What are the types of injuries a maritime lawyer sees in offshore vessel fires or explosions?
Having practiced maritime law for over 45 years, the offshore injury attorneys of SMSH have seen a variety of cases and many kinds of injuries. We have worked with orthopedic surgeons, neurolosits, neurospychiatrists, psychologists, infections disease specialists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, work hardening facilities, and many other types of medical professionals in order to assure our clients receive the best treatment possible and to ensure their best physical and mental healing from an accident. In the case of offshore drilling rig, semi-submsersible rigs, MODUs (mobile offshore drilling units)l or other types of oil gathering vessels or platforms, if something goes wrong, the consequences will be catastrophic. Most commonly, when our clients who have been involved in accidents on a rig such as the recent explosion on the Transocean vessel, we see them suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. Even if someone was not themselves badly physically injured, t
