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Maritime / Admiralty

• Yacht Sales & Offshore Closings

  Documentation of a vessel is a national form of registration.

  

  Princess Yacht underway.

  Vessel Documentation & Registration

• Documentation of a vessel is a national form of registration.

• Maritime Personal Injuries and Boating Accidents

  According to the 2008 Florida Boating Accident Statistical Report, Florida has the highest number of registered boating vessels in the United States.

• Cruise Ship Litigation

  Modern cruise vessels are best viewed as floating hotels that transport their guests from exotic port

• The Death on the High Seas Act

  When a seaman dies as a result of an employer’s negligence or because of an unseaworthy vessel, the worker’s family may file for benefits under the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA).

• Diving Accidents and Diving Laws

  All aspects of Maritime activities have their own special laws and Scuba and free diving are no exception.

• Seaman’s Claims and The Jones Act

  In 1920, the United States Congress passed the Jones Act which permitted a seamen injured in the course

• The Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act

  Modern cruise vessels are best viewed as floating hotels that transport their guests from exotic port to exotic port where the passengers stay a few hours for shopping

• Cargo Claims-Carriage of Good by Sea Act (COGSA)

  The bulk of maritime commercial activity involves carriage of goods. 

• Limitation of Liability Act

  In 1851, the United States Congress enacted the Limitation of Liability Act.

• Maintenance and Cure

  Maintenance and Cure are both ancient maritime remedies for seamen who are injured while in the service of a ship or vessel and are owed to them under the law.

• Boating Citations

  During the Lobster Mini Season of July 28 through August 1, 2003, the FWC documented 109 resource citations

• Personal Watercraft Law

  Each person operating, riding on, or being towed behind a personal watercraft must wear an approved non-inflatable

• Salvage

  The concept of marine salvage has been recognized by the law since the times of Byzantine Empire.

• Admiralty Jurisdiction

  Questions

• Maritime Articles

  Articles

• Maritime Laws

  Laws

• Photo Gallery and Maritime Disasters

  Photo Gallery

David Avellar Neblett and David Famulari have both received Florida Bar Board Certificaiton in Admiralty & Maritime Law.