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Article: Port of New Orleans, maritime interests consider lawsuit options
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- New Orleans CityBusiness
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- August 4, 2008
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Maritime businesses have lost time and money since the July 23
barge and tanker collision, fuel oil spill and subsequent
Mississippi River closure, and recouping those losses could take
years, if it is possible at all.
New Orleans maritime attorney George Fowler said lawsuits will
abound because of the accident. The economic impact to government
agencies, including the Port of New Orleans and the U.S. Coast
Guard, will be steep, he said.
Pair those costs with Coast Guard reports that the tugboat crew,
supplied by DRD Towing Co. of Harvey, was improperly licensed and
affected entities are "going to be looking for a deep pocket
everywhere," Fowler said.
The port claims it loses $100,000 ...