A federal judge for the Middle District of Florida has ordered all claims related to El Faro sinking to be filed with that court by December 21,

Roughly one-third of the 20,000 Filipino maritime academy graduates a year use illegal recruiting agencies to gain employment on ships.  With an oversaturated market and desperate for

A crewmember’s legs were amputated after he fell off a barge November 10 near Port Canaveral, Fl. The U.S. Coast Guard said the unidentified man, who they

There are many types of offshore platforms used for oil and gas drilling and exploration. Some of these are fixed to the ocean floor and others are

A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives sponsored by Louisiana Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, would mandate that rescue vessels be stationed within three nautical miles

Six people are dead and a cruise liner captain is being held on suspected manslaughter after the ship struck rocks or a reef and overturned off the

Another body was found Tuesday, bringing the death toll in the Costa Concordia crash to 16. At least six of the bodies recovered in the Italian cruise

For the bulk of laborers who are injured in the course of their work on a vessel, the advisable course of action is to consult with a