Accidents by Location
One Dead After Massachusetts Boating Accident on Taunton River
A 47-year-old man died in May when the boat he was riding on slammed into a tree in the Taunton River in Massachusetts. Manuel Pinheiro suffered severe head injuries when the operator, Anthony Rose, of the boat collided with a tree. Rose pleaded not guilty to drunken boating homicide and negligent operation of a boat,…
Read MoreTenth Annual Working Waterfront Festival Begins this Weekend, Latti & Anderson Sponsor Contests
Latti & Anderson LLP will be sponsoring the net mending and scallop shucking contests this weekend at the Massachusetts Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford. The net mending contest on September 28 and the scallop shucking contest on September 29 will both offer cash prizes for first through third place. For both, third place will…
Read MoreJones Act Attorneys Help Injured Fishermen in Rhode Island
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the U.S. in area, but is the second most densely populated of all 50 states, second only to New Jersey. Rhode Island borders Connecticut and Massachusetts and shares a water boundary with Long Island in New York. One of the original 13 colonies, Rhode Island has a rich…
Read MoreLatti & Anderson Helps the Working Waterfront Festival Celebrate 10 Years
Latti & Anderson LLP will be sponsoring two contests at the Massachusetts Working Waterfront Festival this year as the festival celebrates its ten-year anniversary September 28 and 29. Our maritime law firm will be sponsoring the net mending contest on September 28 and the scallop shucking contest September 29. Both contests start at noon and…
Read MoreLatti & Anderson Sponsoring Contests at the Massachusetts Working Waterfront Festival
Latti & Anderson LLP will be sponsoring both the net mending and scallop shucking contests at the Massachusetts Working Waterfront Festival this weekend, September 28 and 29. The festival is held in New Bedford, the largest commercial fishing port in the U.S. and celebrates the man and women harvesting the North Atlantic. Latti & Anderson…
Read MoreUS Representative’s Husband Suffers Head Injury in Maine Boating Accident
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree’s husband suffered significant brain trauma during a boating accident in Portland Harbor. The couple and four others were riding a water taxi back from a wedding earlier this month when the taxi collided with a powerboat near Fort Gorges. Pingree’s husband was rushed to the Maine Medical Center and two others…
Read MoreNew Jersey Boating Accident Numbers Unaffected by Storm Debris
Boating accident numbers in New Jersey did not spike this summer, despite concerns over safety hazards due to debris in waterways from Superstorm Sandy. Work to clean waterways began last winter and fears of increased boating accident form debris stuck around all summer. The numbers, however, have stayed the same with seasonal norms, and are…
Read MoreTwo Fisherman Hospitalized Due to Poisonous Gas
Two Maine fishermen were hospitalized after nearly suffocating due to poisonous gas created by rotting fish. One crewmember was undertaking his duties in the hold of the boat when he suddenly was overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas created by the rotting fish. He lost his balance and fell to the bottom of the hold. Another…
Read MoreEight Workers Injured in Boat House Explosion at Navy Base
Eight workers were injured in a boathouse explosion last week at a New Jersey Navy base while performing routine maintenance. One person was hospitalized with serious injuries while the other seven sustained only minor injuries, mostly consistent with smoke inhalation. An investigation into the cause of the explosion is still underway. According to USA Today,…
Read MoreDrunken Boaters Drawing Extra Attention From Massachusetts Harbormasters
Now that summer is in full swing, hitting the water has become an almost weekly regimen for many recreational boaters in Massachusetts and around the country. Unfortunately, as nice as it can be to cool off in the water on a hot summer day, the increased traffic on the water often leads to an increase…
Read MoreJones Act Attorneys Represent New Hampshire Fishermen, Maritime Workers
New Hampshire is located in the New England region of the United States. The Granite State is the fifth-smallest state in the country and its 18-mile long shoreline is the smallest of all coastal states. The New Hampshire State Port Authority oversees the Port of New Hampshire in Portsmouth. According to the National Marine Fisheries…
Read MoreUSCG Rescue Crewmember of Tugboat In Waters Off Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Patch reported that the Coast Guard rescued an unidentified male crewmember from the tug NAVIGATOR in the waters off Portsmouth. The rescue happened on Tuesday, July 9 at approximately 6:15 a.m., according to a Coast Guard news release. The crewman had to be medically evacuated from the tugboat, which was near Gunboat Shoals.…
Read MoreJones Act Lawyers Help Massachusetts Fishermen, Maritime Workers
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the most populous of the six states that make up the New England region of the United States. The Bay State is known for its lobster, scallops and commercial groundfishing industries. Ports in Massachusetts include the Port of Boston, Port of Fall River, Port of New Bedford, Beverly Harbor, Cape…
Read MoreJones Act Attorneys Review Hurricane Sandy’s Effects on New Jersey Fishermen
New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state in the country by total area, but it has the most inhabitants per square mile of any of the 50 states. It is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, but the state also falls within the vicinity of the major metropolitan areas of New York City and…
Read MoreJones Act Lawyers Look at Maritime Accidents in Maine
Maine is the northernmost and easternmost state in the New England region of the United States. The Atlantic Ocean borders Maine to the east and south, and the Pine Tree State is known for its lobster, clam and groundfishing industries. Maine has 44 ports, including: Port of Eastport, Port of Portland, Port of Searsport, Bangor…
Read MoreGreenwich Police Among 200 Agencies Nationwide Looking for Drunk Boaters This Weekend
The town of Greenwich in Fairfield County is located in southwestern Connecticut. Greenwich is bordered on the south by the Long Island Sound. The median household income of $112,493 in 2005 placed Greenwich first on Money magazine’s “Biggest Earner” category of its annual “100 Best Places to Live in the United States.” Additional smaller bodies…
Read MoreLongshoreman Killed in Port of Camden Forklift Accident
The Port of Camden is situated on the Delaware River in southern New Jersey with access to the Atlantic Ocean. The Port of Camden consists of the Beckett Street Terminal and the Broadway Terminal. According to the South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC), it receives hundreds of ships moving international and domestic cargo every year, and…
Read MoreHyannis Harbor One of Many Upcoming Dredging Projects
Hyannis Harbor is a small natural harbor in the largest of the seven villages located in the city of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Hyannis is an important link for passenger ferries and cargo to Nantucket Island, and the harbor is a place of refuge for coasting vessels and pleasure crafts. Hyannis is one of the largest recreational…
Read MoreBiscayne Bay Boating Accident Injures Multiple People
Biscayne Bay Boating Accident Injures Multiple People Biscayne National Park is a United States National Park that is 95 percent water located south of Miami in southern Florida. The park is over 170,000 acres and includes Elliott Key, the northernmost island of the true Florida Keys. It is a popular destination for boaters. However, over…
Read MoreAll Sorts of Vessels, Injuries on ‘Old Man River’
All Sorts of Vessels, Injuries on ‘Old Man River’ The Mississippi River is the largest drainage system in the United States, as the more than 2,500-mile long river extends from northern Minnesota southward to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. It is the fourth-longest and 10th-largest fiver in the world, bordering or…
Read MoreCrewmember Suffers Injuries to the Face Off the Coast of Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. – The Coast Guard is conducting a MEDEVAC of a crewman from the sailing vessel Bombardino about 140 miles south of Nantucket, Mass., June 29, 2010. The Coast Guard was notified via satellite phone at about 6:35 a.m., that the crewmember had suffered injuries to the face after he was struck by the…
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