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Editor: Rod Sullivan
Profession: Maritime Attorney

Category: Unseaworthiness and The Jones Act

Survivors of a tugboat tragedy that took the lives of three shipmates on January 18 testified on Wednesday, March 1, about how the accident happened. About 50 people were present at the hearing. According to the testimony of the crewmembes, one crewmember died of a heart attack and another was swept off the deck and lost at sea. Seamen on another tug rescued the chief engineer, but he had suffered a heart attack and died on board before he could reach shore.

The tug Valour is expected to be raised by a salvage company, after which another hearing will be held on the loss. The Chief investigator is Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Charles Barbee.