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A crane operator who was loading a commercial ship in Houston was killed when the load he was currently placing in the ship’s cargo hold fell and crushed him.
The crane operator was loading a large load onto the ship when the front portion of the crane snapped which sent the load crashing to the ground. The […]

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Asbestos- related lawsuits are still alive and well, as we see with a recent case in Virginia. As reported in the Virginia Press on September 15, 2007, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a $3.4 million jury verdict to the family of a former Newport News shipyard worker who died in 2005 of an asbestos-related cancer […]

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Every year the shipping industry plans a Maritime Awareness Week. Their purpose is to create public awareness and also to better the relationships within the industry. The week begins with a church service and a lunch seminar hosted by the Shipping Association of Jamaica. There will be exhibitions and a poster writing […]

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Everyone has seen pirate movies at some point, and they’re all basically the same – they’re set in the distant past, and the main characters are walking clichés – stump leg, patch on the eye, and a hearty “Argh” with every utterance.  Although this image is almost a parody of itself, pirates are a real […]

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