Being employed as an offshore oil rig worker is dangerous. Commercial divers have perhaps one of the most hazardous jobs of all though.Most individuals who are hired to work on oil rigs travel hundreds of miles out into the ocean to a work on a conglomerate of large,...
A Leading Maritime Attorney
Serving Injured Workers Across The Gulf Coast
Month: April 2019
Common causes of fires on commercial vessels
On behalf of Larry Curtis Personal Injury Attorney | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
An explosion or fire emerging while out on the sea can be terrifying. You only have so much of your ship you can navigate around. These flames can severely damage the ship and potentially leave passengers stranded until they receive assistance from firefighters or the...
8 workers injured when crane strikes cruise ship
On behalf of Larry Curtis Personal Injury Attorney | Apr 19, 2019 | Maritime Accidents
Working on cruise ships can be dangerous, as some workers recently discovered when a crane slammed into a cruise ship in the Bahamas.Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas ship was docked in the Grand Bahama Shipyard for maintenance. Therefore, no passengers were aboard...
Human error causes most boat accidents
On behalf of Larry Curtis Personal Injury Attorney | Apr 10, 2019 | Maritime Accidents
It's easy to point to outside factors in a boating accident. Maybe the weather suddenly got bad, and a storm came up. Maybe the boat malfunctioned in some way out at sea. Maybe the map was wrong and did not pinpoint where the rocks and shoals actually lay.These things...
Cruise staff members must know when safety drills are happening
On behalf of Larry Curtis Personal Injury Attorney | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
When it comes to safety training on a cruise ship, the whole crew needs training on how to respond to emergency situations. Cruises are massive vessels where anyone can easily get lost and left behind if they are unaware of what’s going on and what they need to...
Ocean fishing has myriad dangers
On behalf of Larry Curtis Personal Injury Attorney | Apr 5, 2019 | Admiralty & Maritime Law
Ocean fishing is often referred to as one of the most dangerous professions in the world. It takes lives and leads to serious injuries. The high demand for fish means that it's a viable career and a lot of people still turn to this trade, but they have to understand...
Categories
- Admiralty & Maritime Law (28)
- Blog (7)
- Jones Act (32)
- Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (31)
- Maritime Accidents (57)
- Uncategorized (40)
Archives
- January 2021 (5)
- December 2020 (3)
- November 2020 (3)
- October 2020 (8)
- September 2020 (6)
- August 2020 (5)
- July 2020 (8)
- June 2020 (8)
- May 2020 (5)
- April 2020 (4)
- March 2020 (4)
- February 2020 (5)
- January 2020 (8)
- December 2019 (4)
- November 2019 (6)
- October 2019 (5)
- September 2019 (6)
- August 2019 (6)
- July 2019 (6)
- June 2019 (5)
- May 2019 (6)
- April 2019 (6)
- March 2019 (6)
- February 2019 (5)
- January 2019 (7)
- December 2018 (4)
- November 2018 (6)
- October 2018 (7)
- September 2018 (5)
- August 2018 (6)
- July 2018 (6)
- June 2018 (6)
- May 2018 (5)
- April 2018 (4)
- March 2018 (1)