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Three people relying on GPS navigation system are injured when their boat hit rocks
Maritime > Accidental
September 17, 2007
Lake Vermilion, MN - According to the St. Louis County Sheriff, three people relying on a GPS navigation system were injured early today, July 18, when their boat struck a rock formation and an island on Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota,.
Maritime Overviews
Finding Liability for Your Maritime Injuries as a Guest on a Private Vessel
Traditionally, maritime jurisdiction has been applicable only to commercial and ocean-going vessels, but this is no longer the case. All of the rules regarding admiralty may be applied to smaller crafts and those which are used purely for recreational purposes.
Finding Liability for Your Maritime Injuries that Occurred on a Carrier
Courts have distinguished 'common carriers' from ''private carriers'' and, as the distinction relates directly to the standard of care that is imposed upon the operator of the vehicle in question, examination of that distinction is important.
Injury or death which occurs on or with a boat, ship, ferry, jet ski, or dock is considered a boating or maritime accident. Traffic on the nation's waterways from leisure boating to commercial freighting often creates crowded waterways, which increases the chances of accidents, which can occur.
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