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Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News on February 18, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — According to The Coast Guard, the oil spill cleanup of oiled beaches along the Gulf of Mexico has reached a point where crews, heavy equipment and thorough scrubbing can cause more damage to the ecosystem than good. There are 4,265 people still involved in the cleanup and response on 544 miles of… read more
Lawsuit Says BP Official Resigned Over Safety Issues Months before Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on February 17, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – According to a class-action federal lawsuit related to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, a former official with BP’s drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico resigned just months before last year’s oil spill because of disagreements with the oil giant over its commitment to safety. The Deepwater Horizon rig explosion occurred… read more
BP Investors Sue Company for Misleading Them on Safety Before Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on February 15, 2011
HOUSTON, TX – Attorneys representing BP investors have accused the British oil company of lying about its commitment to safety and inflating company shares for three years before the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon set off the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. BP management claimed the company had learned its lesson after an… read more
US Bound Tanker Carrying $200 Million Worth of Crude Oil Hijacked by Somali Pirates
Posted in Jones Act,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on February 14, 2011
ATHENS — The Greek-registered tanker Irene SL heading to the US carrying crude oil worth nearly $200 million was hijacked by Somali Pirates in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, January 9, in one of the biggest hijackings in the area so far. The hijacking marks a significant shift in piracy and the crisis could “strangle”… read more
Coast Guard Cleans Up Oil Spill From Barge Accident Under Mississippi River Bridge
Posted in Barge Accidents,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on February 9, 2011
PORT ALLEN, LA – The Coast Guard cleaned up 2,100 gallons of leaked vacuum gas oil that spilled into the Mississippi River after a barge and towing vessel collided early Sunday morning on February 6th. The spill does not pose any health risks, the Coast Guard said. According to the Coast Guard, the barge accident… read more
Judge Barbier Seizes Jurisdiction Over BP Oil Spill Trust Fund
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on February 7, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Jurisdiction over the BP Oil Spill Trust Fund for oil spill damage claims, administered by Ken Fineberg, has been seized by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. Barbier ruled on Feb. 2 that when the Gulf Coast Claims Facility and director Ken Feinberg process claims, they must follow a script that plaintiff… read more
Judge Concerned BP Claimants Not Getting Answers From Kenneth Feinberg
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,World Maritime News on January 31, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier told a BP attorney that he heard claimants who submitted their paperwork through the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, overseen BP-appointed claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg, are not getting answers. The claims process was established, in part, for those who would rather not litigate. Judge Barbier was chosen… read more
Dispersants Used in Gulf Oil Spill May Have Long-Term Effects
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on January 28, 2011
WASHINGTON — When BP injected toxic dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico as part of their strategy to handle the oil spill for the Deepwater Horizon disaster last April, environmentalists raised concerns back then about the long term effects the dispersants would have on the ecology and food supply in the Gulf region. Environmentalists believe… read more
Sisters Of Louisiana Atakapa Tribe Say Gulf Oil Spill Has Devasted the Bayou (VIDEO)
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,World Maritime News on January 26, 2011
GRAND BAYOU VILLAGE, La. – Rosina and Geraldine Philippe, sisters and members of the Atakapa Tribe who live in Grand Bayou Village, Louisiana are still greatly affected by the Gulf oil spill aftermath caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010. The sisters recently told their story in a video to “Stories from… read more
Tugboat Co-Owner Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for 2008 Mississippi Oil Spill
Posted in Environment,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents,US Coast Guard (USCG) on January 21, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, report that U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle sentenced Randall Dantin, 46, of Marrero on Wedsnesday, January 19, to 21 months in prison for the Mississippi oil spill that ocurred in 2008. Marrero was the co-owner of a company whose towboat was involved in a major… read more