# Eastern-District-of-New-York-Awards-Injured-Seaman-$1.7-Million-under-Jones-Act **URL:** \ **Category:** Admiralty Law\ **Created:** [February 5, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/eastern-district-of-new-york-awards-injured-seaman-1-7-million-under-jones-act/9575 "2013-02-05T21:58:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jeffrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@Jeffrox](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jeffrox)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/eastern-district-of-new-york-awards-injured-seaman-1-7-million-under-jones-act/9575/1 "2013-02-05T21:58:40Z")
> **[Eastern District of New York Awards Injured Seaman $1.7 Million under Jones Act](https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Eastern-District-of-New-York-Awards-Injured-Seaman-%241.7-Million-under-Jones-Act)** > > In Frederick J. Harrington, Jr. v. Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. et. al, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/eastern-district-of-new-york-awards-injured-seaman-1-7-million-under-jones-act/9575/2 "2013-02-06T05:56:40Z")
Here is [a link the case (pdf file)](http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nyedce/1:2006cv02900/257446/154/0.pdf?ts=1357654355) Scroll down to page 6 or 7 for the details. AB twisted his back while trying to snag the pendant to pull an anchor working from the stern of a tug. Mate was at the controls with the wind and seas on the beam, tug drifted out of position and no place for the AB to brace himself against the rolling of the tug. Company provided no training. K.C.