The US Coast Guard rescued five people from a life raft late Monday after the 67-foot fishing vessel Desire sank approximately 20 miles offshore from the mouth of the Umpqua River. A sinking vessel is a much more dangerous circumstance than most workers face, and the law of the land provides protection and compensation for […]
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The Coast Guard rescued four crewmen from a survival raft about 13 nautical miles west of Cape Ommaney, Alaska. Their fishing vessel the 53 foot Julia Breeze was taking on water and they were forced to abandon ship. Situations like this could easily be injurious to health or prove fatal. In this case the crew
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The Coast Guard medevaced a badly injured crewman from fishing boat Patricia Lee Tuesday approximately 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor.The initial request for the medevac came from the Patricia Lee at about 4 p.m. Tuesday. The master reported a crew member had sustained serious injuries to his pelvic region after becoming pinned by a
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The Coast Guard and a good samaritan vessel the Quinault rescued a crew of three from 48-foot fishing vessel Garda Marie taking on water Friday one mile north of Tatoosh Island near Cape Flattery. The Garda Marie sank. The report came in at 1:15 a.m. Friday that the 48-foot commercial fishing vessel Garda Marie was
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The Coast Guard rescued four crewmen Thursday from a fishing vessel that ran aground near Dutch Harbor. Although no injuries were reported, incidents like this are often serious and need detailed investigation by seasoned maritime injury attorneys to determine if there is cause for the crew to claim damages. A Coast Guard helicopter crew from
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