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Shrimp Boat Crewmember Missing After Vessel Capsizes off of Galveston Coast

Posted in Jones Act

Shrimp Boat Crewmember Missing After Vessel Capsizes off of Galveston Coast Coast Guard crews were searching for a missing man in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning

No Injuries Reported in Fire aboard BP Valhall Oil Platform

Posted in Jones Act

No offshore platform workers were injured in a fire at BPs Valhall oil platform in the North Sea last week. The fire broke out on the platform

U.S. Asks Court to Reject Transocean Liability Cap

Posted in Explosion, Jones Act, News

U.S. Asks Court to Reject Transocean Liability Cap The U.S. government has asked a federal judge to reject Transocean Ltd.’s application for Limitation of Liability in which

Three Louisiana Oil Rig Workers Injured in Fire

Posted in Explosion, Jones Act, News

Three Louisiana Oil Rig Workers Injured in Fire Three oil workers were injured in a fire accident on a gas rig about 20 miles off the Louisiana

Crewmember Believed Dead in Tugboat Accident

Posted in Jones Act, News

A tugboat crewmember is believed to have been killed in an accident on the River Thames in the UK. The tugboat had been towing a barge with

BP CEO Admits Company Was Not Prepared for Oil Spill

Posted in Explosion, Jones Act, News

BP CEO Admits Company Was Not Prepared for Oil Spill So after apologizing for displaying brazen insensitivity toward the families of the 11 workers who were killed

Strong Backing for Offshore Safety Rules in the North Sea

Posted in General, Jones Act, Maritime Piracy

Strong Backing for Offshore Safety Rules in the North Sea Before the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, there was the Cougar helicopter crash in

Coast Guard Moves Towards New Inspection Standards for Towing Vessel Operators

Posted in Jones Act

The US Coast Guard has announced proposed rules that would establish special programs for towing vessel operators.  The proposed rules are based on determinations by the National

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