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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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12/11/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Tennessee tug captain files personal injury lawsuit against employer

A Tennessee tugboat captain is suing employer Sevenson Environmental Services Inc. for disabling injuries suffered after falling down a ladderwell.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

5/23/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Alabama tug company loses appeal in death of young Navy seaman

A federal court has upheld a ruling that a tug company is on the hook for the entire $1.25 million judgment in the death of a Navy seaman killed in a collision.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

3/30/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Tugboat Accident Results in Lawsuit Against D & S Marine Service

Injured seaman Lee Trevino has filed a lawsuit against D & S Marine Service for an alleged tugboat accident that left the maritime worker permanently injured.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

2/20/2011
Brian Beckcom
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When a Tugboat Accident Is Caused by Your Employer’s Negligence

A tugboat accident can lead to a serious maritime injury. If you have been injured in a maritime accident which was caused by the negligence of your employer you might be able to file a Jones Act suit against them and seek past and future damages. Contact an experienced maritime lawyer for more information.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

2/18/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Tugboat Injuries Are Typically Covered Under the Jones Act

A maritime injury resulting from a tugboat accident can leave you permanently injured and with financial problems. Injured maritime workers can often times file a Jones Act lawsuit against their employer seeking compensation for medical expenses, living expenses and other damages.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

2/16/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Three Common Causes of Tugboat Accidents

A maritime accident on a tugboat can lead to a serious injury. Three common causes of tugboat accidents include slippery decks, falls overboard and off ladders and crew negligence. If you have been hurt, contact an experienced maritime lawyer for advice.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

1/15/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Tug engineer medivacced from Hudson River

A tug boat engineer had to be medically evacuated after injuring his leg in an accident which took place on the Hudson River near Kingston, NY.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

1/2/2011
Brian Beckcom
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Tug owner blaming fishermen for their own deaths in TN accident

Serodino Inc. filed court papers in U.S. District Court to limit civil damages in a potential lawsuit over one of its tugs involved in a fatal accident in Tennessee last summer.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

7/28/2010
Vuk Stevan Vujasinovic
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Injured AB Seaman hires VB lawyer for tugboat injury claim against G&H Towing

Able bodied seaman aboard tugboat "Jupiter" injures groin and low back while handling tangled headlines on the job with G&H Towing Company.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

3/11/2010
Brian Beckcom
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Tug worker files Jones Act claim for on the job injuries

Joseph R. Dean filed the case in Jefferson County, Texas February 19 against Coral Marine Services. He claims to have suffered permanent physical impairment, pain and suffering and loss of wages because of undisclosed injuries aboard the Bailey Ann.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

3/6/2010
Brian Beckcom
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Just why did a tug capsize while moored in a Norfolk yard?

Nearly one week after it happened, there are still no reports as to what caused a tug to capsize—while moored—at a Norfolk, VA. yard.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

12/18/2009
Mindy
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Seaman’s Rights in a Tugboat Accident

A tugboat accident can result in life changing injuries. Read this blog to find out your rights as an injured seaman.

Category: Tugboat Injuries

11/12/2009
Brian Beckcom
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Two tug workers rescued in Lake Pontchartrain storm

Tugboat Accident Attorney, Houston, Texas, Gulf Coast

Category: Tugboat Injuries

10/28/2009
Brian Beckcom
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Tug worker falls to death in Houston Ship Channel

Houston, TX Tugboat Injury Lawyer, Jones Act

Category: Tugboat Injuries