KeyNet.com reports a vacationer from Canada nearly lost his leg in a boating accident on January 11, 2012 near Angelfish Creek, off North Key Largo. Thomas N. Davidson, 52, of Ottawa was ejected from a 16′ Dolphin flats boat owned by Tom Davidson, 71, of Key Largo in a side […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
A cruise ship passenger aboard the Norwegian Dawn in need of medical attention was medically evacuated by the Coast Guard Monday, Jan. 16, near the Bahamas. A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, safely hoisted the 75-year-old passenger from Canada and a ship’s nurse from the cruise […]
Brais & Brais’ maritime lawyers Keith Brais and Richard Rusak were asked by Florida Lawyers Mutual to contribute to an article showcasing the Ship Owner’s Limitation of Liability Act. The Limitation of Liability Act enables vessel owners in certain situations to limit their liability for boating accidents to the vessel’s […]
The 4,232 passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia grounded after it struck a rock formation near the Italian island of Giglio on Friday, January 13, 2012. At the time of this article, 5 people are reported dead, 17 missing and scores injured. The Concordia was sailing from Civitavecchia to Savona when […]
An injured woman was medevaced January 6, 2012 from the Emerald Princess cruise ship off Nassau, Bahamas. At approximately 1:30 p.m. the Coast Guard was notified that a person sustained a sever spinal compression and required medical assistance. An HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft crew from Air Station Miami, Florida […]