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Two Killed by Mooring Line Parting, Others Seriously Injured

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation after a serious incident killed two maritime workers and injured several others this week. The incident occurred Thursday morning, June 28, 2018, at Terminal 5 in Longview, Washington. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received word from the captain of the…

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Seattle Jury Awards Deadliest Catch Crabber $1.35 Million

A crabber working in the Alaska Bering Sea aboard the TIME BANDIT (the vessel made famous by the popular Discovery Channel reality series “Deadliest Catch”), was awarded $1.35 million by a Seattle jury for injuries sustained in a fireworks related explosion aboard the vessel. According to court documents, David Zielinski…

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F/T AMERICAN DYNASTY Incident Report: Canadian Transportation Board Finds American Seafoods Company Lacked Safety Procedures in 2013 Allision

The Canadian Transportation Board has issued a report criticizing American Seafoods Company for a lack of safety preparedness in a 2013 allision between AMERICAN DYNASTY and Canadian Frigate HMSC WINNIPEG. AMERICAN DYNASTY is a 272-foot American factory trawler run by a crew of up to 150 crewmen which experienced an…

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Court of Appeals Limits Maintenance and Cure Defense

Many maritime employers require their prospective crewmen to answer a preemployment health questionnaire. These health questionnaires are rarely used in the hiring process and are instead utilized as weapons by maritime employers to attack the seaman’s credibility in cases where the seaman later becomes injured and seeks compensation under the…

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