The Admiralty Docket is written and narrated by John Hughes Cooper who concentrates his practice in the area of admiralty law litigation. The legal principles discussed are general in nature. Laws change and even similar circumstances may call for application of different laws. If you have a question for a future edition of The Admiralty Docket please call 843-883-9099 or email John.
The Admiralty Docket portion of this web site is an archive of scripts from the popular radio segment of the same name, which aired from 1993 through 1997. Each episode of The Admiralty Docket features an explanation of a point of admiralty law by John Hughes Cooper, Esquire.
Audio files
Dougais
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Onyeanusi
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Disaster at Sea
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Manuscripts
ADMIRALTY
Admiralty Remedies and Defences
- The TJ HOOPER – Unseaworthiness
- Limitation of Vessel Owners Liability Act
- Saving to Suitors-2
- Unpredictability of Civil Jury Trials
- Punitive Damages Under Miles v. Apex (See also Exxon and Townsend for update on this issue) (See also Exxon and Townsend for update on this issue)
- Limitation Act and Jury Trial
- Joint Tortfeasors and Economic Loss Rule
ARREST AND ATTACHMENT OF VESSEL
- Intro to Maritime Liens
- 50805 “In Rem”
- 00608 Bankruptcy Jurisdiction vs Admiralty Jurisdiction
BOAT BUYERS AND SELLERS
- 00605 Tips for Boat Sellers
- 00702 Contract Disputes
CARGO DAMAGE AND LOSS
- 00607 Tug FORT SUMTER
- 40326 Gingko Biloba Leaves Stolen by the FBI
- 00609 Carrier’s Duty to Cargo
- General Average
- Cargo Damage Generally
- 41001 Hague Rules
- Stolen VCRs
CHARLESTON
- 30717 KAPETAN MARTINAVIC
- 40101 Maximum Ferry Rates
COLLISION and ALLISION
- 30508 Maritime Law of Collision
- 50408 Government Responsibility to Mark Channels
- Maritime Law and Collision
- Marine Pollution
- Wreck Removal Obligations
- Liability for Collisions
- Collision and Aids to Navigation
- Master’s Duty to Drug Test Crew
- MY GREEN CANYON EXPRESS hits a Pipeline
- Casualty Reports from Abroad
- 50211 Allision
- 50218 Oil Pollution Act of 1990
- 50408 Missing Channel Buoy
- 50429 Rule 5 – Lookout
- The Act of God Defense
- 50729 Collision on the Mississippi
- 51209 Regatta Collision
CRIMINAL ADMIRALTY LAW
- The Marlboro Man – Criminal Clients
- Boating Under the Influence
- Geographical Limitations for Law Enforcement Jurisdiction
- 41112 Maritime Crimes
- 50812 Admiralty Jurisdiction for Criminal Offenses
General Issues in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- In Rem
- Peruvian cotton on the Beaches of Sullivan’s Island
- Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction
- Duty of Care to Stowaways
- 30821 Mediation
- Chartering
- Drug Use by the Helmsman of a Merchant Ship
- Maritime Contracts and Vessel Documentation
- Who Needs a Maritime Lawyer
- Vessels
- Miscellaneous Issues in Maritime Law 5
- Jet Skis are Vessels
- 41126 Rules 2 and 5 Necessary Departure from the Rules
- 41210 Rule 6 – Safe Speed
- Seaworthiness
- 41224 Primary Causes of Shipboard Accidents
- 50106 Miscellaneous Issues in Maritime Law 1
- 50121 Basic Concepts in Admiralty Law
- 50617 Admiralty by Definition
- 50708 Common Nautical Terms
- 50930 Extension Act
- 51007 Miscellaneous issues in Maritime Law 4
- 51230 Miscellaneous Admiralty Issues 3
Marine Insurance
- Marine Insurance Geographical Limitations or Trade Warranties
- Marine Insurance Covered Risks
- Marine Insurance and INCHMAREE clauses
- Misrepresentations in Marine Insurance Applications
Maritime Contacts
- Validity of Oral Contracts
- Shipbuilding Contracts
- Time Charters
- How to Avoid Maritime Contract Problems
- Chartering
- Maritime Contracts and Vessel Documentation
- 50715 Maritime Contracts
Maritime Liens
- Introduction to Maritime Liens
- Liens for Necessaries
- Maritime Liens and Bankruptcy
- Liens for Repairs
- Filing a Maritime Lien
Marriage at Sea
- The Case of the Maritime Bigamist
- 50325 Authority of Master to Perform Marriage Ceremony
- 50401 Validity of Marriages at Sea
Passengers
Pilotage
Pleasure Boats
- Limitation of Vessel Owners Liability Act
- Wreck Removal Obligations
- Liability for Wake Damage
- 50225 Seller Financing Pleasure Boat Sales
- 50311 Loss of Use Damages and Abandoned Shipwreck Act
- 50318 Damages for Loss of Use
- 50513 Issues of Interest to Boat Owners
Salvage
- Intro to Maritime Law of Salvage 2
- Intro to Maritime Law of Salvage 1
- Duty of Salvors
- Three Common Questions About Salvage
- Contract Salvage v. Pure Salvage
- 50311 Loss of Use Damages and Abandoned Shipwreck Act
- 50722 Seaman’s Rights and Salvage Arbitration
- 50819 Who can be a Salvor
Seamen
- Seamen – Wards of the Admiralty Courts
- Barratry 1
- Barratry 2
- Vessel Owner’s Obligation to Teach Crew to Swim
- Seaman’s Willful Disobediance
- The Case of the Obese Seaman
- Maritime Wrongful Death
- Sammy and Goliath – Injury to Seaman
- Master’s Duty to Drug Test Crew
- 50422 Shanghaied in Shanghai
- 50520 Who is a Seaman
- 50722 Seaman’s Rights and Salvage Arbitration
- 50826 Mutiny
