Taste Of Country reported recently on a tragic lakeside dock accident that claimed the life of renowned country music songwriter Troy Jones last Friday in Fayetteville, Alabama. The 64-year-old songwriter was on his boat dock when an electrical accident caused a live electrical current to touch the dock unexpectedly, killing him instantly. The singer, a …
News: Boating Accidents
Fatal Boat Accidents In Pascagoula Investigated By Sheriff, Fisheries and Wildlife Dept
WKRG 5 News reported recently that the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department updated the press about the weekend incidents in the Pascagoula area that include a man who drowned on Saturday, August 29 and a fatal boat crash near Escatawpa on Sunday, August 30. On Sunday, August 30, officers from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, …
Lawsuits Against Cruise Ships Struggle Despite Obvious Flaws
Woman Drowns in Lake Pontchartrain After Storm Wreck
Some people choose to practice their social distancing by getting out onto the water. But with all the recent storms, that’s dangerous. One woman visiting New Orleans lost her life on Lake Pontchartrain in a boating accident. NOLA.com reports. On Thursday of last week, two people took out a bay boat onto the lake in …
Huge Container Ship Runs Aground in Caernarvon
The rising waters of the Mississippi seem to be causing trouble for several ships lately. A container vessel ran aground in St. Bernard Parish and threatened the levees. NOLA.com reports. The Coast Guard announced that they successfully rescued a container ship that ran aground near Caernarvon. The ship was travelling from the Port of Mobile …
Tugboat Strikes I-310 Bridge, Possibly Second Accident This Year
Earlier this year, a tugboat collided with a barge and caused it to sink, killing two individuals. Now the same vessel may have just been involved in another accident. Claims Journal reports. The tugboat Cooperative Spirit reportedly crashed into the Luling Bridge on Sunday, sinking two barges of grain in the process. The tugboat was …
Family Sues Barge Owner And Operator After Wreck, Crewmember Assumed Dead
Marine collisions are a complicated area of law, but that doesn’t mean that families cannot receive compensation if they’ve had a loved one injured or killed while serving on a vessel. The site Workboat talks about a lawsuit filed by a family after a crash happened recently on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. On …