Over 80 Combined Years Of Maritime Law Experience
In Alaska, Washington, and other areas where commercial fishing is a prominent industry, a common concern is worker safety. There are basic requirements that employers must adhere to for workers to be safe, but some might lack vigilance. For employees, it is important...
The television program “Deadliest Catch” has introduced many landlubbers to the perilous pursuit of crab fishing in the Bering Sea. The program places its cameras on the decks of various fishing boats, and follows the adventures – and occasional misadventures – of...
There are many job opportunities for people to work on ships and in the shipping industry in Alaska. These jobs require hard work and are labor-intensive. They also usually involve the use of heavy machinery to perform various job tasks. Due to these facts, it is very...
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an injured seaman from the M/V GOLDEN ALASKA near Cold Bay, Alaska on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The vessel requested the medevac after the mariner lost consciousness and was thereafter in an altered mental state. The cause of the...
Every seaman knows how dangerous their job can be. Accidents will happen and injuries will occur. When you’re injured due to the negligence of the captain or another member of the crew, the Jones Act provides you with a remedy. But you can’t wait around forever before...
Commercial fishermen, deckhands and seamen have a number of legal protections should they become sick or suffer an injury. The Jones Act, the doctrine of unseaworthiness and maintenance and cure each plays their role within these protections. As for maintenance and...
When an injury occurs at sea, seamen, fishermen, and others injured on vessels often need help protecting their rights, obtaining medical care, and dealing with vessel employers or owners who may not be acting in the injured person’s interest. This is where a...
The fishing industry is huge in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, but it is not without its dangers. It is not unknown for a commercial fisherman to die at sea. If this happens, it is important to have a good understanding of the Death on the High Seas Act. The Death...
Four people were injured when a small charter plane crashed during an emergency landing at the remote Dry Bay airstrip after reporting an unknown incident during flight. The crash, which occurred about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, was first reported to the Alaska...
Early Sunday morning, the Coast Guard called off the search for the skipper of the WHITE SWAN III, a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank about 35 miles offshore of Florence, Oregon. One other crewmember was rescued by the Coast Guard but was unresponsive and later...
