INJURED WORKING AT SEA FOR OCEAN PEACE?
Learn about your rights under Federal Maritime Law and the Jones Act
Working aboard a factory trawler at sea exposes crewmen to constant risk of injury. Crewmen working for even the best fishing companies sometimes suffer severe and permanent injuries. When these accidents happen as a result of negligence or unseaworthiness, the crewman is entitled to compensation under Federal Maritime law. The vessel owner owes each of their crewmen a safe place to work. Almost all accidents aboard fishing vessels at sea are preventable if proper safety precautions are followed.
The maritime lawyers at Beard Stacey and Jacobsen focus their practice on representing injured seamen. They have represented thousands of injured fishermen and seamen. They have represented crewmen's families in landmark cases such as the sinkings of the ALASKA RANGER, ALEUTIAN ENTERPRISE, ARCTIC ROSE, and KATMAI. The firm's lawyers are licensed in Alaska and Washington.
The lawyers at Beard Stacey and Jacobsen do not represent Ocean Peace Inc. or their insurance carriers.
OCEAN PEACE INC.
If you have been injured working as a crewman, deckhand, or fish processor aboard a vessel owned by Ocean Peace Seafoods, you should contact an experienced maritime lawyer to learn about your rights to compensation under the Jones Act and Federal Maritime law. In almost all cases, an injured worker is entitled to maintenance and cure regardless of whose fault the accident was. Under the maintenance and cure doctrine, reasonable medical bills must be paid for by the employer and the seaman is entitled to a living allowance while he is recovering from his injuries.
Ocean Peace Seafoods is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and owns the 220-foot factory trawler OCEAN PEACE. The vessel was one of the first modern factory trawlers built in the United States. It began fishing in Alaska in 1991, and today is part of the head and gut fleet targeting mackerel, flathead sole, cod, perch yellowfin sole, and rock sole. The vessel possesses a quota share under Amendment 80 rationalization regulations. United States Seafoods' vessels have valuable fishing rights and quotas.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS TO COMPENSATION
Don't guess about your rights to compensation under the maritime law. If you have been injured aboard a fishing vessel through negligence or unseaworthiness, you should be fully informed of your rights to compensation by an experienced maritime lawyer that has your best interest in mind.
Maritime law is unique and complex. Handling serious injury accidents for fishermen injured aboard fishing vessels requires specialized skill and knowledge. The maritime lawyers at Beard Stacey and Jacobsen have handled thousands of fishing accidents cases for injured crewmen. Contact them for a free initial consultation. We are committed to getting fair compensation for our clients who have been injured as the result of negligence or unseaworthiness.
