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Oban, Argyll and Bute County: Work Boat Sinks at Mooring — UK Maritime Law vs. US Admiralty Jurisdiction Explained If you found this page, you are probably holding two questions at once. The first is about what happened in the Sound of Kerrera on the morning of March 3, 2026 — a work boat, described by HM Coastguard as a tug boat, sank at its mooring off Oban while no one was on board. The second question is the one that actually keeps you up: what law protects me, or someone I love, when something goes wrong on the water? That second question is the reason this page exists. We are going to answer both, honestly and completely, because the difference between a maritime incident that falls under United Kingdom law and one that falls under United States admiralty jurisdiction is the single most important fact in any case on the water — and it is the fact most people never learn until it is too late. We are Attorney911 — The Manginello Law Firm, PLLC. We are a trial firm that handles catastrophic-injury and wrongful-death cases, including offshore and maritime injury claims under United States federal maritime law. This…