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What is Careless or Negligent Operation of a Vessel in California?

Your Questions Answered - Your Legal Options Explained

Every person injured in Admiralty accident needs good information on how to pursue their Admiralty Claim. If you have been injured in a ship accident or a boat accident, you probably have a lot of questions. Our website has hundreds of articles. The articles are intended to address many of our clients concerns. If you don't find the answers here, you should contact us for answers to your specific questions. We will answer your questions for free. No obligation.

In California, no person shall operate any vessel or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person. Examples of such operation include, but are not limited to:

1. Riding on the bow, gunwale, or transom of a vessel under way, propelled by machinery, when such position is not protected by railing or other reasonable deterrent to falling overboard or riding in a position or manner which is obviously dangerous. These provisions shall not apply to a vessel's crew in the act of anchoring, mooring or making fast to a dock or another vessel, or in the necessary management of a sail.

2. Maneuvering towed skiers, or devices, so as to pass the towline over another vessel or its skier.

3. Navigating a vessel, skis, or other devices between a towing vessel and its tow or tows.

4. Operating under the influence of intoxicants or narcotics.

Other actions, such as speeding in confined or restricted areas, "buzzing" or
"wetting down" others, or skiing at prohibited times or in restricted areas
can also be construed to be reckless or negligent operation.

We have a State - Wide Admiralty Practice. We represent Californians injured in boat and ship accidents across California.

California Seaman - California Merchant Marine Attorney

Seaman that live in California serve on vessels across the world. Many Seaman work out of Los Angeles Harbor, San Diego Harbor, San Francisco Harbor, Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton. California Merchant Marines work on all types of vessels across the world.

We have a state-wide and a world-wide practice. We represent Seaman injured all over California. In addition, many California residents are injured in every sea and ocean in the world. We handle Seaman injury cases across the globe.

If you are an injured Seaman you have questions about your rights and safety, and are probably concerned what might happen to you if you were involved in a serious or deadly ship accident. Our California Maritime Attorneys can help.

Call us at (619) 234-2833.

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The Turley Law Firm Attorneys accept cases in the following locations in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Long Beach, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Bakersfield, Riverside,  El Cajon, Vista, Stockton, Chula Vista, Fremont, Irvine, Modesto, Glendale, San Bernardino, Huntington Beach, Oxnard, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Oceanside, Rancho Cucamonga, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Ontario, Pomona, Santa Rosa, Salinas, Palmdale, Hayward, Pasadena, Torrance, Corona, Lancaster, Catalina Island, Bodega Bay, Bethel Island, Half Moon Bay, Eureka, Avalon,  Escondido, Alameda, Orange, Elk Grove, Sunnyvale, Fullerton, Thousand Oaks, El Monte, Simi Valley, Concord, Visalia, Vallejo, Ventura, Ventura Harbor, Marina del Ray, Morro Bay, Inglewood, Santa Clara, Pacific Ocean,  Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach , Port of San Pedro, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Channel, San Clemente Island,  San Joaquin River, San Francisco Harbor, San Francisco Bay, Stockton, Port of Stockton, Port of Sacramento, Port San Luis, California Delta, Lake Tahoe, Colorado River, Port of San Diego, Sausalito, Santa Cruz, San Pedro,  San Diego Harbor, Stockton, Oceanside Harbor, Catalina Island, Dan Point, Newport Harbor, Ventura Harbor, Port Hueneme, Vallejo, Crescent City, Yuba City, Wilmington, and the Channel Islands, and the navigable waterways of the the United States and the navigable waters of California.

The Turley Law Firm handles all type of boat and ship accidents and we are boat accident attorneys, including Jones Act attorneys, unseaworthiness attorneys, boat negligence attorneys, maintenance and cure attorneys,  cruise ship attorneys, recreational boating attorneys, boat accident attorneys, ship accident attorney, boat collision attorney, ship collision attorney, barge accident attorney, barge attorney, derrick attonrey, floating work platform attorney,  PWC accident attorney, personal watercraft accident attorney, sailboat accident attorney, water ski accident attorney, sailing accident attorney,  tanker attorney, offshore attorney,  and river accident attorneys.  Jones Act Attorney,  Jones Act Lawyer, Boating Accident Attorney, Boating Accident Lawyer, LHWCA Lawyer, LHWCA Attorney, Longshore Act Attorney, Longshore Act Lawyer.

The Turley Law Firm
626 Broadway, Suite 625
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 234-2833
Fax: (619) 234-4048
Toll Free: 866-963-0540

The San Diego, California personal injury law firm of The Turley Law Firm serves clients across  Southern California area. We give you straight talk about your legal options. We have handled cases from San Diego to Imperial Beach to Oceanside to Escondido to El Cajon, everywhere in between, such as: Alpine, Camp Pendleton, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado,  Del Mar, Eastlake, Encinitas, La Mesa, La Costa, La Jolla, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Mission Bay, NAS San Diego, National City, Naval Station San Diego, North Island, North County, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, Port of San Diego, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, San Diego Harbor, Santee, Solana Beach, South Bay, Spring Valley, Vista.

We handle cases across California, including: Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Orange County, Imperial County, Los Angeles County, and Ventura County, Colorado River, Mexico, Cabo, Pacific Ocean and all the Oceans and waterways across California and the World.

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