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Two Barges Break Away As Tow Strikes Bridge on Monongahela River
Posted in Maritime Accidents on January 24, 2012
Parts of the Monongahela and Ohio rivers were closed late last week after a towing vessel allided with a bridge while pushing 12 loaded coal barges, resulting in two of the barges breaking away. The Coast Guard reported that at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received a report… read more
Italian Divers Find Two More Bodies on Costa Cruise Ship; 18 Still Missing
Posted in Maritime Accidents,World Maritime News on January 23, 2012
GIGLIO, Italy – Two more bodies were discovered Monday near the Internet cafe on the fourth deck, according Franco Gabrielli, head of the civil protection agency.
Costa Cruise: 11 Dead 21 Missing in Maritime Accident Off the Island of Giglio Italy
Posted in Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on January 19, 2012
GIGLIO, ITALY – Sandor Feher, a Hungarian violinist, has been identified as the first body recovered from the Costa Cruiseliner disaster on Wednesday, January 18th. Feher was a 38-year-old violinist from Hungary who was working as a musician on the ship at the time of the accident.
DOJ Prepares Criminal Charges Against BP Employees Over Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on January 10, 2012
According to The Wall Street Journal, the first criminal charges are being prepared by U.S. prosecutors against BP employees stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster that occurred on April 20, 2010. The explosion killed 11 oil rig workers who were aboard the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the explosion.
Two Employees Drown in Work Boat Accident in Reserve La.
Posted in Barge Accidents,Fishing Vessel Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Tug Boat Accidents,US Coast Guard (USCG) on January 5, 2012
RESERVE, La. – Two men were killed on Friday, Dec 30, when their 20 to 25 foot work boat, which was conducting river operations on the Mississippi River, capsized in what’s being called a “fleeting area” for barges.
Barge Worker Dies in Accident in Mentor, KY
Posted in Barge Accidents,Kentucky Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on December 20, 2011
MENTOR, KY – On Saturday, Dec 17, a barge worker was fatally injured while removing a loaded barge owned by Greater Cincinnati Marine, which was docked at the Black River Mine in Pendleton County. The victim was identified as Mr. Chris Mink, an employee of Greater Cincinnati Marine.
Female Barge Worker Critically Injured in Tugboat Accident in Bellevue NE
Posted in Barge Accidents,Jones Act,Maritime Accidents,Nebraska Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on December 12, 2011
BELLEVUE, NE – Colleen Bowen, 48, A female barge worker who worked for three years on a barge owned and operated by Western Contracting of Sioux City, Iowa, got sucked into the engine of a Missouri River tugboat last Thursday night on Dec. 8. The accident left Bowen in a medically induced coma at Creighton… read more
Maritime Lawyer Sues SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES on Behalf of Injured Tugboat Captain
Posted in Jones Act,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,Tennessee Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on December 8, 2011
U.S.D.C. EASTERN DISTRICT, TN – Maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent a 52 year old tugboat captain from Orlinda, Tennessee who was seriously injured while working as an employee of SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.
Ohio Barge Accident Still Under Investigation
Posted in Barge Accidents,Maritime Accidents,Ohio Maritime News on December 5, 2011
MASON, OH — Early Saturday morning on November 26, four barges, all loaded with coal, broke loose from American Electric Power’s M/V Buckeye State, but only one barge struck the pier as reported by Lt. Jason Coffey with the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Huntington. The Coast Guard is still conducting its investigation as to… read more
Gulf Oil Spill Documentary ‘The Big Fix’ Reopens Questions About BP Oil Spill Disaster
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,World Maritime News on October 17, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – ‘The Big Fix’ is a documentary that questions the United States government’s use of the chemical dispersant, Corexit, and BP’s role in the crisis after the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the blowout of BP’s Macondo well which released over 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.