Personal Injury

A Belgian cruise ship ran aground in Thailand on Monday, breaching its hull and taking on water.  Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub The ship, La Belle des Oceans, was sailing south of the Phi-Phi islands when it struck underwater rocks. The collision was significant enough to breach the hull of the ship and cause it to take…

CNN is reporting that six people fell ill aboard a Norwegian cruise ship earlier this week.   The sick passengers fell ill with flu-like symptoms including symptoms that affected the stomach. They were traveling aboard the Norwegian Joy, returning to the U.S. after a trip through the Panama Canal when they fell ill the report…

In July, 18-month-old Chloe Wiegan fell to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship window. Her grandfather was the last person to have contact with her. The Wiegand family says that he accidentally picked her up to a window he thought was closed. Puerto Rican authorities recently announced that they would prosecute Chloe’s grandfather…

Earlier this week we blogged about a man who died after falling several stories aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship. Information about the victim and the circumstances continue to trickle out. Brownsburg, Indiana resident Brian Rice fell approximately four stories – from the ninth story of the Horizon – as the ship was returning to…

USA Today reports that the Miami-Dade Police Department is currently investigating the death of a man who died while sailing aboard a Carnival cruise ship on Friday. Yesterday we blogged about the victim, who fell aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship. Various published reports indicate that the victim apparently fell approximately four floors from a…

A man mysteriously died aboard a Carnival cruise ship as the vessel was returning to port on Friday night. CBS Miami reports that the man was aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship as it was returning to PortMiami when he died. Though the CBS Miami report did not identify how the man died, other published…

Yesterday we reported on a woman who is suing Carnival Cruise Line after an unlicensed physician treated her husband on one of the company’s ships. The man died shortly thereafter.  Mary Ann Murphy is suing the cruise giant after her 55-year-old husband Daniel died while on a Carnival cruise in August 2018. Daniel had visited…

In May 2018 Daniel Murphy and his wife Mary Ann were sailing on a seven-day cruise itinerary out of New Orleans when Daniel fell seriously ill. Daniel was taken to the medic facility aboard the ship and treated by the ship’s physician, Dr. Chenna Kesava Reddy Yenuga Mandi. Unbeknownst to the Murphys doctor Mandi was…

Authorities have released more information about the Catholic Church reverend who was arrested recently on suspicion of sexually harassing a cruise ship masseuse.  FoxNews.com reports that authorities have charged Mount Vernon, Alabama reverend Amal Samy with sexual abuse charges stemming from the incident aboard the Carnival Fantasy in August. Samy is a priest with the…

Federal prosecutors are accusing an Alabama official of the Catholic Church of sexually harassing a cruise ship masseuse.  AL.com reports that Rev. Amal Samy is accused of having attempted to convince a cruise ship massage technician to touch his genitals during his massage aboard the Carnival Fantasy in August. Federal prosecutors allege that Samy first…

According to BBC.com, a new study indicates that reducing ship speeds, including those of cruise ships, by 20% could have significant benefits for the environment.  When ships travel more slowly, they tend to emit less pollution, even when taking the increased travel time into account. The benefits of the speed reductions could be far-ranging, from…

TravelPulse.com reports that the Long Beach Planning Commission has given the green light to a plan which would see the city’s cruise terminal expanded by approximately 657 parking spots, fill a 450 foot abandoned tunnel, and reorganize traffic routes. The article states that the planned construction will likely benefit Carnival Cruise Line as the planned…

Several news outlets are reporting that a Filipino man has been indicted on allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman aboard a cruise ship, presumably aboard the cruise ship on which he worked. The St. Thomas Source reports that authorities charged Louis Isom Mangampat, of the Philippines, for aggravated sexual abuse following the incident. Newsweek reports that…

Dozens of Seattle, Washing area residents are protesting a proposed cruise terminal expansion to the city, citing cruise ships’ high levels of pollution and greenhouse gases as a primary concern. Photo source: Seattle Times SeattleTimes.com reports that some climate activists consider the city’s deal to construct the terminal near Pioneer Square to be a “deal with…

Published reports indicate that the Celebrity Xpedition cruise ship ran aground in Galapagos on Tuesday. The ship was carrying 46 crew and passengers when it became stranded after running aground. The ship’s crew then evacuated along with the guests as a precaution, .  In a statement, Celebrity said that it has not identified any environmental…

Earlier this year top Carnival Cruise Line executives were taken to task by a federal judge, accused of purposefully polluting the world’s seas and covering it up. The company had already been hit with a $40 million fine after pleading guilty to criminal charges stemming from the pollution, and was assessed another $20 million fine…

The U.S. Coast Guard medically evacuated a man from a cruise ship off the North Carolina Coast on Monday, as the ship was about 60 miles from Cape Hatteras.  According to a communication from the cruise ship, the man was sailing aboard the Royal Caribbean ship Anthem of the Seas when he began showing signs…