The container ship MSC LUCIA was attacked and boarded by pirates on October 25, 2021. At the time, the vessel was in the Gulf of Guinea, en route from Lome, Togo to Douala, Cameroon. Reports indicate that crew members on board the vessel mustered in the engine room...
Month: October 2021
Offshore Supply Vessel MONTET TIDE Attacked by Pirates
The offshore supply vessel MONTET TIDE was attacked and boarded by pirates on October 25, 2021. At the time, the vessel was in the Gulf of Guinea, south of Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea. Reports indicate that some crew members on board the vessel may have been...
BSEE Report Issued for Vermillion Block 331 Platform A Man Overboard Incident
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its Accident Investigation Report on the man overboard incident on the Vermilion Block 331 Platform A on August 7, 2021. The offshore platform is operated by Talos Energy. During the incident, a...
Fire Breaks Out on Cargo Ship ZIM KINGSTON
There was a fire on the container ship ZIM KINGSTON on October 23, 2021. At the time, the vessel was berthed off the coast of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, having arrived from Busan, South Korea. Reports indicate multiple containers on board the vessel caught...
Piper PA-28R-300 Plane Crash in Colleton County, South Carolina
There was a small plane crash in Colleton County, South Carolina on October 22, 2021. The plane, a single engine Piper PA-28R-300, crashed near Walterboro. Although the plane seats six people, luckily only two people were on board at the time of the accident. ...
Small Plane Crash in Holly Ridge, North Carolina
There was a small plane crash in Holly Ridge, North Carolina on October 21, 2021. The plane, a single engine Mooney M20J, crashed after taking off from the Holly Ridge-Topsail Island Airport. Two people were killed and two were injured in the crash. It is unknown...
COVID-19 Outbreak on Chemical Tanker BOW SUMMER
There have been reports of an outbreak of COVID-19 on the chemical tanker ship BOW SUMMER. One crew member is believed to have died from the disease on October 18, 2021. Since October 15, 2021, the vessel has been berthed at the BASF Terminal in Antwerp, Belgium. ...
Jones Act Lawsuit Filed After Incident on Vessel
Spagnoletti Law Firm recently filed suit on behalf of a Jones Act seaman who was injured while working for R & R Boats. During the incident, the vessel encountered rough seas after getting to an offshore platform. Unable to transfer the crew change to the...
NTSB Issues Update on Houston Plane Crash Investigation
Late last week, investigators from the NTSB began their investigation into the October 19, 2021 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 plane crash west of Houston, Texas. During the crash, the plane failed to takeoff and went off the runway and through a fence at the airport. The...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit filed after Exposure to COVID-19 on Vessel
Spagnoletti Law Firm recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the surviving widow of a maritime worker who contracted COVID-19 while working on a vessel. The deceased worked as a chief engineer on a chemical tanker. While the ship was in port in Texas,...