Heather platform evacuated after oil leak

Personnel were evacuated today from the Petrofac-operated Heather oil production platform in the UK North Sea after an oil leak in the processing module shut down the facility.  Petrofac, which runs the Heather platform for Lundin Britain, confirmed that 57 workers were taken by three helicopters to Shetland as remaining staff tackled the oil spill, [...]

Irving Oil, Global Petroleum Settles for $315,500

BOSTON (UsMaritimeLaw.org) - On March 8, 2006, contractors allegedly removed at least one check-valve from an oil fuel loading dock jointly owned by New Hampshire-based Irving Oil, Irving Oil Terminals and Global Petroleum Corp. This created a one- to two-foot gap in the pipeline. Global then attempted to transfer fuel oil through the pipeline, releasing [...]

Man found guilty in murder of couple tossed off yacht, 1 other

SANTA ANA, California (AP) – A former child actor was convicted Monday of murdering three people, including a couple who were tied to an anchor and thrown off their yacht off the California coast.  An Orange County jury found Skylar Deleon, 29, guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and special [...]

Queens Court Rules on Maritime Damages

TimesOnline.co.uk - There was no rule in the Admiralty Court that, where there was no counterclaim, a claimant found partially at fault should recover only a proportion of its costs according to the percentage of liability of the defendant.
Mr Justice Aikens so stated on August 1, 2008, in the Admiralty Court of the Queen’s Bench [...]

Hurricane Ike Continues to Affect Cruise Industry

The 2008 hurricane season definitely had an impact on the cruise industry. However, this hurricane season was not was not as devasting for the cruise industry as it has been in years past. The one U.S. port that has had a long lasting impact is the Port of Galveston, which was badly damaged by Hurricane [...]

Odyssey Marine Exploration Salvages the SS Ancona Shipwreck

Few know exactly what occurred on November 7, 1915 between the German U-boat and the Italian-American passenger ship, the SS Ancona. All we know is that the U-boat sunk the vessel - sending 83 passengers, 12 barrels of gold and a silver shipment to their watery grave near Sardinia.
Until now, the site remained undisturbed at [...]

Alcohol May Be Involved in Fatal Boat Crash - Detroit, MI

Fox News Channel 12 in Detroit, MI reports on a fatal boating accident that occurred this weekend:
In national news tonight: Alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal boat accident this weekend in Detroit, Michigan. Three people are dead and another person remains seriously injured. The 21 foot boat was speeding when it slammed [...]

CA Representitive’s Brother Missing at Sea

California representatives Loretta and Linda Sanchez’s brother and his girlfriend are suspected to have been in a boating accident Last Friday, and are still missing at sea.
The United States Coast Guard has been searching for them for five days. They have recovered pieces of the boat and articles of clothing but have not found the [...]