Documentation of a vessel is a national form of registration.

Documentation of a vessel is a national form of registration.

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, snorkeling, scuba diving, parasailing and touring.

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).

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

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

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

Photo Gallery and Maritime Disasters “C/V HYUNDAI FORTUNE of fire in the Gulf of Aden. On the very day that the C/V HYUNDAI FORTUNE caught fire and exploded, the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit published its decision in a…

Each person operating, riding on, or being towed behind a personal watercraft must wear an approved non-inflatable Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device.

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