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Per the Pacific Daily News, "The captain of the Nippon Maru cruise was suspended due to reported alcohol use on the job, according to ship officials. The Nippon Maru cruise ship collided with Delta Pier on Dec. 30 causing damage to both the vessel and pier. The ship may leave...
The following is an actual inquiry we received from a family member who was reaching out to our firm. They wanted to find out what they should do after their mother was involved in a fall aboard a cruise ship. I'm contacting you on behalf of my mother who suffered...
KGTV in San Diego reports in a Oct. 17 article that, "a Seattle man injured in an ATV accident in Mexico has died in a San Diego hospital, according to his family." The man, Chad Carrico, rented ATV's with friends while his cruise ship made a stop in Ensenada, Mexico....
The Maritime Herald reports, "French cruise company Ponant has been fined $70,000 in New Zealand after an expedition cruise with 356 passengers aboard breached its navigation permit and ran aground on protected subantarctic waters." The boat hit a submerged rock as it steered to close to the Snares Island off...
On Oct. 11, Cruise Law News reports that, "the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York alleged yesterday that a cruise passenger, identified in court papers as Carlos Batista Jr. of Elmhurst, New York, assaulted his girlfriend and choked her until she passed out during a...
What happens when a large cruise ship runs into much smaller vessels? An accident that could have been much worse. The cruise ship Saga Pearl 2 – operated by Saga Cruises –was turning in the port of Dartmouth, England when it ran into four private yachts causing superficial damage. Per...
CruiseLawNews.com reports that a crewmember of the MSC Seaside went overboard the night of May 15 (last night). Apparently the law firm was notified by a passenger aboard the vessel. Per the report, MSC Seaside "used spotlights to search for the crew member starting around 3 A.M. and continuing throughout...
According to the Northern California Record, "a passenger is suing Princess Cruise Lines. alleging negligence led to injuries for the plaintiff. Diane Geiger filed a complaint Feb. 2 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Princess Cruise Lines Ltd., Dr. Jacobus D. Venter and Dr. Shannon...
Were you hurt on a recent cruise vacation? With over 23 million passengers cruising each year around the world, thousands are bound to get hurt in accidents. How do we know? We've been working with injured cruise ship passengers for over 25 years and have battled the cruise lines and...
We realize that the recent hurricanes Irma and Harvey have devastated residents in Florida, Texas and beyond. Our offices in Miami were also impacted. The hurricanes collectively have impacted more than 30 million people...some dramatically. And that impact has put part of people's lives 'on hold' while they figure out...