Maritime law is a legal body that regulates ships and shipping. As sea-borne transportation is one of the most ancient channels of commerce, rules for maritime and trade disputes developed very early in recorded history.

Modern admiralty law, often called simply admiralty or maritime law, has its origins in the classical Rhodian law. No primary written [...]

Recently, Fox News reported a boating accident in California. Four men was reported missing and presumed to be dead after a boat, which was said to be overloaded, capsized and sank in a canal of the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta.

Six out of 10 passengers made it to shore alive without life jackets. The operator was arrested [...]