Maritime Law

Viewpoint: Diablo seismic study would damage marine life – San Luis Obispo Tribune

This seismic study is to last 82 days running seven days a week, 24 hours a day, not taking into account bad weather and marine mammal sightings. It is a federal law that marine mammals may not be disturbed or … Continue reading

Portland, Bend bird-watchers caught up in maritime mystery: Did their cruise ship ignore distress signal? – Oregonian

After all, maritime law calls for the master of a ship to render aid when spotting another vessel in distress. But just in case, Meredith returned to her cabin and noted the ship’s GPS coordinates, which broadcast regularly on an … Continue reading

AP Interview: Marine Le Pen says her anti-Islamization fight won’t breed right wing killers – Sun Sentinel

Is fighting against the Sharia (Muslim law) reprehensible?,” Le Pen said during an interview … In an interview Wednesday on BFM-TV, he named her directly, asking “The vote for Marine Le Pen serves whom? Francois Hollande.” Le Pen says that … Continue reading

AP Interview: Le Pen defends anti-Islam fight – Associated Press

Is fighting against the Sharia (Muslim law) reprehensible?,” Le Pen said during an interview … In an interview Wednesday on BFM-TV, he named her directly, asking “The vote for Marine Le Pen serves whom? Francois Hollande.”

Law & Disorder: $2,000 reward in rap video killing – Florida Times-Union

A Jacksonville man convicted last week in the shooting of a former Marine during a robbery attempt at a Northside gas station was sentenced Monday to life in prison. A jury found Lucious Maurice Jackson, 23, guilty Thursday of first-degree … Continue reading

Rescuers try again to find and free tangled whale off O.C. coast – Los Angeles Times

The Marine Mammal Center is licensed with the National Marine Fisheries Services to help whales, which are protected by law, Sciacca said.

The Fishing for Energy Partnership Announces 2012 Grant Funding to Reduce the Impacts of Derelict Fishing Gear and Marine Debris – msnbc.com

Fishing for Energy, the public-private partnership aimed at reducing the effects of derelict fishing gear and marine debris, today announced the … of voluntary derelict gear removal from old laws and the need for research to better understand the impacts … Continue reading

Bend bird-watchers caught up in maritime mystery: Did their cruise ship ignore distress signal? – Oregonian

After all, maritime law calls for the master of a ship to render aid when spotting another vessel in distress. But just in case, Meredith returned to her cabin and noted the ship’s GPS coordinates, which broadcast regularly on an … Continue reading

Brittany Killgore Missing: Body found and woman arrested in search for Marine’s wife in California – CBS News

Law enforcement officials also have another suspect in custody — 45-year-old Louis Ray Perez, who was arrested Sunday for an unrelated weapon charge but is being questioned in Killgore’s disappearance. Perez, a Marine based in Camp Pendleton …

How Marine Insurance May Lock Stranglehold on Iran – CNBC

chairwoman of the Marine Insurance Association at the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers. As the deadline draws near, shippers are asking whether governments should guarantee the clean-up costs of any spills. Others are checking local laws to see if they … Continue reading