Maritime Injury

Many people, including seamen themselves, may not know that any maritime worker whose job at sea makes up at least 30% of his or her...

The Seattle Times has reported that an employee of Seattle-based Trident Seafoods is the first person confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 in Dillingham, Alaska,...

Prevent Boating Accidents with These Safety Tips For many Washington residents, boating season is an exciting time to look forward to as the spring season...

With deepest sympathy, and thoughts of peace and courage to the the families of the lost crew of the F/V Scandies Rose. Coast Guard and...

The Coast Guard reports that the F/V Scandies Rose, with its seven crew members on board, capsized and sank at approximately 10 p.m. Dec. 31....

Alaska’s fishing industry is seeing problems due to climate change, which affects many fisherman who live in Washington, according to the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/as-bering-sea-ice-melts-nature-is-changing-on-a-massive-scale-and-alaska-crab-pots-are-pulling-up-cod/  

An antiquated legal defense has been asserted in the California boat fire where 34 people died which could keep any of the victim’s families from...

Boating season is well underway in Washington State, and Memorial Day weekend marks the official start to summer.  Boating safety tips are simple and few,...

Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton wrote a great article on what happened to the Seattle-based Destination before disappeared in the Bering Sea. “The Seattle-based Destination...

On March, 23, 2008, the Alaska Ranger was fishing in the Bering Sea when it sank. Five of the Ranger’s 47 crew members died. Now,...