A failure to follow proper safety measures at sea resulted in a wrongful death settlement.<\/p>\n
A 29-year-old woman was working as a cook aboard a sailing vessel, the Essence. Early one morning, the Barkald, a bulk coal carrier with an estimated weight of nearly 49,500 deadweight tons, collided with the Essence. In the aftermath of the collision, the Essence became hung up broadside on the Barkald’s bow. Crew members aboard the Essence were able to safely evacuate from the vessel to the water, but when the Essence broke free from the Barkald’s bow and started to sink, the cook, an individual named Bortolott, was pulled underwater and drowned. She is survived by her parents.<\/p>\n
Ms. Bortolotti had earned about $42,000 annually, and her estate claimed between $1.35 million and $1.99 million in lost earnings.<\/p>\n
Bortolotti’s parents, individually and on behalf of her estate, sued the shipping company that operated the Barkald, the pilot, the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A failure to follow proper safety measures at sea resulted in a wrongful death settlement. A 29-year-old woman was working as a cook aboard a sailing vessel, the Essence. Early one morning, the Barkald, a bulk coal carrier with an…<\/span><\/p>\n