Maritime
Safety Tips for Cruise Ships from a Maritime Lawyer
More families are going on cruise ship vacations every year. Cruise lines advertise exciting activities for the whole the family, but a cruise can turn from a good time to a dangerous situation quickly. Our maritime lawyer, John H. (Jack) Hickey, has represented both sides of cruise ship accident claims as he Was a Lawyer…
Read MoreCruise Company Installs Roller Coaster Aboard Ship – What Could Go Wrong?
Cruise companies are in a virtual arms race, practically daring one another to go bigger and bolder in a game of maritime one-upmanship. In recent years, cruise ships have grown to astronomical proportions, with the largest ships in the world now able to carry over 7,000 people. And cruise ship attractions have gotten bigger and…
Read MoreFlorida Boating Season Off to Tragic Start
The start of the Florida boating season has been marked with tragedy. In addition to last weekend’s boating crash at Governors Cut off the coast of South Beach, which killed three and critically injured one, the state has seen numerous serious and fatal maritime incidents over the past several weeks. On April 8, New-Press.com reported…
Read MoreNY Times: Cruise Ship Sexual Assault Laws Vary Across the Globe
With the unorganized global patchwork of laws and regulations governing the prosecution of cruise ship sexual assault cases, many would argue that it was only a matter of time until an alleged perpetrator walked free on a technicality. That day came last week, when international press reported on an Italian man who walked free after…
Read MoreLow Engine Oil to Blame for Viking Sky Ordeal
The Viking Sky cruise ship became stranded in the rocky seas off the coast of Norway over the weekend, putting hundreds of passengers and crew members in danger. For days, authorities have been investigating in order to uncover the reason the ship suffered the sudden propulsion problem which caused it to become stranded. Published reports…
Read MoreRoyal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas Took On Water During Maritime Emergency
Newsweek reports that a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was damaged over the weekend, resulting in the ship taking on water while at sea. The report says that while the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas was sailing in the vicinity of Spain, one of the ship’s stabilizers broke. This produced a hole in the hull…
Read MoreTwelve Year-old Girl Raped Onboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
Jane Doe V. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line The following is a description of a personal injury case we have filed. This is a case involving a personal injury aboard the Mariner of the Seas, a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in its literature and advertisements represents directly or…
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