Monthly Archives: <span>May 2021</span>

Offshore Lift Boat Flipped While Lowering Legs, Turning

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An offshore oil industry boat had begun to lower its legs and was trying to turn to face heavy winds when it flipped in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana last month, according to a preliminary …

California Readies To Prevent Blackouts, But Threats Remain

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top energy regulators on Tuesday said the state is better prepared to avoid last summer’s rotating blackouts, but they cautioned the power grid of the nation’s most populous state is still vulnerable to extreme heat …

Heavy Rains in Texas, Louisiana Add to Misery in Flood Zones

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Heavy rain kept pounding parts of Texas and Arkansas before moving over Louisiana on Wednesday, adding to the misery for people whose homes and cars were flooded by an earlier drenching. The prospect of more …

Indian Navy Recovers 22 Bodies From Barge That Sank in Storm

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy ships recovered 22 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off Mumbai as a cyclone blew ashore this week, officials said Wednesday. The search is continuing for 55 more missing people, …

Experts: One Pipeline Each For N.C. Natural Gas, Fuel a Concern

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is particularly susceptible to energy interruptions because gasoline and natural gas supplies originate mainly from two pipeline systems, energy industry experts told a state Senate committee Tuesday. Representatives of utility giants Duke Energy and …

Pilot Failed to Control Plane in Texas Crash That Killed 10

ADDISON, Texas (AP) — A pilot’s failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff in suburban Dallas led to a 2019 crash that killed all 10 people aboard, federal officials …

Claims Business: Mitchell and QANI, Concentrix, Davies and Grovelands

Mitchell Adding QANI to Portfolio Mitchell | Genex | Coventry has agreed to buy QualCare Alliance Networks, a managed-care organization serving New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. San Diego-based Mitchell said in a press release that the purchase will strengthen …

Claims People: CorVel, Crawford & Co., Testan Law

CorVel Appoints Area VP for Calif. CorVel Corp. appointed Joseph Rupp as area vice president for California. He will supervise product and employee performance with a focus on meeting and exceeding market profit and revenue goals, the Irvine, Calif.-based claims …

Study: Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Sandy’s Damages

Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation’s costliest weather disasters, a new study said. During Sandy _ a late fall freak combination of a hurricane and other storms that struck …

India Scours Sea After Barge Sinks, 2nd Adrift After Cyclone

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the western coast. The …