Another medical emergency has occurred on the NCL cruise ship Breakaway. This time the Coast Guard was called to medevac an 87-year-old passenger while the cruise line was passing Ocracoke Island off the North Carolina coast. After receiving a call for medical assistance on Monday, December 16th, the Coast Guard […]
Category: Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Law
The Coast Guard was again called to medevace a passenger from a Carnival cruise ship. Herman Steidel Lebron from Puerto Rico sustained an internal injury while aboard the Victory. It is unknown how the passenger was hurt. The decision was made on December to medically evacuate the passenger to Key […]
A 34-year-old passenger was medically evacuated form the Carnival Miracle cruise ship after she began experiencing internal bleeding. The cruise ship requested assistance late in the night on December 6th while the liner was off the California coast. A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew was dispatched from Coast Guard Sector San […]
There are reports that a United Kingdom passenger died aboard the cruise ship Thomson Dream while sailing to the Caribbean island of Tortola. A Police Information Officer stated that, David James Hughes, 59, was complaining of difficulty breathing and was pronounced dead by the ship’s doctor at 9:18 a.m. on […]
Millions of cruise passengers visit the Bahamas each year on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, NCL, Carnival, Disney, Holland America and Princess’ ships. Though becoming sick or injured is the last thing on travelers’ minds, it does occur with some regularity. This law firm has represented and currently represents many people who […]