Recent Posts in Texas Offshore Injury Category
Posted on Apr 3, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
Just a few weeks ago, a Costa Concordia ship was struck and began to leak fuel into the ocean. Salvagers have recently removed all the fuel, and the next step is to have it transported back to Genoa. ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
Offshore workers are at a high risk of injury because of the dangerous nature of their work environments. Whether working on an oil rig or a tugboat, accidents can happen in almost any situation. ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
Today in Bangladesh, a cargo boat and a ferry collided, leaving 31 people dead and many people still missing. The ferry, which was carrying around 200 people, completely sunk. Many more are expected ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
Maersk is poised to begin operations on two deepwater drillships in South Korea. The vessels, being manufactured at Samsung Heavy Industries, should be completed by the end of 2014. The total cost of ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Lawyer
In an ideal world, offshore operators would do everything in their power to insure the safety of their employees and the environment. But in reality, this is not the case. Many operations engage in ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
As a seaman, you no doubt spent a majority of your time on the deck. While this seems like it may be a safe area relative to other areas of the ship, there are plenty of circumstances that could cause ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
Petrobras is Brazil's state-controlled oil producer, and recently it was forced to shut down its fifth most productive oil well because of a leak that was detected deep down in the Atlantic Ocean. ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
Lloyd's Register, the global marine risk organization, held a meeting to discuss the benefits and possibility of storing LNG tanks on vessels safely. LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas and is ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Offshore Injury Lawyer in Texas
Fifteen Indian hostages were finally released by Somali pirates after a dramatic 3-day scene on the Indian Ocean. A group of pirates were holding the hostages aboard a hijacked dhow when they decided ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
After oil leaks in Bohai Bay last year, twenty-nine fishermen have sued China National Offshore Oil Corp. for $34 million. These fishermen have suffered heavy economic damage after oil spread to 336 ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Texas Maritime Attorney
The United States Coast Guard is taking further measures to educate Dungeness crab fleets and confront the risks intrinsic with crabbing in the Pacific Ocean. The waters off of the Pacific Northwest ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Texas Offshore Injury Lawyer
The European Union Naval Force has been given the responsibility of conducting operations to deter and prevent piracy attacks and robberies. This mission was given in the hope that maritime workers ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
An offshore vessel carrying diesel fuel and lube oil capsized approximately 25 miles southeast of the Sabine Jetties near Port Arthur after striking a submerged object. The United States Coast Guard ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
The Russian oil rig Kolskoye sank early Sunday morning after capsizing amid heavy seas off Russia's east coast. The oil rig had a crew of 67 people and was not operating when it reportedly ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
General Maritime Corp. (GMR) voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because of macroeconomic weakness and diminished cash flow. GMR reached agreements with key senior lenders to allow financial ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Offshore Injury Lawyer Serving Texas
The U.S. Coast Guard recognized the crew of a Houston towboat for meritorious service after they extinguished a galley fire on a push boat. The push boat Sara K was in the upper Houston ship channel ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
The United States Coast Guard recently published an Explosives Safety Guide after a commercial fishing vessel dredged up 1- old munitions canisters (circa 1914) that contained mustard gas. While the ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
The U.S. Coast Guard has determined that carelessness while testing a circuit-breaker was the cause of the electrocution death of a young engineer near Galveston , Texas. Twenty-four year old ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
The Financial Times group of environmental investigative reporters uncovered disconcerting evidence about BP's recent oil disaster spills. The Financial Times (FT) characterized BP as ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
New York Times reported that late last year, an oil platform caught on fire endangering 13 men who were on board. Though none of the men were seriously injured, there had been confusion as to how the ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Texas Offshore Injury Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Texas Offshore Injury Blog .
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