Maritime Lawyer

Exceptionally large waves from a storm in the Pacific Ocean caused P&O Cruises’ Pacific Sun to go into a vicious roll that injured dozens of passengers.The New Zealand Herald has reported that at least 42 passengers have received treatment for injuries due to the rolling motion of the ship. The ship was heading to Auckland, […]

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The grounding of the cruise ship Empress of the North off of the coast of Alaska was the fault of the ship’s master.
The ship hit the ground after missing a turn at Rock Island. The probable cause of the accident was that the ship’s master assigned an inexperienced, recently licensed junior third mate to the […]

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A cruise ship recently collided with a Manhattan pier. There are, so far, no reports of injuries.
Officials for New York City say that the collision damaged parking lot support beams on Pier 90 on the Hudson River. They would also like to mention that there is no risk of collapse.
The ship, Norwegian Spirit, was owned […]

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Norwegian Cruise Lines has been ordered to pay the victims of a 2003 cruise ship accident more than $13 million.
The accident occurred in 2003 when a boiler on one of the cruise ships exploded. The accident ended up killing 8 workers and injuring 10 others.
In addition to the $13 million in restitution, the federal judge […]

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The British survivors of a cruise ship which sank off of Antarctica last fall have been busy telling their stories to marine investigators who are creating an accident report. This accident could determine the existence of crusies to Antarctica in the future.
 The majority of safety flaws on board the M/S Explorer deal with evacuation procedures. […]

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