Article by Michael M. Butterworth and Thomas D. Forbes
To most people, nothing is more fascinating and newsworthy than a maritime disaster. A burning factory in Kentucky or a pipeline oil spill in Utah does not generate the same sense of drama and excitement as an equivalent amount of spilled oil from a burning ship or oil platform in Louisiana, Texas, or anywhere else.
This Article partners a panel presentation at the 2011 Tulane Admiralty Law Institute. In this presentation, for illustrative purposes, the authors played back a United States Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Automatic Identification System (AIS) Electronic Chart Display (ECDIS) for the M/T BOW FORTUNE--M/T STOLT ZULU collision at 81 Mile Point on the Mississippi River above New Orleans at about 0440 hours on May 19, 2006.
About the Author
Michael M. Butterworth. (J.D. 1989, Tulane University School of Law; B. Sci. 1980, California Maritime Academy)
Thomas D. Forbes. (B.A. 1971, J.D. 1974, Boston University)
Citation
85 Tul. L. Rev. 1305 (2011)