Because commercial vessels sail between numerous ports, they can serve as vectors of disease. A single vessel could bring disease from foreign ports to domestic shores, and lawmakers have long recognized this threat. That’s why there are laws for reporting...
Attorneys for the maritime worker
since 1970
since 1970
Month: May 2020
Why are container ships so dangerous?
Container ships transport roughly 90% of the world’s goods. Thousands of them sail the seas every day. They provide work for hundreds of thousands of sailors and crew. And they claim the lives of thousands.According to some estimates, roughly 2,000 seafarers die...