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Maritime Injury Blog

The Houston law offices of Vujasinovic & Beckcom, P.L.L.C. post blogs on maritime accidents and offshore injuries.  If a maritime accident has left you injured or unable to work, contact a Jones Act lawyer from our law firm today. We represent people who have been injured at sea or offshore in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean and throughout the Gulf Coast, Port of Houston and Galveston Bay.

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5/11/2012
Vuk Stevan Vujasinovic
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W&T Offshore Lawsuit | Attorneys File Lawsuit For Injured Oil Rig Worker

Lawyers File Offshore Injury Lawsuit Against W&T Offshore

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

5/10/2012
Emily Corwin
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Helicopter Ditches in the North Sea Carrying 16 Offshore Rig Workers

Helicopter ditches in the North Sea carrying 16 offshore rig workers on way to ConocoPhillips rigs in the Jasmine Field.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

5/1/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Did The Oil And Gas Industry Learn Their Lesson?

Did the industry learn after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy? There are no new response regulations being adopted and a possible operation is set in the Arctic.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

4/27/2012
Emily Corwin
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BSEE Director Addresses Committee About Offshore Safety in Houston

BSEE director speaks about offshore safety in Houston. Addresses need for widespread regulation and enforcement in oil and gas exploration.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

3/26/2012
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Update to the latest lawsuit against Ensco

Ensco Offshore Company is listed as a party in court cases 50 times between Oct. 7, 2004 and Dec. 28, 2011. If you've been injured working for them, we can help.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

3/23/2012
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Survivors of Trinity II Liftboat tell their harrowing story

Offshore workers hurt working for Trinity Liftboats and Geokinetics may have legal rights that can be enforced through the Court system.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

3/13/2012
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Seamen’s drilling mud asbestos suit filed in Louisiana

Phillips 66 Co. and ten additional defendants are accused of purposely hiding from workers information about the known hazards of asbestos products.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

2/18/2012
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Is There Hope for Reducing Oil Rig Worker Deaths?

Reducing the number of offshore oil industry deaths and injuries can be accomplished if companies make a commitment to safety.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

2/17/2012
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Hazardous Substances and the Offshore Oil Industry Worker

Offshore oil rig work can expose the seaman to many hazardous substances on the job and lead to illness. Maritime attorneys explain the legal options.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

2/1/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Hercules Offshore uses near human tragedy for business PR

For many of these workers who may suffer from the effects of PTSD for years to come, the nightmare only began when they fled the burning ship.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

1/31/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Ensco named in 50 court cases since 2006

The number of times they have been involved in litigation has increased in each of the last three years.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

1/31/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Hercules Offshore named as defendant 59 times last four years

Over half of those cases were filed under “Marine Personal Injury,” “Jones Act,” and “Diversity.” Many cases were filed in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

1/27/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Ensco hit with Jones Act unseaworthiness lawsuit

A seaman who suffered a pulmonary embolism in a vessel crane accident has filed a negligence lawsuit against employer Ensco Offshore Co.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

1/25/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Diamond Offshore worker unable to support family gets justice in court

A jury recently awarded the worker $4.9 million in compensation in his lawsuit against Diamond for its gross negligence and unseaworthiness.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

1/24/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Former Diamond Offshore employee posts on “scapegoating, cover-ups, whistleblowing and manslaughter”

A case is made that Diamond routinely covers up their failure to provide proper training to new hires in order to lower their liability monetary exposure.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

1/21/2012
Brian Beckcom
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Mississippi seaman awarded $4.9 million in negligence case

Texas-based Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. was ordered by a jury to pay $4.9 million to a Mississippi seaman injured on one of its vessels.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

1/17/2012
Brian Beckcom
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The Effects of Benzene on Gulf Offshore Workers

Benzene is a major health hazard to all maritime workers involved in the Gulf oil industry. A Texas legal expert explains the effects.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

12/19/2011
Brian Beckcom
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39 People Missing From Russian Oil Rig Accident

39 People are still missing after the Russian oil rig Kolskaya capsized on Sunday. 67 crew members were pulled into freezing waters with only 14 being found.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

12/15/2011
Brian Beckcom
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5 workers plunge 80 feet into the Gulf, file Jones Act lawsuit

A group of five workers who fell 80 feet into the the Gulf of Mexico during a bridge removal project have filed a Jones Act case against Tetra Technologies.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

12/10/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Lawsuit filed for fatal crane accident at the LOOP in the Gulf

Family members of a technician who was killed in a crane accident at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Platform (“LOOP”) have filed a negligence lawsuit.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

11/17/2011
Brian Beckcom
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New Safety Measures In Offshore Drilling

New safety measures in offshore drilling are in affect. Some companies say they're too strict and takes away focus. Audits are to begin immediately.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

11/10/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Mississippi offshore worker blames lack of railings for serious injuries

Defendant alleges he was forced to stand on a grate without railings during vessel operations.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

11/7/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Mississippi seaman files suit for knee injury

While attempting to land he slipped and his left knee fell into the grating of the landing area which was said to be covered with algae and waves.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

10/27/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Despite New Guidelines, Offshore Drilling is Still Unsafe.

BOEMRE has made new guidelines for Offshore drilling safety, though a recent analysis by OCEANA has concluded that despite the guidelines, drilling is unsafe

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident

10/7/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Seaman claims injury after basket transfer operation done in high winds

An offshore worker claims he suffered severe and disabling injuries when extreme winds caused the transfer basket he was riding in to fall to the deck.

Category: Offshore Oil Rig Accident