Marine industry advocate applauds Gulf oil spill report

Posted on 20 September 2011

The Clayton and Clayton Group, which represents more than 75 marine industry businesses affected by last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, said a recent federal report that blames BP and other companies for the catastrophe is a "win" for the industry.

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“The month of September may become the most significant yet for our clients waiting for compensation from injury caused by the BP/Deepwater Horizon incident of April 20, 2010,” company president stated Glyn Johnston said in a statement.

This report, according to Clayton and Clayton, may help marine businesses more fully recover money they lost as a result of the spill. The company told Soundings Trade Only that many of its clients have received recovery offers and are evaluating whether to accept the offer or to go to court.

“Our attempt to be compliant to the needs of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility has been exhaustive,” Everglades Boats CEO Bob Dougherty said in a statement. “As the months passed, the continual ‘documents requests’ became more and more frequent and seemingly without merit. It was like they couldn’t find any way to attack our validated loss [of 2010 Gulf Coast business] from the oil spill, so they just kept requesting more information and causing delays, trying to wear us out.”

Lonnie Craft, vice president of Blazer Boats, also expressed frustration with the process.

“We provided the GCCF enough paper and information about my business that they probably think they know more about it than I do and I’ve been here for 30 years,” he said in a statement. “What I do know is that the BP oil spill killed my business in 2010. Without that spill, we would have had a much better year. Who would buy a boat when there were no jobs and nowhere to use them? Eighty-five percent of our dealers are in areas affected by this spill.”

The Clayton and Clayton Group, in conjunction with law firms, is working with marine industry companies to prepare claims.

Comments

We are in the marine industry I guess and we gave up. Charter fishermen and commercial fishermen have to go with an attorney to get paid from the GCCF and BP. We found the right people at http://bp-claim.com we had over 300,000 in 2 month from this process and that was an extra 100,000 for future losses. That was a very nice process and I wish we had done it this way back in January and not waited for June

We finally gave up with the GCCF`s request for more documents. We filled out a form on http://BP Claims.org and they found a group that fit our companies goals well. They went into our BP Claim while it was at the GCCF and they recalculated our claim, and we got our first Interim payment last week. It took about a month and a half.

Bruce, I can go along with all you said, except for the part about big business carrying our country. Big business has been an anchor around our neck. They have politicians in thier pockets and have sucked the economy dry. I don't see the job creation that so many potiticians claim they produce. What is left is low paying jobs. Workers used to be respected and fairly payed. Big business has turned our work force into their enemy. OK, that's all, back to big oil.

It is all words until the fair payouts have been made. Don't hold your bereath.

Marine business has struggled reguardless of BP,s total absence of compassion for our natural resources.Since the spill boat business undoutably declined further.Big business is what carries our country,it would be credable for them not to be so greedy.I have been in marine industry since 1974 and never thought starting over this late in the game was the direction to take.Many many lives were affected,and the finantial reprocussion has been overwhelming,meanwhile oil companies have record profit.

Boy-oh-Boy. This tells the story. It's been an intetesting journey. We finally, now, have the US Department of Interior findings/report that found BP at fault for specific decisions leading up to the April Oil Spill. It has given those who want NOT to accept their BP settlement offer .. REAL HOPE! We are thrilled for the Industry and those claimants waiting for money. Clay Ratcliffe, 386-589-8848

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