Posts tagged cruise ship accidents

• Illness Strikes During Carnival Cruise From Mobile

  Gerry McGill | January 30, 2008 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Mobile Press Register reported on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, that 121 passengers and 22 crew members aboard the Carnival cruise ship Holiday contracted a stomach virus while on a trip to Mexico from Mobile. Carnival Cruise Lines believes that the norovirus is to blame. The norovirus is a common and highly contagious sickness that causes vomiting, nausea and diarrhea. Vance Gulliksen, the...

• Bad Steering, Inadequate Training Caused Cruise Ship Passenger Injuries

  Gerry McGill | January 11, 2008 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined Thursday that improper training and bad steering by the ship's Second Officer caused a Princess Cruises ship to tilt suddenly in 2006, injuring almost 300 people, some seriously.The NTSB said the Crown Princess's captain and crew failed to realize how fast they were going in shallow water leaving Port Canaveral, Florida. As a result,...

• Search Suspended For Passenger Missing From Cruise Ship

  Kay Whitson | June 20, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The U. S. Coast Guard this morning suspended its search for a 24-year-old man who was missing from the cruise ship Freedom of the Seas which was en route from Miami to Puerto Rico. Relatives last saw Brent Smith, a 24-year-old man, around 1:45 am Monday on his stateroom balcony. They reported him missing about 7 hours later. Following a search of the cruise ship to determine that Mr. Smith...

• Three-year statute of limitations does not apply to cruise line injuries.

  Gerry McGill | June 06, 2007 4:03 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Although one section of the United States Code provides for a uniform three-year statute of limitations for all maritime torts, cruise lines can shorten the period of time for passengers to file claims against them to one year merely by inserting a clause in the fine-print section of the Passenger Ticket. This shortened statute of limitations has been upheld by the Court and is very important...

• Jurisdiction in which to bring lawsuit dictated by cruiseline

  Gerry McGill | June 06, 2007 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  If you are injured on a cruise, the cruise line can specify where you can bring a claim against them. They do this by putting a small-print paragraph in the Passenger Ticket. For example, Carnival Cruise Lines only permits claims to be filed in Miami, Florida. This applies no matter where you boarded the vessel or where the accident occurred.

• Cruise Ship Fire Due to Lack of Modification

  Shannon Weidemann | May 08, 2007 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A fire on a cruise ship in May of last year was because a modification was not made to an engine part according to the official report. The fire was caused because a low pressure fuel pipe flange on the starboard engine failed. The accident on the cruise ship resulted in no injuries to passengers or crew. A Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report said there had been similar...