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Six People Rescued after California Fishing Vessel Accident
by Matthew D. Shaffer on September 14, 2011
Six crewmembers on a fishing vessel had to be rescued after their fishing boat sank off Catalina Island last week. According to the Coast Guard, the fishing vessel, the Midnight Star, ha 6 members on board, when it sank for unknown reasons near Eagle Rock. Four fishermen were able to leave the boat in a stiff. Two of the crewmembers fell ...
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Better Knowledge of Ergonomics Could Help Prevent Fishing Boat-Related Injuries
by Matthew D. Shaffer on May 24, 2013
Every maritime attorney knows that a commercial fishing vessel crew member’s job is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. A fishing boat crewmember is exposed to a number of hazards every day on the job. However, many of these risks could be reduced if there is better attention paid to the way in which these workers use occupational tools...
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Body of Maritime Cook Lindsey Tucker Recovered from Sunken Sandy Point Fishing Vessel
by Matthew D. Shaffer on May 22, 2011
Salvage divers have been searching the waters for answers after the Gulf of Mexico vessel collision last week. It has now been confirmed that on Saturday, the divers located the body of Lindsey A. Tucker, the cook aboard the commercial fishing vessel Sandy Point. The body was found in the cabin of the sunken pogy boat. The two other crew m...
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Sandy Point Crewmembers Bodies Recovered After Maritime Accident
by Stacey E. Burke on May 23, 2011
Independent salvage divers have been working for days to recover the remains of the three missing crewmembers of Omega Protein’s Sandy Point commercial fishing vessel. Media reports this morning indicate that the bodies of 48 year-old Rhoderick Watkins of Moss Point, 65-year old Thomas L. Moore of Havelock, North Carolina, and 58 year-old Lind...
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Stroke Risks Increase After a Brain Injury
by Matthew D. Shaffer on August 15, 2011
From commercial fishing vessel crew members to offshore oil rig workers, all kinds of maritime workers may be at risk of head and brain injuries. These are some of the most serious injuries, and can leave a person with long lifelong consequences. A new study confirms yet another one of those long-term effects of a brain injury. The study sugg...
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Wreckage Of Missing Fishing Boat Found Off East Coast
by Matthew D. Shaffer on January 14, 2013
The submerged wreckage of the fishing vessel Foxy Lady II, reported missing with two crew members in December, was found by the U.S. Coast Guard off the Massachusetts coast. The two missing crewmembers, Captain Wallace Gray Jr. and Wayne Young, were not found. After receiving multiple reports of fishing vessels becoming entangled by an underwat...
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Commercial Fishing Vessel Remains Deadliest Job in America
by Dennis M. McElwee on May 09, 2013
According to a report by NPR, fishing continued to be the deadliest occupation for workers in the United States, accounting for 121.2 fatalities for every 100,000 workers in 2011. According to statistics by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fishing continues to remain the most dangerous occupation in the country, even though the number of fisherm...
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