Labor Dept.: New York-Based Petroleum Carrier Pays $375K to Seaman Fired for Cooperating With Barge Explosion Investigation
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
NEW YORK, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
A Long Island-based petroleum barge company and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of Texas. The seaman alleged the company fired him for cooperating with investigators and reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard. The explosion occurred on Oct. 20, 2017, off Port Arans . . .
A Long Island-based petroleum barge company and three former and current management officials have paid $375,000 in restitution to the brother of one of two seamen killed in a barge explosion off the coast of Texas. The seaman alleged the company fired him for cooperating with investigators and reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard. The explosion occurred on Oct. 20, 2017, off Port Arans . . .