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Boston Maritime Attorneys Discuss Danger of All-You-Can-Drink Packages on Cruise Lines

December 3, 2012

Boston Maritime Attorneys Discuss Danger of All-You-Can-Drink Packages on Cruise Lines On November 15, 2012, ABC News reported that Norwegian Cruise Line will be testing an all-you-can-drink package on three…

One Worker Killed, Another Missing and 11 Injured in Another Explosion in Gulf of Mexico

November 30, 2012

Ann Rolfes, founding director of environmental health and justice organization the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, told the Times-Picayune that “the ink was barely dry” on a record $4.5 billion BP settlement…

Carolyn Latti, David Anderson Among 2012 Top Maritime Law Attorneys in Professional Mariner Magazine

November 28, 2012

The Boston maritime trial lawyers at Latti Associates LLC were named in the 2012 Top Maritime Law Attorneys for the December/January double issue of Professional Mariner magazine. The article noted…

Shipyard Worker Killed in Galveston Backhoe Accident

November 26, 2012

The Galveston County Daily News reported on November 6, 2012, that a 40-year-old contract employee was killed while operating a backhoe from outside the cab at Southwest Shipyard, L.P. on…

Boston Ferry Accident One of Many Reasons for Concern

November 23, 2012

Boston Ferry Accident One of Many Reasons for Concern Three stories about ferry accidents within a week’s time call attention to the dangers that not only passengers face on these…

USCG Calls Off Search for Captain of Capsized Ship Near Cape Cod

November 21, 2012

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) issued a news release on November 18, 2012, announcing that it suspended its search (seen in this video) for a fisherman after the 42-foot…

Fisherman Saves Life of Woman Who Fell Off Pier After Railing Broke

November 19, 2012

This video shows Frenchman Bay in Bar Harbor, Maine, during a calmer, more serene time of year. The Mount Desert Islander reported that the waters were much chillier on the…

Second Norovirus Outbreak on Celebrity Constellation This Year Leaves Hundreds Ill

November 16, 2012

BBC News reported on November 6, 2012, that the Celebrity Cruises vessel CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION delayed its departure from Southampton, England, after a suspected outbreak of norovirus. The United Kingdom’s Southern…

Fishing Workers Have Highest Rate of Fatal Injury, BLS Says

November 14, 2012

In a news release issued on October 25, 2012, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that private industry employers reported nearly 3 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses…