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Boston Maritime Trial Lawyers Examine BNWAS Mandate
Boston Maritime Trial Lawyers Examine BNWAS Mandate A recent Professional Mariner story discussing the Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) mandate began by recalling the so-called “I-40 Disaster” that occurred…
Ferry Crew’s Failure to Test Propeller, Follow Procedures Led to 2011 Crash, TSB Says
On Friday, we discussed the June 2011 barge accident that caused substantial damage to the Queensborough Railway Bridge in British Columbia. While an investigative report from the Transportation Safety Board…
TSB Report Blames Fatigue, Inexperience for 2011 Barge Accident
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada said in an investigative report that fatigue and inexperience were factors in the EMPIRE 40 barge striking and causing substantial damage to the…
Staten Island Ferry Accident Evokes Memories of Fatal 2003 Crash
This past January, 57 people were injured when the SEASTREAK WALL STREET commuter ferry crashed into a pier in lower Manhattan. On May 17, THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA ferry lost…
Jones Act Attorneys Encourage Boaters to Have Safe, Sober Memorial Day
We concluded our posts relating to the National Safe Boating Council’s 2013 National Safe Boating Week last week by discussing the role that alcohol plays in many fatal boating accidents.…
National Safe Boating Week Ends Today, But Drunk Boating Needs to be Avoided All Year
The Austin American-Statesman reported that 54-year-old John Russell Roy died in a boat accident at the Double D Ranch in Rosanky, Texas, on May 3. Roy was out on a…
Vessel Safety Checks Save Lives and Money
The Perryville News reported that a 51-year-old United Parcel Service delivery driver was killed in a “fluke accident” on Kentucky Lake on May 12. Timothy Clippard died when the motor…
Jones Act Lawyers Talk About National Safe Boating Week
KOKI-TV reported that two University of Arkansas students were killed in a boat collision on the Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees in Oklahoma on May 14. Preliminary reports from the…
Coast Guard Rescues 14 Duck Boat Passengers After Vessel Catches Fire
Coast Guard Rescues 14 Duck Boat Passengers After Vessel Catches Fire The US Coast Guard rescued 14 passengers near San Francisco Bay on May 5 after their tour boat caught…