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Tugboat Fire Breaks Out on Dickinson Bayou at Robinson Docks in San Leon, TX
Posted in Maritime Accidents,Tug Boat Accidents on October 13, 2011
SAN LEON, TX — A fire broke out in the engine room of a tugboat Late Monday afternoon, Oct 10, on the shores of Dickinson Bayou in San Leon, TX. Two volunteer firefighters escaped serious injury when the fire flashed over them while battling the blaze.
Trinity Marine Worker Falls 15 Feet in Barge Accident in Ashland City, TN
Posted in Barge Accidents,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Tennessee Maritime News on October 6, 2011
ASHLAND CITY, TN – A maritime worker employed by Trinity Marine was injured when he fell 15 feet while working on a barge. The accident occurred on Monday evening, Sept. 26, around 8 p.m.
Deepwater Horizon Final Report Completed by Joint Investigation Team
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Texas Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on September 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating the Deepwater Horizon disaster has issued its final report on the incident and has made it public on Sept 14, 2011. The JIT is composed of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
7 Missing Oil Workers Found Alive But 1 Dies in Mexico Hospital
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 12, 2011
According to a statement from Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, 7 of the missing oil workers were found alive on Sunday Sept 11, but one of the survivors, Kham Nadimuzzaman of Bangladesh, later died Sunday evening in the hospital after being rescued from three days at sea adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.
10 Oil Workers Employed by Houston-Based Geokinetics Are Still Missing in Mexico
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 11, 2011
Ten oil workers employed by Houston-based Geokinetics Inc who called for help on Thursday morning on Sept 8 after abandoning a vessel known as Trinity II, are still missing in Mexico. As of Saturday afternoon, Sept 10, rescue efforts had found no sign of the 10 missing workers according to authorities.
Halliburton Sues BP Claims Negligent Misrepresentation in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 5, 2011
HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Halliburton has filed a lawsuit against BP PLC Friday, Sept 2, in the Texas state court claiming negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster that caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year.
Judge Barbier Allows Some Plaintiffs to Collect Punitive Damages in BP Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 1, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier in a major 39-page ruling dismissed all state law claims, but instead adopted an expansive view of economic damage that could result from the oil spill and said that some plaintiffs may be able to collect punitive damages from the companies involved in the Deepwater… read more
BP Investigated by DOJ for Faulty Oil Spill (VIDEO)
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Accidents on August 29, 2011
The Huffington Post has launched an investigation raising serious questions about BP’s role in estimating the size of the undersea gusher well over a year after the the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 29, 2010. WATCH VIDEO Source: Huffington Post Published by maritime lawyer Gordon & Elias, LLP
Jeffboat Maintenance Worker Crushed Against a Barge Dies
Posted in Barge Accidents,Jones Act,Kentucky Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on August 25, 2011
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN – A man who was employed as a maintenance worker by Jeffboat was killed Friday morning, Aug 19, at about 6:45 a.m. while trying to repair a machine called a “buggy” used to support and transport barges.
Trial Date Set for BP Oil Spill Plaintiffs
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on August 15, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The trial date for plaintiffs of the Deepwater Horizon explosion that occurred on April 20, 2010, has been set for Feb 27, 2012. So far there are 108,000 plaintiffs in the litigation.