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Barge Accident at Baton Rouge Port Spills Oil
Posted in Barge Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News on February 19, 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Coast Guard responded to a barge accident that happened on Monday, Feb. 18 on the Mississippi River near the Interstate 10 bridge in Baton Rouge that caused oil to spill.
Body Found at the Port of West Memphis Believed To Be Missing Barge Captain Vernon Bumgarner
Posted in Barge Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Tennessee Maritime News on January 22, 2013
PORT OF WEST MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An unidentified body found at the Port of West Memphis on Friday, Jan. 18, is believed to be that of missing 60-year old barge captain, Vernon Bumgarner of Louisiana, who fell overboard near Walls in DeSoto County Wednesday night.
BP Supervisors Charged in the 2010 Death of 11 Oil Rig Workers are Assigned New Judge
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits on December 12, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Two BP supervisors, who were charged in the deaths of 11 oil rig workers who were killed in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, have been assigned a new judge.
Three BP Executives Criminally Charged in Macondo Well Blowout
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Lawsuits on December 3, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — In a hearing held on on Tuesday, Nov. 27, BP agreed to pay $4.5 billion to settle the criminal charges and related Securities and Exchange Commission charges against the oil company that occurred more than 2½ years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Second Gulf Oil Rig Worker Dies in Hospital
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on November 26, 2012
BATON ROUGE, La. — In a statement on the Philippine embassy website, it is reported that on Friday, Nov. 23, a second oil rig worker who was hospitalized for injuries at the Baton Rouge General Burn Center, has died.
Body of Burned Rig Worker Identified as Filipino; Search Continues for Second Missing Worker
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on November 20, 2012
The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed Sunday, Nov. 18, that the body that was recovered by the oil rig accident site on Saturday evening was one of two missing Filipino maritime workers. The company says it has expanded its search for the other missing worker.
One Body Found Near Site of Oil Rig Fire
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on November 18, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. – One body of the two missing oil rig workers has been recovered Saturday evening at 5:25 p.m. CST in 30 feet of water near the site of the oil rig fire by divers who were contracted by the owner of the oil platform.
Two Missing Oil Rig Workers Feared Dead as Coast Guard Continues Search in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on November 17, 2012
The U.S. Coast Guard continued their search Saturday, Nov. 17, for two oil rig workers who still remain missing the day after a fire broke out on an oil platform approximately 25 miles south of Grand Isle, La., in the Gulf of Mexico. The two men are feared dead.
Two Crew Members Missing 4 Injured After Oil Rig Explosion and Fire in Gulf of Mexico
Posted in Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on November 16, 2012
GRAND ISLE, La – – Two people are reported missing following an explosion and fire that occurred on an oil platform operated by Black Elk Energy about 20 miles south of Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico on November 16, 2012. According to a report from KHOU-TV, the U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans… read more
Five Complain of Injuries After Chalmette Ferry Collides with Barge in New Orleans
Posted in Barge Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on November 12, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Three crew members and two passengers on the Chalmette Ferry complained of minor injuries after the ferry collided with a barge on Friday, Oct 26, causing minor damage to both vessels.