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Mississippi Barge Accident Injures 3 Towboat Workers
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
A barge accident on the Mississippi River last week left three towboat workers injured, a chemical spill in the river and the closure of 7 miles of the waterway.
The accident occurred on Monday night. A 128-foot towboat Merrick Jones, pushing 26 barges collided with the 87-foot towing barge, Dixie Express, which was pushing two barges of acrylonitrile. A significant amount of the acrylonitrile was discharged into the river after the collision. The US Coast Guard was on the scene of the collision immediately. The source of the spill was secured, and 7 miles of...
Coast Guard Releases Audiotapes from Delaware River Duck Boat-Barge Accident
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The US Coast Guard this week released audiotapes from radio traffic, recorded around the time that an amphibious “Ride the Ducks” tourist boat was struck by a barge on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The tapes give some indication about the kind of mayhem that surrounded the moment when a barge plowed through a stalled tourist boat. The boat sank, and all passengers on the boat fell into the water. Two Hungarian tourists were killed.
As you listen to the tapes, the first indication of trouble comes from one shocked vessel operator who sees the barge plowing into...
Louisiana Maritime Worker Files Whistleblower Lawsuit against Barge Company
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Earlier this month, I blogged about a fatal accident involving a barge and fishing boat in Tennessee that killed two fishermen. The barge in that accident belonged to a company in Louisiana, called Seredino Inc. That accident was not the first involving the Chattanooga-based company. In June 2009, another man was killed in a similar accident involving a Seredino barge and a fishing boat.
A former employee of Seredino alleges that he was fired for refusing to remain silent about illegal activities that endangered the safety of the public. According to Kelly O'Connor, a former licensed boat pilot...
Court upholds $19,000,000.00 Maritime Law Verdict
Thursday, February 8th, 2007
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld a $19,000,000 verdict in a maritime injury case.
The case, styled In re Superior Construction Co., Inc. v. Charles Brock et al, involved injuries to recreational boaters.
Superior Construction Company was the general contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation’s work expanding the Blanding Boulevard Bridge over the Cedar River in Jacksonville, Florida. The company frequently stationed the barge and the tug so that recreational boaters could pass under the bridge. On December 29, 2001, the company tied the barge and the tug so that they...
The case, styled In re Superior Construction Co., Inc. v. Charles Brock et al, involved injuries to recreational boaters.
Superior Construction Company was the general contractor for the Florida Department of Transportation’s work expanding the Blanding Boulevard Bridge over the Cedar River in Jacksonville, Florida. The company frequently stationed the barge and the tug so that recreational boaters could pass under the bridge. On December 29, 2001, the company tied the barge and the tug so that they...
