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Inland River Seminar Draws Attorneys, Insurers, Operators
| 题名： | Inland River Seminar Draws Attorneys, Insurers, Operators |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | DAVID MURRAY |
| 摘要： | The St. Louis Inland River Seminar, held September 18-19, drew an attentive audience of maritime attorneys, insurers and brokers, barge operators and fleet managers to the downtown Missouri Athletic Club. More than 80 attendees-compared to 50-plus last year-filled the conference room near the St. Louis waterfront. Expert panels of top maritime attorneys, insurance brokers and forensic specialists led attendees through the labyrinths of issues raised by a hypothetical scenario. In the scenario, a tow breaks up after a bridge pier allision and, in turn, the tow's barges knock barges out of a fleet. Some of the fleet barges strike and become lodged in a lock and dam, one deckhand is killed and another injured, and the chief engineer files a false injury report during the incident. The captain tests positive for alcohol, and it later emerges he is an alcoholic who has recently returned to drinking after a long dry spell, although no one on the boat noticed any changes in his behavior. Each panel guided attendees through different aspects of the scenario. They covered the language of contracts between the various parties (fleeter, towing company, barge oper- ator, insurers); how to handle the investigation of the incident; whose responsibility it is to remove the wrecked barges; investigating the chief engineer's fraudulent claim; and finally, the under-appreciated art of preparing witnesses to give depositions. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 137 |
| 期： | 26 |
| 页码： | 3,8-9,11 |
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