Curtas do Bryant´s

Arabian Sea – pirate attack

The NATO Shipping Centre issued an update stating that a merchant vessel came under attack by pirates at 0450 UTC on December 30 in position 1142N 06301E (Arabian Sea). Subsequent attempts to contact the vessel have been unsuccessful. Ships are advised to avoid that immediate area and to maintain maximum CPA with any vessel acting suspiciously. (12/30/09).

Strait of Singapore – piratical attack thwarted

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued an Incident Alert stating that a product tanker transiting the Strait of Singapore was attacked by pirates in 5 0r 6 small boats. The tanker activated its security alarm and general alarm, engaged in evasive maneuvers, and shined bright lights on the attackers, who broke off after 30 minutes. (12/28/09).

Calculation of LHWCA average daily wage

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that, for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA), unworked paid holidays should be included in the calculation of the petitioner’s average daily wage. In the instant case, petitioner was temporarily disabled with a work-related injury for six weeks. In the preceding year, petitioner was paid for ten unworked holidays, in addition to his paid work days. Petitioner argued that “days when so employed” does not include paid unworked holidays. The court concluded that a day so employed includes days for which an employee is paid without regard for whether work was actually performed. Trachsel v. Rogers Terminal & Shipping Corp., No. 08-74397 (9th Cir., December 30, 2009). Fonte: Dennis Bryant.