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- Maritime Pirates Seize Ship Sailing to Somalia
- Obama Administration Announces Opening of New Areas to Offshore Drilling
- Is Obesity a Risk Factor in Maritime Accidents?
- Missing Australian Sailor Found 1 Month After Chile Quake
- President Obama Issues Executive Order Regarding Maritime Piracy
- Worker Killed in Accident at Shell Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas
- Transocean and BP Sued by Missing Crewmember's Family in New Orleans
- Captain of Fishing Boat That Sank in Alaska, Hailed As Hero
- Louisiana Governor Declares State of Emergency As Transocean Oil Spill Nears Coast
- Texas Grand Jury Indicts Fleet Management Limited for Pollution
- Interior Department Halts Sale of Oil and Gas Leases
- Staten Island Ferry Crash: What Went Wrong This Time?
- NTSB Investigating Staten Island Ferry Crash; Criminal Act Ruled Out
- Oil Rig Explosion Rescuers Testify About Deepwater Horizon Explosion
- OSHA Cites Ship Builder over Fatal 2009 Explosion in Mississippi
- Lack of Federal Regulations Governing Oil Rig Cement Jobs In Spite of Explosion Risks
- BP Chose Riskier Sealing Option to Cut Costs
- U.S. Asks Court to Reject Transocean Liability Cap
- BP CEO Admits Company Was Not Prepared for Oil Spill
- Cruise Ship Bartender Accused of Rape of 14-Year-Old
- Oil Spill Responders to Hold Terrebone Parish Community Open House
- Waiving the Jones Act to Allow Foreign Vessels to Participate in Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts
- Fire on Board Liberian Cargo Vessel Sophie Oldendorff in Port of Tampa
- IMO Declares Antipiracy Theme for World Maritime Day 2011
- Texas Shipbuilding Company Cited for Safety Hazards
- Sulpicio Lines Loses Appeal from Massive Ferry Disaster
- For Fishermen Wives, BP Oil Spill Brings Back Nightmares of Katrina
- Tropical Storm Alex Foils Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts
- New Cruise Ship Safety Bill Empower Passengers
- One Person Killed in New York Harbor Boating Accident
- BP Oil Spill Reaches Texas Coastline
- BP Texas Refinery Had Toxic Release Just Before Deepwater Horizon Gulf Blowout
- Two Persons Missing in Barge-Tourist Boat Accident in Philadelphia
- Brain Biomarker Test Will Quicken Diagnosis of Injuries in Workers, Accident Victims
- Coast Guard Investigates Vessel Collision Causing Louisiana Oil Spill
- Texas Benzene Exposure Claims for BP Refinery Toxic Release
- Philadelphia Duck Boat Accident Lawsuit Filed
- BP Will Provide $52 Million in Funding for Oil Spill-Related Mental Health Treatment
- Cash-Strapped Agency Probing BP Explosion Struggles to Find Resources for Investigation
- Redefining Brain Injury as Disease Could Enhance Patient Care
- BP Admits It Doesn't Know Who Was in Charge of Oil Well during Explosion
- UK Offshore Major Injury Rate Almost Doubles – Maritime Injuries Rise
- Vermillion Oil Platform 380: Mariner Energy Oil Platform Explosion
- 2009 Boating Accident Causes
- BP Oil Spill Report Will Share the Blame
- Houston Billionaire Causes Texas Recreational Boating Death
- Which Option is Better - Bankruptcy or Debt Settlement?
- European Commission to Name and Shame Vessel Operators with Substandard Safety Practices
- Alaska Fisherman Jonathon Botz Medevaced by Coast Guard After PSP
- Crew of Tug Boat in New York Ferry Accident Salvage Claim to get only $46,000
- 13 drown, 8 missing after USS Winston S. Churchill attempts rescue of skiff in Gulf of Aden
- No Clues yet in Seattle Water Taxi Accident
- Gulf Of Mexico Oil Drilling Operations Will Not Resume Quickly after Lifting of Moratorium
- Breaking News: Firefighters Rescue Injured Cargo Worker in Port of Houston
- End of Monsoon Brings Piracy Warning
- Lyubov Orlova Cruise Ship Crewmembers Stranded in St. John’s
- Judge Barbier Appoints SMSH Co-Counsel to Deepwater Horizon Plaintiffs Steering Committee
- Virginia Teenager Killed in Tow Boat Accident
- Cruise Ship Passenger Safety Tips
- Crewmember Evacuated from Tanker after Suffering Hand Injuries
- Tacoma Ship Captain Sentenced to 14 Days for Drunkenness
- Charges Dropped in Fatal San Diego Boating Accident
- Norwegian Police Investigating Close Shave North Sea Offshore Drilling Accident
- Shrimp Boat Crewmember Missing After Vessel Capsizes off of Galveston Coast
- NTSB Blames Non-Bird Hit-Resistant Windshield for Louisiana Offshore Helicopter Crash
- Three Louisiana Oil Rig Workers Injured in Fire
- Strong Backing for Offshore Safety Rules in the North Sea
- Offshore Safety Body Says Platform Maintenance Has Been Neglected
- Deepwater Horizon Explosion Caused Because of Widespread Failures
- Poor Maintenance Increases Risks of Offshore Accidents
- Ship Docks at Houston Ship Channel with Dead Body on Board
- Corpus Christi Texas Coast Guard Medevacs Commercial Fisherman With Head Injury
- Coast Guard Increases Inspections on Mississippi River
- BP Panel Says More Work Needed to Prevent Future Offshore Accidents
- Investigators Look at Boat Load, Operator Error as Factors in Fatal Accident
- Oil Contained after Towboat-Barge Accident on Mississippi River
- Four People Killed in Fishing Boat Accident in Gulf of Mexico
- Urgent Coast Guard Maritime Safety Alert after Seaman’s Injuries
- Mitchell Lemley Dies Two Weeks After Oil Rig Fall in Wyoming
- Parts of Gulf of Mexico Still Damaged Months after BP Oil Spill
- Distracted Driving: It’s Not Just For Cars: Duck Boat Accident Caused by Cell Phone Use
- Two Workers Rescued from Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platform
- Settlement in New York Boating Accident Lawsuit
- Five Somali Pirates Sentenced to Life in Prison
- Coast Guard Continues Investigation into Runaway Barge Restaurant
- American Petroleum Institute to Set Up Offshore Safety Board
- Emotional Scars from BP Offshore Explosion Stronger Than Physical Scars
- Previously Convicted Somali Pirate Sentenced to Additional 30 Years in Prison
- Crewmember Fatigue Blamed for Australian Maritime Accident
- Coast Guard Lays Oil Rig Explosion Blame Squarely at Transocean's Feet
- Woman Dropped into Sea after Botched Medical Evacuation, Dies
- Seaman’s Lawsuit Rejected Because of Expiry of Statute of Limitations
- Mississippi River Closed down after Barge Accident
- Joseph Barbosa Medevaced From Commercial Fishing Vessel
- Japanese Commercial Fisherman Reported Man Overboard From Alaska Victory
- Federal Administration Warns against Terrorist Attacks on Oil Tankers
- Norway Petroleum Authority Criticizes Shell Offshore Safety Issues
- Maritime Group Draws Attention to Human Cost of Piracy
- Close to 100 Cruise Ship Passengers down with Food Poisoning
- Florida Tow Boat Captain Charged after Drunken Boating
- Coast Guard Reports Fall in Boating Accident Fatalities in 2010
- Three People Killed in Offshore Helicopter Accident in Myanmar
- Court Allows Boat Accident Lawsuit against New York to Proceed
- No Injuries Reported in Fire aboard BP Valhall Oil Platform
- Nine People Killed in Moscow River Barge-Motorboat Accident
- Crewmember Believed Dead in Tugboat Accident
- Coast Guard Moves Towards New Inspection Standards for Towing Vessel Operators
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