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Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Don't let anyone tell you that working on and around the water isn't dangerous. Case in point is the recent death of a Massachusetts lobsterman. Apparently he failed to navigate the transition between two vessels, fell into the seawater and drowned. The ocean is a dy...

Somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line, a court recently dismissed a maritime personal injury claim. I read court decisions because they're sort of like Coast Guard navigation circulars. It's a way of refreshing your knowledge on what to do and what not to do when navigating a claim. I like t...

What with Hurricane Sandy having come knocking earlier this Fall, it occurred to me that I ought to say a few words about the National Weather Service's new hurricane scale. This new scale is called the “Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale," and as I understand things, with this scale the five...

Buying a policy of marine insurance is about hedging against risk. You're paying some money up front to limit the possibility of a downstream event that may or may not occur. The boat might never sink, a guest might never fall overboard and you might never strike another vessel, but that burble ...

Hurricanes tend to give rise to case law and in poking around I found just such an appellate decision from earlier this year. The issue that caught my eye related to the Pennsylvania Rule. Under this judge-created rule, if a vessel involved in a collision is in violation of a statutory rule de...

Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The Providence Business News reported today that maritime attorney John K. Fulweiler, Esq. assumed the Chairmanship of the American Salvage Association's Membership Committee. (Read their article by clicking HERE.) The Providence Business News is a weekly business ne...

Okay, call us skeptical, but Senators Alexander and Graham seek bipartisan support of a new waterways funding plan that would: • Remove the requirement that Olmsted Lock and Dam be funded using Inland Waterways Trust Fund revenues; • Provide full Federal funding for maintenance of harbors...

I watch trials. Swing by my office sometime and I'll likely have a cross-examination or an opening statement streaming live on the flat screen. We pay a pretty penny for a subscription service that lets you watch trials all over the U.S. And there's good reason. All my life, when I could watch...

Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The "Handy Shipping Guide" reported today that maritime attorney John K. Fulweiler, Esq. assumed the Chairmanship of the American Salvage Association's Membership Committee. (Read their article by clicking HERE.) We thank the Handy Shipping Guide for its recogniti...

John K. Fulweiler, Esq. is a Proctor-In-Admiralty holding a United States Coast Guard license. He practices in various jurisdictions and maintains an office in the State of Rhode Island. In fact, John K. Fulweiler, Esq. doesn't just hold a U.S. Coast Guard license, many years ago he earned his l...

Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The weekly magazine "The Journal of Commerce" reported today on maritime attorney John K. Fulweiler, Esq. having assumed the Chairmanship of the American Salvage Association's Membership Committee. (Read their article by clicking HERE ) The Journal of Commerce regula...

You can read here (http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/oct/15/city-offers-abandoned-boat-to-salvage-companies/) about how the City of Naples, Florida is auctioning off a 34' Catamaran to willing marine salvage companies. That could be a big problem for the City because if the catamaran is a docu...

Nothing is more frustrating than listening to someone that doesn't know what they're talking about. Whether it's your brother-in-law waxing on about a play action when it was bootleg, or, some guy on the dock ranting about salvors and how they'll take your boat. Your brother-in-law is probably...

Let's face it, we've all been assigned a serial number in the form of a social security number. It seems everywhere you go these days, someone's asking for your "social." Boats have "socials" too. A vessel manufacturer must identify each boat produced or imported with a hull identification num...

September 12, 2012 --- Quonset Point, RI. Offshore fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the Nation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, a new federal law, may help to stem the grim tide. For the first time, commercial fishing vessels that operate three or more mi...

Aug.14.2012 --- Quonset Point, Rhode Island Here's three reasons to consider not hiring an admiralty attorney. First, you might consider not hiring an admiralty attorney, if you're better than ninety percent sure that you can resolve a commercial dispute amicably and you have a long standing...

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Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Nice write-up about the law office by the good folks at Professional Mariner magazine. Give it a read by clicking HERE. --- Fulweiler llc 1-800-383-MAYDAY