First mate Matthew Devlin spent about a year in prison after pleading guilty to deadly misconduct by a ship operator, a maritime law triggered by even simple negligence a lesser standard than the gross negligence likely to apply in the Amtrak case. Devlin was calling his wife because of a medical
chwendtner and Prem argued the boat companies were rife with unclear safety policies and ineffective training and procedures that caused the crash. K-Sea Transportation and Ride the Ducks blamed each other and tug pilot Matthew Devlin, who was sentenced in November to a year in prison for the crash.
A National Transportation Safety Board investigation determined that Matthew Devlin, the first mate on the tug pushing the barge when it crashed into the duck boat had been distracted by a medical emergency involving his child and was on his cellphone and laptop when he should have been keeping watc
The pilot, Matthew Devlin, would spend nearly an hour talking on his cellphone and tapping into a personal computer to do medical research below deck. Perhaps most critically of all, he turned down a marine radio so he could focus, but that left him unable to hear the Mayday alerts. He has since bee
Date: May 07, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Video of crash opens wrongful-death trial over fatal collision involving duck ...
Attorneys for K-Sea Transportation and Ride the Ducks each blamed the other company and tug pilot Matthew Devlin, who was sentenced in November to a year in prison after pleading guilty to the maritime equivalent of involuntary manslaughter.
Date: May 07, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Duck boat victim threw lifejacket overboard to help first mate
Lawyers for both companies countered that the accident was the fault of Matthew Devlin, the first mate on the tug. Devlin was on his cell phone dealing with what he believed was a life-threatening emergency involving his son.
Date: May 07, 2012
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Parents of two drowned Duck Boat riders fight liability cap
One of the legal issues in the case already has been decided. The operator of the tugboat, Matthew Devlin, 35, was sentenced last November to a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to a federal criminal misconduct charge that is the maritime equivalent to involuntary manslaughter.
In November, tug pilot Matthew Devlin of Catskill, N.Y., was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to the maritime equivalent of an involuntary manslaughter charge. Prosecutors said he was distracted by cellphone calls amid a family emergency and moved to a part of the tug that blocked