SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney John Hillsman has spent a legal lifetime learning about ships, boats, and nearly anything that floats. And he's seen his share of disasters, including representing Bay Area ...

Nearly all Duluthians and Northlanders are familiar with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it all 29 crew members. Many who were around when it happened ...

In July 1956, the Italian luxury liner SS Andrea Doria was approaching New York through dense Atlantic fog with more than 1,700 passengers and crew on board. At the same time, the Swedish liner MS ...

There are a few stories that I often tell when the subject of leadership in disasters is discussed. I figured I’d put them down on paper so I can stop repeating myself. It was pre OPA90, a single-skin ...