Maritime workers, including professional fishermen and those who work on oil rigs, have dangerous jobs. All it takes is one wrong move to put them at risk of falling into the water or coming into contact with dangerous equipment. Most maritime workers try their best...
Maritime employees accept a variety of job hazards regardless of their specific profession. Whether they are a welder helping to maintain a vessel or a tour guide providing insight and entertainment to passengers, a professional working out on the ocean is in a very...
Discussions about California's navigable waterways too often focus almost exclusively on the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of ships arrive at ports in California every day transporting both goods and passengers. However, the navigable waterways of California can reach...
Distracted boating has become a growing concern in regard to maritime safety, posing risks not only to the occupants of the vessels but also to others sharing the waterways. If you’re new to the concept of distracted boating, you’re not alone. Thankfully, by exploring...
Whether you’ve suffered an injury working in the maritime industry or while vacationing on a cruise ship, you want the best chance at filing a successful claim for compensation to cover your expenses and damages. Maritime law is very specialized – far more so than...
When the weather is nice and the water seems fine, is hypothermia really an issue? The answer might surprise you. Water conducts the heat away from a human body about 25 times faster than air – and hypothermia is not just a cold water danger. Even when the sky is...
Any workplace accident can be dangerous, as can any car accident. People face the risk of being accidentally injured every single day. There’s no way to entirely avoid this reality. With that being said, there are certainly industries and situations in which accidents...
Those who work in the maritime industry often receive generous wages because they have dangerous jobs that may involve spending days or weeks away from home. Maritime employees depend on their competitive income to provide a reasonable standard of living for their...
Fuel costs can easily become a point of conflict between two companies that are parties to a contract related to maritime goods or services. Perhaps a maritime transportation company signed a fuel contract with a provider that now insists it will not uphold the...
Companies that operate out on the open water have different rules that apply to them than businesses back onshore. However, even vessels operating on international waters still have to comply with certain rules, especially if they take tourists out for whale watching...
