Every year, the U.S. Coast Guard gathers data regarding fatal recreational boating accidents from throughout the United States, its territories and its waterways. According to this information, in 2016, there were 4,463 accidents leading to 701 deaths. New York...
Month: October 2017
4 Important Takeaways From The El Faro Report
The long-awaited Coast Guard report on the 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro revealed what many had suspected. The captain and the ship’s owner were largely responsible for the tragic sinking, which resulted in 33 deaths, making it one of the largest...
OSHA risk prevention regulations for longshoremen
Longshoring in New York involves its own specific set of hazards. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has noted many of these through a collection of fatal material handling incident reports that may serve as risk assessment and prevention...
Early reports indicate Navy collisions were preventable
After recent maritime accidents involving U.S. Navy destroyers and cargo vessels, many New Yorkers may be wondering how ships on an expanse of ocean could collide. According to The New York Times, investigators believe that the vessel collisions that claimed the...
Determining a shipowner’s negligence
Unsafe conditions at sea can put a New York seaman's life in danger where those same conditions on land may not be much of a safety issue. Because of provisions in the Jones Act, someone who is injured while working on a ship may be able to hold the shipowner liable...