https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/Recent content in Merchant Marine Asbestos Exposure — Mesothelioma in Merchant Mariners on Navy Ship Asbestos Exposure — Veterans & Shipyard WorkersHugoen-usSun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/engine-boiler-room-exposure/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/engine-boiler-room-exposure/The engine and boiler rooms were the most asbestos-heavy spaces on any merchant ship. How oilers, firemen, wipers, QMEDs, and engineers were exposed to asbestos from lagging, boilers, turbines, pumps, and gaskets.https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/jones-act-asbestos-claims/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/jones-act-asbestos-claims/Merchant mariners diagnosed with mesothelioma have a distinct legal landscape — the Jones Act and general maritime law — and, like other exposed workers, a civil claim against the asbestos manufacturers whose products were used aboard. What the doctrines mean, explained as background.https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/liberty-victory-ships-asbestos/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/liberty-victory-ships-asbestos/The WWII Liberty and Victory ships were mass-produced with heavy asbestos insulation and crewed by merchant mariners. How the 2,700 Liberty ships and 500 Victory ships exposed a generation of seamen to asbestos.https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/maritime-unions/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://navyshipexposure.com/merchant-marine/maritime-unions/Merchant mariners came up through unions that still hold retiree and reunion networks — SIU, MEBA, AMO, MM&P, and the historic NMU. How union mariners were exposed to asbestos and where retirees can learn more.