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USCG Investigation Shows ‘Human Error’ Caused Tugboat Sinking
This WMTW-TV video shows the 55-foot BENJAMIN BAILEY tugboat capsizing and sinking in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on October 21, 2012. Two crewmembers were able to escape from the vessel after…
Boston Maritime Attorneys Review Effects of Sequestration Cuts on USCG
Boston Maritime Attorneys Review Effects of Sequestration Cuts on USCG This video is United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Naplitano’s third annual State of Homeland Security Address, delivers on…
Boston Maritime Trial Lawyers Look at Boater Identified in Wreckage on Florida Coast
Boston Maritime Trial Lawyers Look at Boater Identified in Wreckage on Florida Coast On February 24, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission research team searching for right whales east…
Tankers Collide in Texas Days After Tugs Collide in Alaska
Nobody was injured but many eyes may have been opened after there were two ship collisions in less than a week. According to KTUU-TV, two of the three tugboats that…
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Overboard MV ICE RIVER Crewmember
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Overboard MV ICE RIVER Crewmember On February 20, the US Coast Guard suspended the search for a crewmember who reportedly fell overboard from the MV…
One Man Dies After Ferry Collides With Motorboat in San Francisco Bay
At the beginning of the month, we wrote about two people who had to be rescued after their sailboat collided with a tugboat and then sank into the San Francisco…
Man Dies After Being Pinned Between Barge and Morgan Bridge
Michael McQuade was killed after he became pinned between a barge and the wall of the Morgan Bridge in Sayreville, New Jersey, on February 17. Coast Guard spokesperson Jetta Disco…
Boston Maritime Attorneys Examine Coast Guard Medevacs on Cruise Ships
Boston Maritime Attorneys Examine Coast Guard Medevacs on Cruise Ships During the four days that it took to tow the disabled CARNIVAL TRIUMPH to Mobile, Alabama, the US Coast Guard…
Boston Maritime Trial Lawyers Say Recent Story Highlights Importance of Filing Lawsuit
Boston Maritime Trial Lawyers Say Recent Story Highlights Importance of Filing Lawsuit A recent story from Canada’s CBC News discussed some of the struggles that single father Ian Reid has…