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In 1920, the Merchant Marine Act, now known as the Jones Act, was established by the federal government as a way to develop and maintain merchant marines to support commercial activity within the United States. The statute requires shipping between US ports to be...
The Ukrainian cargo ship Arvin sank on January 17, 2021. Reports indicate the vessel was en route from Poti, Georgia to Burgas, Bulgaria. The ship was at Bartin anchorage, Turkey when it sank. At the time, there were 13 crew members on board, of which 6 have been...
A construction worker has lost his life following an accident at a Huntsville, Alabama construction site on January 15, 2021. During the course of work, a worker was killed when a trench he was working in collapsed on him. The coroner indicated the cause of death was...
The captain of the very large ore carrier Sea Fujiyama fell overboard on January 12, 2021. At the time, the vessel was in the Indian Ocean, en route Qingdao, China. Following the fall, the vessel performed search and rescue operations, but were unable to locate the...
Two workers tragically lost their lives on board the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien on January 14, 2021. At the time the vessel was in the Espoir field off the Ivory Coast. The two workers were in tanks on board the vessel when there was a hydrocarbon leak. It is unclear...
The container ship MAERSK CARDIFF was attacked and boarded by pirates on January 13, 2021. At the time, the vessel was near Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It is unclear if anyone on board was injured. The vessel is operated by Maersk A/S, and the registered owner is...
A construction worker has lost his life following an accident at a Colorado construction site on January 14, 2021. During the course of work, a worker was killed when a trench he was working in collapsed on him in Greeley, CO. The victim's identity has not yet been...
A tragic accident occurred at a North Carolina construction site on January 13, 2021. During the course of work, a 10-foot retaining wall collapsed onto multiple workers. One worker was killed by the falling debris, and at least three others sustained serious...
There was a tragic accident involving an 18-wheeler and a pedestrian, in Houston, Texas on January 13, 2021. The accident occurred on Highway 6 near Memorial, in west Houston. It is unclear what caused the accident. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene...
Spagnoletti Law Firm recently filed suit on behalf of a Jones Act seaman who was injured while working for REC Marine Logistics on the vessel the Capt Rod. The vessel is owned by REC Boats. The worker was injured during cargo operations, when the injured seaman was...