Maritime Injury Law Blog

Most folks who grew up along the Pacific Northwest coast remember rockfish on the dinner table. The firm, mild white fillets were a fixture at fish counters and family tables as they were sturdy enough to fry, bak...

On Wednesday, October 7th, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an ailing crew member from the M/V OCEAN GLADIATOR, a 545-foot U.S. flagged cargo ship, which was located about 86 miles off the Big Island of ...

Crabbers across the Bering Sea are getting ready for opening day. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released catch limits for the Bristol Bay red king crab, Bering Sea snow crab, and Tanner crab seasons, which a...

A Southeast Alaska fisherman is recovering in Sitka after his 40-foot wooden fishing vessel, the F/V TYEE, sank near Murder Cove on the southern tip of Admiralty Island. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the details of...

On New Year’s Eve 2019, the 130-foot F/V SCANDIES ROSE went down in heavy weather and freezing spray about 170 miles southwest of Kodiak. Five crew members were lost; Captain Gary Cobban Jr., his son David Cobban, Seth Rous...