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...
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,...
There was a deadly accident involving an 18-wheeler in Orange, Texas on October 20, 2021. The accident occurred on Texas Highway 62. The driver of the 18-wheeler is believed to have struck the bicyclist. The victim, Russell Jay Gibbs, was pronounced dead at the...
There was a fire on the general cargo ship M V MEHMET UNLU on October 20, 2021. At the time, the vessel was berthed at Port of Ploce, Croatia. Reports indicate the vessel was loading scrap metal when the cargo caught fire. It is unclear if anyone was injured in the...
A worker was killed in a construction accident at a Newton County, Georgia work site on October 19, 2021. The accident occurred while workers were dismantling the Frontage Road Bridge. During the incident, three workers fell into Yellow River. All three were...
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have begun 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...
There was a plane crash in Waller County, Texas on October 19, 2021. The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 jet, was attempting to take off from the Houston Executive Airport heading to Boston. At the time there were 21 people on board. Reports indicate the plane...
There was an accident on the bulk carrier vessel ST GEORGE on October 13, 2021. At the time, the vessel was berthed at the Poland Avenue Wharf in the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana. Reports indicate a longshoreman who was working on the vessel tripped and fell into...
There was a fire on the general cargo ship DOREEN on October 17, 2021. At the time the fire broke out, the vessel was at anchorage in the Malacca Strait, Indonesia. Reports indicate there was a failure of a hydraulic hatch mechanism which started the fire. It is...
There was a crash involving a train and a car carrier near Thackerville, Oklahoma on October 15, 2021. During the incident, a car carrier became stuck on the train tracks and was unable to move. An Amtrak train heading northbound on the tracks collided with the...