Maritime Law

[seeray96]

I need to access maritime laws with respect to fuel/oil spills and responsibility for retrieving a submerged wreck. I'm interested in the topics in general, but more specifically in the Great Lakes and inland waterways.

Any assist will be appreciated.

 

[November Charlie]

Off the top of my head, I would suggest CERCLA and OPA '90.

 

[seeray96]

NC-
Thanks. I've started my Internet search on these two topics. OPA seems to be more relevant to what I'm doing.

 

[flightconn]

Don't leave us in suspense; what are you doing?

 

[tugboat kevin]

are you thinking of raising the Tug in lake champlain?

 

[Sandy]

Raising the Edmund Fitzgerald?

 

[seeray96]

OK guys - I'll confess. I own an insurance agency, and our new Web site has a section on marine insurance. The "research" is the result of my intent to warn boaters that all marine insurance policies are not the same.

 

[OLD HOUSEBOATER]

A little studying on the net can help educate you in what questions to ask.

 

[seeray96]

As an "old timer" I often think back to the time spent in college libraries trying to do "research." So many of the books were on "closed reserve," which meant you had to read them at the library - no "take-out." Try to get a college student to deal with that today!

 

[seabug]

Have you tried the CFR?

 

[seabug]

Have you tried the CFR?

 

[Les Hall]

this is a good reference

http://www.marlegal.com/law.html

as is this

http://www.safesea.com/salvage/law/anderson/anderson_main.html

There's a section on insurance in the second one.