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News regarding the Seacor accident has taken an even grimmer turn over the weekend. On Saturday evening it was learned that the owner of the Seacor Power, an oil rig lift boat, ordered the watercraft to take to the sea despite perilous warnings from the National Weather Service that tropical storm strength winds and “suddenly higher waves” were imminent. A few hours later and a mere eight miles from the shore, catastrophe struck. Hurricane strength wind gusts combined with crushing…

The Seacor Power left Port Fourchon on Tuesday, heading for an oil drilling site off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The Seacor Power is what in the oil industry is known as a “lift boat” or a “jack-up boat.” In simple terms, a jack-up boat is something akin to a mobile oil rig platform. In the case of the Seacor Power, the craft and mobile oil rig was headed to a point in the Gulf located…

The word “refinery” can encompass many industries like manufacturing or oil. While the work can differ, there are a few things most refineries have in common. These common factors bring similar accidents and injuries that can occur from those accidents.

At approximately 10:00 AM on April 26th an explosion, followed by two fires, struck the Husky Energy Oil Refinery located in Superior WI. In today’s post, the refinery explosion lawyer at the Doan Law Firm presents an update to that post based on the initial findings of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB). The Explosion at Husky Energy Oil Refinery As we previously discussed, on Thursday, April 26th of this year the Huskey Energy oil refinery in Superior WI was…

Fiery Explosion Rips Through Chemical Plant After Apparent Mechanical Malfunction at Facility Emergency personnel responded to what is described as “fiery” Kuraray plant explosion in Pasadena late on Saturday morning. According to emergency personnel at the scene of the explosion and fire, at least 21 workers were injured and evacuated to area hospitals. Due to the nature of their injuries, two workers needed to be airlifted to area medical centers. At this time, the 21 workers sent to the hospital…