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Tugboat Pulled From Bottom Of Mississippi River

August 5, 2013

On July 10, after a five-day effort, crews were finally able to pull a 47-foot-long tugboat out of the Mississippi River, according to the Times-Picayune. Since the tugboat’s accident and…

New Orleans Tugboat Accident Causes Cruise Ship To Alter Its Course

August 2, 2013

The Carnival Conquest, a 3,000-passenger Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship, was diverted to Mobile, Alabama last month because of a tugboat accident that prevented it from reaching its intended destination,…

Crew Survives After Merchant Vessel Splits In Two Off Mumbai Coast

July 31, 2013

The Savannah Morning News reported that the Comfort, a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) container vessel, split in two last month during inclement weather off the coast of Yemen. The incident…

Drunken Boaters Drawing Extra Attention From Massachusetts Harbormasters

July 29, 2013

Now that summer is in full swing, hitting the water has become an almost weekly regimen for many recreational boaters in Massachusetts and around the country. Unfortunately, as nice as…

Ferry Accident Severs Arm of Worker in Ottawa

July 26, 2013

The Ottawa Citizen in Canada reported that a veteran employee of the Quyon ferry had his right arm severed in a ferry accident on July 11. Four men were working…

Boating Accidents in Michigan, California and Arizona Call Attention to Safety Concerns

July 22, 2013

Boating Accidents in Michigan, California and Arizona Call Attention to Safety Concerns As more people take to the water this summer, recreational boating accidents around the county during the weekend…

Jones Act Attorneys Represent New Hampshire Fishermen, Maritime Workers

July 22, 2013

New Hampshire is located in the New England region of the United States. The Granite State is the fifth-smallest state in the country and its 18-mile long shoreline is the…

USCG Rescue Crewmember of Tugboat In Waters Off Portsmouth

July 19, 2013

The Portsmouth Patch reported that the Coast Guard rescued an unidentified male crewmember from the tug NAVIGATOR in the waters off Portsmouth. The rescue happened on Tuesday, July 9 at…

Will Bigger Vessels Mean Bigger Problems for Container Ship Workers?

July 19, 2013

This past January, the Washington Post reported that the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal was officially half-complete, but Reuters reported last month that Chinese company HKND Group won…