Two floatplanes that were providing sightseeing tours collided in midair on Monday. The crash happened near Ketchikan, Alaska with both planes falling from the sky – one landing in a lake and one in the ocean, both still submerged. *Some details are still unverified as the crash is still being...
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Should Viking Have Set Sail? Class Action Lawsuit Has Questions
Viking Cruises is facing a class action lawsuit from passengers from an incident that ravaged both the boat and the passengers traveling on the vessel. The Viking Sky incurred engine failure off the coast of Norway on March 23. That left the vessel stranded and vulnerable to high powered seas...
Passenger Goes Missing From MS Amsterdam Cruise Ship
Various new outlets report that a woman has gone missing from the MS Amsterdam cruise ship as it was heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to CruiseHive.com, it is believed the woman – a 69 year old U.S. citizen – went overboard after she was noticed to...
American Passenger on Seven Seas Navigator, Removed From Ship for Abdominal Bleeding and Heart Problems
ArabianIndustry.com reports an American passenger was removed from the Seven Seas Navigator with complications arising from heart issues and abdominal bleeding while the cruise ship was traveling in the Red Sea, the second incident in this stretch of the ocean in recent weeks. Seven Seas Navigator is one of the Regent Seven...
Costa Cruises Evacuates Passenger With Broken Leg
ArabianIndustry.com reports a French passenger was removed from the Costa Luminosa with a broken leg while the cruise ship was traveling in the Red Sea. Costa Luminosa is one of the Costa Cruises fleet vessels, an Italian cruise line owned by Carnival Cruise Line in Miami. According to the report,...
The Power of Cruise Ship Injury Lawsuits: Royal Caribbean to Temporarily Shut Down Sky Pad Bungee Trampoline
Per a report on Fox News, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line will be temporarily shutting down its popular Sky Pad Bungee Trampoline attraction. The reason? A $10 million dollar lawsuit filed against the cruise line in March by a passenger who broke his pelvis after a 20-foot fall on the trampoline....
Jury Awards Waks & Barnett Client More Than $2 Million in Medical Negligence Claim
On March 1, a federal jury awarded one of our clients more than $2 million in damages. The passenger, a 47 year old man from Trinidad and Tobago claimed that the Norwegian Cruise Lines medical staff was negligent in failing to provide proper treatment after diagnosing him with a heart...
Attorneys in Cruise Ship Murder Case Hope to Avoid Trial for Client
Attorneys for Kenneth Manzanares are hoping to reach a plea agreement and avoid a trial. Kenneth Manzanares was charged with murder in the death of his wife during an Alaskan cruise in 2017. Manzanares, a Utah resident, is accused of killing his wife while the couple was traveling on the...
High Winds Prevent Norwegian Gem From Docking in New York
The New York Post reports that the Norwegian Gem was stranded off the coast of New York City as high winds prevented the vessel from docking on Monday, February 25, 2019. Apparently the vessel had to wait hours before before docking, delaying departure for thousands of passengers as well as...
Sea Princess Passenger Air Evacuated Off Coast of Australia
Over the weekend, an elderly passenger was air evacuated from Princess Cruises' Sea Princess after a suspected brain bleed. Flying over 150 miles – which is a long, long way by helicopter for a medical rescue – a team from RACQ CQ was winced on the deck to stabilize the...