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UWF Researchers Say Chemical Dispersants Are More Harmful Than Oil Spill Alone
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,World Maritime News on June 1, 2011
PENSACOLA, FL – Wade Jeffrey, a University of West Florida (UWF) biologist with the Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, presented crucial research to an oil task force that convened in Pensacola Florida. The findings found that the chemical sprayed in the Gulf to break up the BP oil spill may not have been effective… read more
Three Crewmen Missing After Container Ship Strikes and Sinks Fishing Boat in Gulfport MS
Posted in Fishing Vessel Accidents,Maritime Accidents,Mississippi Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on May 20, 2011
GULFPORT, MS – On May 19, 2011 the fishing vessel Sandy Point, owned by Omega Protein was struck broadside and sunk by a 660 foot container ship. Three crewman remain missing. Gulfport is located in Harrison County, Mississippi in the southern part of the state with a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico. Gulfport is… read more
Flood Update: Mississippi River Rising in Louisiana
Posted in Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News on May 18, 2011
BATON ROUGE, La. – State agencies in Louisiana continued their flood preparation and response efforts on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The rising water is slowly taking over thousands of acres of farmland. The state estimates 18 thousand acres of crops will be lost.
Relatives of Deepwater Horizon Disaster Flyover Site One Year Later
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Transocean on April 20, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Relatives of oil rig workers who perished in the explosion and fire of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 are being flown over the site of the disaster one year later. Transocean, Ltd, the company who owned the ill-fated oil rig has invited up to… read more
BP Oil Spill Claims Process Difficult For Some
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Mississippi Maritime News on April 15, 2011
WASHINGTON DC – It is being reported that the claims process is difficult and puzzling for some businesses and workers who have filed claims against the BP $20 billion oil spill fund. Almost one year after the disaster, some claimants from Alabama and Mississippi have reported that they have still not been paid while others… read more
Dispute Brewing Over BP Oil Spill Claims
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,Florida Maritime News,Government,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News on April 13, 2011
JACKSON, MS – The Mississippi Attorney General, Jim Hood has asked a District Judge to intervene on behalf of claimants in the $20 billion BP Oil Spill fund causing some friction with the fund administrator, Kenneth Feinberg. In New Orleans, U.S. District Judge, Carl Barbier has been asked by attorneys general from four states (Florida,… read more
Barge Stuck at Mississippi River Bridge
Posted in Barge Accidents,Mississippi Maritime News,US Coast Guard (USCG) on March 28, 2011
VICKSBURG, MS – Last Wednesday, March 23, 2011, a river barge became lodged against the Mississippi bridge in Vicksburg, MS causing a salvage operation to be conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard. The barge became almost completely submerged after colliding against one of the bridge supports.
BP Oil Spill Claimants Need to Prove Losses with Documentation
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on March 11, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, La. – In order to ward off fraud and justify payments for thousands of Gulf oil spill claimants, Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of BP’s compensation fund, is requiring proof of losses in order to process claims. Feinberg has been criticized for delays in handling some claims but in thousands of cases claimants have… read more
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News on February 18, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — According to The Coast Guard, the oil spill cleanup of oiled beaches along the Gulf of Mexico has reached a point where crews, heavy equipment and thorough scrubbing can cause more damage to the ecosystem than good. There are 4,265 people still involved in the cleanup and response on 544 miles of… read more
Coast Guard Cleans Up Oil Spill From Barge Accident Under Mississippi River Bridge
Posted in Barge Accidents,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Mississippi Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on February 9, 2011
PORT ALLEN, LA – The Coast Guard cleaned up 2,100 gallons of leaked vacuum gas oil that spilled into the Mississippi River after a barge and towing vessel collided early Sunday morning on February 6th. The spill does not pose any health risks, the Coast Guard said. According to the Coast Guard, the barge accident… read more