Archive for the ‘Maritime Injury’ Category
Sailboat Passengers Obtain Substantial Verdict Against Operators Who Failed to Keep Proper Lookout
A forty-three year old woman and her nineteen year old daughter went sailing in San Diego harbor on a friend’s sailboat . Enjoying the delightful day, the daughter was taking in some sun with her legs hanging over the edge of the boat. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the middle of the boat collided with the bow (front) of another sailboat. As a result, the daughter sustained two broken legs and a degloving injury to her left upper thigh. She also sustained […]
January 11, 2013
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Posted in: Death, Maritime Injury, Negligence, Recreational Boating Injuries
Commercial Fisherman Rescued By Coast Guard Off Massachusetts Coast
On August 23, 2011, notice was received at 8:30 A.M. at the Coast Guard station in Woods Hole, Massachusetts (the gateway to Cape Cod) from a fishing vessel regarding a crewmember who was suffering from stomach pain and possible internal bleeding. Coast Guard medical personnel were consulted and ordered immediate Medevac to a land-based medical facility. The fishing vessel was located about fifty miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. A MH-60T “Jayhawk” helicopter was deployed from the Coast Guard Air […]
January 9, 2013
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Posted in: Maritime Injury, Recreational Boating Injuries and Death, Workplace Injury
Large Verdict for Cruise Passenger who Falls on Slippery Pool Deck
Denise Kaba was planning to enjoy her cruise vacation aboard the “Carnival Pride.” Unfortunately, during the cruise, she slipped and fell on the ship’s pool deck, causing a serious fracture of her right knee cap. The injury caused Ms. Kaba to undergo six different surgeries and she will require at least one more. Ms. Kaba is a stay-at-home mom. She had planned to return to office work, but now will be unable to do so due to lingering pain and […]
January 9, 2013
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Posted in: Maritime Injury, Negligence
Dram Shop Liability at Issue in Maryland Boat Accident Case
A passenger who was injured aboard a 21-foot ski boat filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, naming the boat operator and a resort nightclub as defendants. The lawsuit stems from an early morning July 5, 2008 boat accident in Ocean City, Maryland during a heavy fog. The boat crashed into the Route 90 bridge in Assawoman Sound, while carrying ten passengers. The Coast Guard, local fire department, and Maryland Natural Resources police rescued […]
January 4, 2013
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Posted in: Death, Maritime Injury, Negligence, Recreational Boating Injuries
Maryland Boating Deaths on the Rise
Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) are already reporting higher percentages of boating-related deaths during 2011. The news comes after dive teams pulled the body of a 23-year old Halethorpe, Maryland (Baltimore County) man out of Assawoman Bay in Worcester County on August 6th. Divers used sonar to locate the man’s body after falling from a pontoon boat. Though alcohol is a suspected factor in the man’s death, a medical examiner has yet to determine the final cause of death. The […]
January 4, 2013
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Posted in: Maritime Injury
