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Seaman Injured After Falling From Barge in Nantuckett, MA
Posted in Barge Accidents,Injured Fishermen,Jones Act,Maritime Law,Massachusetts Maritime News on January 19, 2011
NANTUCKETT, MA. – A seaman employed by Toscana Corporation barge was injured Tuesday, December 18, after being pinned between a barge and Steamboat Wharf and then falling into the freezing water. The incident occurred as workers on the Toscana Corporation barge were attempting to untie the vessel after unloading material at the wharf in rough… read more
Maritime Lawyer Sues Offshore Liftboats on Behalf of Picayune, Mississippi Seaman
Posted in Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News on January 17, 2011
U.S.D.C. EASTERN DISTRICT NEW ORLEANS, La. – Maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent a seaman 32 years old and a resident of Picayune, Mississippi who was severely injured while in the employment of defendant OFFSHORE LIFTBOATS, L.L.C. , his Jones Act employer.
Offshore Drilling Co Asks Judge To Force Feds To Expedite Permit Approval
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law on January 14, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La — Ensco Offshore Drilling, an offshore drilling services company, asked U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman Wednesday, Jan 12, to rule that government regulators have unreasonably delayed action on deepwater drilling permit applications even after lifting a drilling moratorium imposed in the wake of the massive Gulf oil spill. Ensco asked Judge Feldman… read more
BP, Transocean, Halliburton Could Face Criminal Charges in Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on January 12, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. — BP, Transocean and Haliburton are likely to face criminal charges after months of investigation by the Obama administration commission and other panels where they concluded that these companies were likely negligent in the Gulf oil spill disaster that took place April 20, 2010 on the Deepwater Horizon. David Uhlmann, former chief… read more
Injured Tugboat Engineer Rescued by Coast Guard
Posted in Jones Act,Maritime Law,New York Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on January 7, 2011
KINGSTON, NEW YORK – An injured tugboat crew member was rescued by the Coast Guard and local first responders near Kingston NY on Tuesday, January 4. The crew member, who was working as an engineer aboard the tugboat, Barbara McAllister, reportedly suffered a leg injury and was stuck in the engine room while en route… read more
Transocean Refuses to Honor Oil Spill Subpoenas from Federal Board
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 31, 2010
NEW ORLEANS — Transocean is refusing to honor subpoenas from a federal board that has intervened on behalf of U.S. Chemical Safety Board. A federal board has challenged Transocean’s involvement in monitoring the testing of the blowout preventer that failed to stop the oil spill disaster that blewup the Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010… read more
BP Oil Spill Blowout Preventer Investigation May Be Compromised
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean,US Coast Guard (USCG),World Maritime News on December 27, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA – An investigation into the failure of the blowout preventer (BOP) from the Gulf Oil Spill in 2010 may have been compromised due to a conflict of interest involving a relationship between the investigating firm and employees of companies involved in the incident. Doubt is being raised because a Transocean Ltd. employee… read more
Andarko Named as Defendant by DOJ in Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuit
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 23, 2010
Anadarko was recently named a defendant by the US Department of Justice in the lawsuit filed pertaining to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill. Anadarko has a 25% stake in the failed Macondo well that led to the Gulf oil spill in April 2010. The suit also names BP which was the primary operator of… read more
Federal Judge Orders Transocean to Turn Over Safety Records
Posted in Deepwater Horizon,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 20, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Transocean has been ordered by a federal judge on Friday to turn over safety records to a government panel investigating the Deepwater Horizon disaster that occurred on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. Transocean has balked in the past at turning over safety records to the government appointed panel… read more
U.S. Justice Department Sues BP and 8 Other Companies Over Gulf Oil Spill
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Halliburton,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,Transocean,World Maritime News on December 17, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in New Orleans against BP and eight other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill that followed the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well on April 20, 2010. The lawsuit was announced by the Justice Department on Wednesday,… read more