Posts tagged Maritime Accidents

• Cruise Ships Have a Duty to Avoid Storms

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 11:34 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Ernesto could reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall on the Florida mainland. The storm was expected to strengthen as it approached the Keys and southeast Florida as early as Tuesday night exactly one year after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast.In response cruise ship companies said they were diverting several liners to...

• Coast Guard Skipper Out After Disaster on Icebreaker

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Coast Guard relieved the skipper of the Seattle-based icebreaker Healy of command Wednesday as it continues an investigation into the deaths of two divers from the ship. In replacing Capt. Douglas Russell, Vice Adm. Charles Wurster, who commands all Coast Guard operations in the Pacific from San Francisco headquarters, said he had "a loss of confidence in the officer's ability to...

• Injuries on State Ferries--Claims Must Be Brought In State Court

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Injuries on State ferries are considered maritime claims. It does not matter whether the ferry was at the dock or underway. The test to determine whether a maritime claim exists is whether the vessel was in navigation in the navigable waters of the United States.Typically maritime claims are brought in federal court. But the 11th Amendment prohibits a state from being sued in Federal Court...

• Passengers Injured after Crown Princess Cruise Ship

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Numberous passengers on the Crown Princess cruise ship were injured after the vessel listed between 15 and 38 degrees to the right. The ship departed from Canaveral, Florida for New York on the final leg of a nine-day Caribbean voyage. In addition to claims aginat the cruise line, claims are also being brought agains component manufacturers including the manufacturers of the ship's autopilot...

• Man Dies in Canoe Accident

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  High winds and five- to seven-foot swells capsized a Makah tribal canoe near the Dungeness Spit late Wednesday afternoon, killing a Canadian tribal chief and hospitalizing three canoeists. Jerry Jack, 55, of Gold River, British Columbia, was pronounced dead at the scene, Clallam County Undersheriff Rich Sill said. Wrongful death claims may be brought regardless whether the accident occurred...

• Two People Drown in Lake Washington

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  An outing on Lake Washington turned deadly Wednesday evening when two people apparently drowned after jumping into the water from a small boat to cool off. A 34-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, both from Seattle, were on the boat along with the man's 18-year-old cousin when the three decided to take a quick swim before heading to shore. The man and the woman drowned. Accidents like this...

• First Wave Of Lawsuits Filed After Cruise Ship Accident

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The first wave of lawsuits against Princess Cruise Lines have been filed and hundreds more are expected. Some attorneys involved indicate that some passengers may get millions of dollars.The Crown Princess suddenly tilted 15 degrees to the side for about 30 seconds as it left Port Canaveral on its way to New York. The incident two weeks ago sent objects and people flying across the...

• Seattle Naval Architect Dies on Cougar Ace

  Michael Myers | August 09, 2006 5:53 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Seattle remains an important port on the West Coast. The maritime industries are a signficiant part of our economy and heritgage. As a result, Seattle is also a key jurisdiction for the resolution of maritime cliams. Martime claims come in a variety of forms. They can involve fisherman and crew members on container ships. Maritime claims also exist where persons--not typically thought of as...

• Everett Woman Dies in Tragic Boating Accident

  Michael Myers | August 08, 2006 6:54 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A 21-year-old Everett woman died over the weekend after a boating accident in Eastern Washington.Olga Davydenko died Saturday after she was thrown from a boat on Alta Lake near Pateros in Okanogan County. She was hit by teh boat's propeller.According to an Okanogan County Sheriff's Office news release, she had been riding in the bow of the boat when the boat's driver made a sharp turn, ejecting...

• Family Tragedy--Teen Run Over by Sister on Lake Sammamish

  Michael Myers | August 07, 2006 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A teenager was run over by a boat driven by his sister during an outing on Lake Sammamish. The 16-year-old boy was swimming with his father near a buoy offshore Thursday evening around 9:30. The boy was in critical condition in Harborview Medical Center Friday in the intensive care unit.His 18-year-old sister was in the family's 19-foot ski boat returning from visiting friends on another part...