Posts tagged Maritime Accidents

• Two Men on Fishing Boat Missing; Presumed Dead

  Michael Myers | March 01, 2006 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On February 23, the Northern Dawn, a fishing vessel off the coast of Unalaska Island, triggered its beacon. The two men on board were collecting empty pots from the Baridi Tanner Crab fishery. The coast guard only found a life ring and a small oily sheen. On February 26, they called off the search. Maritime claims are typically brought in federal court. The families of the missing fishermen...

• Sailboat overturns, man without life jacket dies

  Michael Myers | February 17, 2006 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On January 28, a sailboat capsized near Vashon Island. Two of the four aboard the boat were thrown into the water. One boater was rescued by the two remaining on board. The coastguard found the fourth boater unconscious, who was reportedly not wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident. The fourth boater was pronounced dead at Harborview Medical Center.Lifejackets are critical to...

• Employer Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $750,000...Doctors May Be Liable for Negligent Advice to Officers on Ship

  Michael Myers | December 27, 2005 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Washington Court of Appeals established a new legal precedent in May 2005. It held that the state of Washington's medical malpractice standards are applicable to maritime cases brought in state court. While this ruling expands the claims that may be brought by an injured seaman, there is much more to the story. The legal ruling arose from a wrongful death case in which the family of a...

• Man Files $3M Maritime Accident Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | November 07, 2005 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Waterville, ME man has filed a $3 Million maritime accident lawsuit after being left a parapalegic when he fell while repairing a tugboat.Bruce Falconer's spinal cord was injured while working on a tugboat owned by the New York Company, Penn Maritime, Inc. According to Boston.com:Falconer was carrying an engine part when he fell 14 feet through an open hatch and struck a railing.The boat was...