Admiralty Lawyer

Kenneth Tonn, 60, was sentenced last Friday to 6-20 years in prison for the deaths of David and Kathleen Gilfillan last summer. Tonn, whose blood alcohol content (BAC) was nearly twice the legal limit, lost control of his boat, which struck the Gilfillans, who were sitting on the back of a beached boat. Kathleen died […]

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The family of Dallen McIntyre has filed suit against two men accused of injuring him in a hit and run accident in 2006. Dallen McIntyre, 11, was seriously injured in when he was hit while riding on a knee board. The boat, allegedly driven by Roger Isaac Guzman, did not stop after hitting Dallen. Guzman’s […]

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The US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, ruled recently that a worker on a Mississippi barge can legally file a retaliatory firing lawsuit. The worker was fired after he repeatedly complained to management about his co-workers’ drug use. The court’s ruling took into consideration the tension and potential conflict between admiralty law and the importance […]

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The number of pirate attacks worldwide increased 10%, from 239 in 2006 to 269 in 2007, in a reversal of the downward trend seen since 2003. The increase is mainly blamed on a rise in attacks off Nigeria and Somalia, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
In 2007, 18 ships were hijacked and 292 crew members […]

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Officials from South Korea’s Maritime Ministry said Saturday that they do not intend to tighten rules on single-hulled oil tankers following the disaster that took place Friday.
Friday, the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Hebei Spirit was struck by a barge while waiting to unload its cargo and ended up releasing 10,500 tonnes of crude oil […]

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