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Not all employees in New York work in offices. Some work on boats and spend the majority of their work hours out at sea. These jobs have specific risks associated with it, requiring specialized health and safety measures to ensure the safety of these employees. In...
Admiralty law is a body of law that covers a wide range of rules and regulations regarding liability on navigable waters. There are many difficult terms to unpack to determine if admiralty law applies in specific New York cases. One of the most fundamental definitions...
In New York, across the United States and all over the world, people who work in any capacity at sea are vulnerable to a variety of accidents with injuries and fatalities. This is true for people who are on the water as a recreational activity and for those who are...
Just like plane crashes happen in the air and car crashes happen on the ground, accidents due to negligence can occur at sea. There are a variety of types of maritime accidents, and this post will outline seven of them. Offshore oil rig accidents: Maritime accidents...
When there is a catastrophic plane crash, it often makes the national news because such crashes are relatively rare. However, we rarely hear about catastrophic maritime accidents because, perhaps, they often more regularly. According to one report, over the past 10...
Seafarers face many risks on their vessels. One organization, Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers, is citing concerns over the physical and psychological injuries caused by container stack collapses. These accidents may have serious health, financial and maritime...
People who love history, or just like to watch movies and TV shows, may get the false impression that travel on the sea and other open navigable bodies of water is no longer that dangerous and that disasters like the sinking of the Titanic are things of the past....
The shipping industry in New York is important for the entire US economy and also the world economy. Many products are shipped to and from the New York ports each year. In addition to being important for the US and the world, it is also important for the local economy...
Seamen and other maritime workers are often at risk for severe injury, due to the dangerous conditions they are subjected to while on their vessels. However, many of these injuries are caused by negligence in the failure to follow safety protocols and take necessary...
When you work on a ship, your job comes with inherent dangers. One of the most common ones is the possibility of a fire starting while at sea. Seamen easily can suffer burns while trying to put out an engine room fire or in an explosion caused by an oil leak. Or even...
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