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re: Breaking: Sunshine Bridge to be closed for months
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:31 pm to BRgetthenet
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:31 pm to BRgetthenet
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Nobody really needs that bridge.
... Said the tug boat operator whilst he was passing through
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Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:35 pm to BurningHeart
Sign me up for the lawsuit on gas and time loss driving around through Gramercy
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:37 pm to MikeD
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Sign me up for the lawsuit on gas and time loss driving around through Gramercy
Class action baw
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:37 pm to kingbob
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Unless a court can prove gross negligence, per the Jones Act, the operator is only liable for the value of the vessel and its cargo.
I would imagine passing under a bridge with the crane in the up position would be pretty negligent. Unless they can show it was stuck or something and they took steps to try to stop the boat.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:39 pm to kingbob
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Unless a court can prove gross negligence, per the Jones Act, the operator is only liable for the value of the vessel and its cargo.
What part of "hitting an immovable structure with a known minimum height" isn't gross negligence?
Seems to me that "make sure you can fit under the bridge you're trying to go under" should be pretty high up on the checklist.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:41 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Whatever insurance they have likely wouldnt cover the cost of fixing this
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:41 pm to TigersSEC2010
I heard that tug boat operator found a job driving dump trucks
Here is video of him after he dropped off his first load:
Here is video of him after he dropped off his first load:
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:44 pm to SPEEDY
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I heard that tug boat operator found a job driving dump trucks
Then he tried local deliveries.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:46 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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Then he tried local deliveries.
I'm so thankful I don't have to drive an 18 wheeler for a living.
It's so easy to take for granted not worrying that your vehicle is too high for a bridge.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:49 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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Then he tried local deliveries
Not finding much success in that endeavor, he then tried his hand working at a car wash
This post was edited on 10/15/18 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:49 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Pretty sure that happened today going east just at the base of the old bridge.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:49 pm to Cosmo
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Whatever insurance they have likely wouldnt cover the cost of fixing this
An earlier thread on the topic indicated this was a rather large company with a lot of operations and tugs, so these sorts of things are just going to happen, due to volume.
So if it is indeed a big company, plenty of insurance, or plenty of lawsuit.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:50 pm to TigersSEC2010
Who gets to pay for the repairs?
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:51 pm to Mac
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Who gets to pay for the repairs?
The taxpayers, of course!
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:54 pm to TigersSEC2010
12 hour shifts are going to turn to 15 hr shifts with commute for some of you baws
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:15 pm to TigersSEC2010
Was Ponamsky driving the ship? Explains why
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:19 pm to buford4LSU
Donaldsonville use to offer a ferry, wonder if the dock and all could be replaced/fixed quickly and they could get that running by the end of the month.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:21 pm to Beer is Life
Lots of Ascension catholic kids live on the other side of the river. Have no idea how that will work out.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:27 pm to TigersSEC2010
We should toss the guy responsible off the bridge.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:29 pm to Cosmo
If they are indeed a substantial owner, there is the possibility they either have their legal liability insurance through a P+I club which would effectively be an unlimited limit of liability. If they have it through traditional marine insurance markets, I guarantee they have more than sufficient to cover this by the time their Umbrella policies are exhausted.
As for the constant referrals to the Jones Act, that covers way more than limits on liability. More importantly to most, it provides the ability for employees working over water (e.g. crew, stevedores, offshore construction, etc) to be able to sue instead of being limited by Workers Compensation type laws.
The Jones Act also prohibits foreign flagged and crewed vessels from operating between USA ports which was created as protection for American owned and operated vessels.
As for the constant referrals to the Jones Act, that covers way more than limits on liability. More importantly to most, it provides the ability for employees working over water (e.g. crew, stevedores, offshore construction, etc) to be able to sue instead of being limited by Workers Compensation type laws.
The Jones Act also prohibits foreign flagged and crewed vessels from operating between USA ports which was created as protection for American owned and operated vessels.
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