At about 3:20 a.m. on July 12, 2021, the foreign flagged bulk carrier JALMA TOPIC was traveling up the Mississippi River when it lost...

This case arises out of a collision on the Lower Mississippi River near Fort Jackson on November 10, 2021 between the downbound CAPT....

This case involves a drillship owner, Noble Drilling, refusing to pay an injured seaman more than $35 in maintenance. The district court...

This case involves allision between a vessel, M/V MR. CADE, and a fixed well platform owned by Southern Oil of Louisiana, LLC. The...

This case provides a good reminder why an injured maritime worker should never sign any document without first consulting with a maritime...

This case concerns a fall aboard the M/V EMILY ALEXIS that occurred while the Master was responding to an engine room fire. The vessel's...

This case involves a drillship breaking away in Port Aransas and causing property damage during Hurricane Harvey. The DPDS1, an unmanned...

On January 16, 2023, the dredging vessel WB WOOD capsized near Mile Marker 85 on the Lower Mississippi River about 10 miles below New...

This case is one of the many lawsuits filed against barge fleeters after Hurricane Ida. In an effort to avoid having to pay for the...

The Plaintiff Gregory Shand in this case purchased a new boat from Formula Boats South for around $600,000 in 2017. A few years later,...

Plaintiff Melissa Eckles was employed as a cook on defendant ARTCO's towboat the M/V CRIMSON GLORY. Eckles alleges she was injured when...

Starting March 1, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard will issue Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs) in a new format, replacing the old red book...

In Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty, the U.S. Supreme Court held that choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts are...

Adam Davis is scheduled to panel a discussion at Tulane Law on February 24, 2024 to discuss legal issues arising from saltwater...

Attention Mariners! Merchant Mariners are now getting calls from USCG Investigators concerning onboard harassment claims. Urgent Update:...

The National Maritime Center (NMC) is now recommending mariners submit their Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential renewal applications...

Merchant Mariner Credential and TWIC Support Services: We assist mariners in preparing and submitting their USCG credential applications....

On February 10, 2020, four crew members of the M/V MELVIN L. KING took the vessel's skiff to a bar where they consumed alcohol for over...

The Jones Act seaman Darryl Cole filed a maritime personal injury case against Oceaneering International, Inc, seeking damages after...

The owner of the fishing vessel CAPT. MICHAEL II filed a limitation of liability action in Galveston federal court for a mooring incident...