, 2013
NEW ORLEANS, La. — BP Oil has mounted an aggressive ad campaign placing full-page advertisements scheduled for publication on Wednesday, June 26, in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. The ad accuses “trial lawyers and some politicians” of encouraging Gulf Coast businesses to submit thousands of claims for inflated… read more
New Rules Restrict Large Ships from Traveling Under San Francisco Bay Bridge in Heavy Fog
Posted in California Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Maritime Accidents on February 22, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Coast Guard and local officials have set new rules that restrict cargo ships, oil tankers and other large vessels from traveling near to the Bay Bridge when in heavy fog when visibility is less than half a mile, in hopes of avoiding future crashes similar to several recent cargo ship… read more
Coast Guard Rescues 12 Crew Members from Capsized Research Ship off Pensacola Coast
Posted in Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Maritime Accidents on January 23, 2013
PENSACOLA, Florida — Twelve crew members were rescued by aircrews from the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday morning, Jan. 18, after their 170-foot research ship capsized about 141 miles south of Pensacola.
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
BP Oil Spill Linked to Whale Deaths
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast on October 26, 2012
Greenpeace has obtained documents under the Freedom of Information Act showing that officials of the Obama administration are tightly controlling information about whales and other wildlife caught up in the disaster.
BP Says Gulf Oil Sheen Came From Equipment Not Macondo Well Leak
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast on October 23, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Both BP and the U.S Coast Guard said that the September 2012 oil sheen that appeared in the Gulf and was linked by laboratory tests to the Macondo well, most likely came from a piece of discarded equipment from the April 10, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.