Blog Posts in 2017
Posted on Feb 9, 2017 By John Fulweiler
A commercial fisherman was recently airlifted by the U.S. Coast Guard from a boat off Gloucester, MA as a result of a reported severe hand injury. While the circumstances are unknown, the fisherman is ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2017 By John Fulweiler
If a vessel's crewmember is injured during his employment, he may be able to bring claims under the Jones Act for negligence or under general maritime law for unseaworthiness. It's ...
Continue reading "Able Bodied Seaman Awarded $638,603" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2017 By John Fulweiler
Each year, the U.S. Coast Guard publishes a notice reporting on the results of random drug testing for the previous calendar year's MIS data and the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2017 By John Fulweiler
You can lose faith sometimes, but don't lose faith in the maritime law of salvage. This is an awesome area of saltwater law and it'll have the crewmember and vessel owner making money for ...
Continue reading "Maritime Law Of Salvage . . . What it takes to make a claim" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2017 By John Fulweiler
If you are looking for a brief break from the world around you, navigate over to www.dennisconner.com. Yes, the famous sailor who lost and then won back the America's Cup has his own website. ...
Continue reading "Mr. America's Cup Meets Donald Trump - A Curious Story" »
Posted on Jan 31, 2017 By John Fulweiler
When you are injured aboard a cruise ship, you may feel like you don't have any rights. That's not the case. There are numerous federal statutes and extensive maritime case law pertaining to ...
Continue reading "The 2010 Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act" »
Posted on Jan 30, 2017 By John Fulweiler
Today, the U.S. Coast Guard published an amalgamated version of the U.S. Inland Navigation Rules and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions as Sea, 1972. Prudent skippers know the ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2017 By John Fulweiler
Want to be a prudent mariner? The trick is not relying on one navigational tool alone. That is, the chart, navigational aids and the U.S. Coast Guard's recently released Light List should all be ...
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