Coast Guard medically evacuated a 67-year-old man from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts on May 21st. The Coast Guard received a call at 10:55 a.m. that a male passenger was suffering from stroke-like symptoms. A MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter hoisted […]
Category: Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Law
As reported by Maritimelawblog last month, fire broke out in the engine room of the Costa cruise ship ALLEGRA on February 27th while sailing in the Indian Ocean. The ALLEGRA, a former cargo carrier built in 1969, was towed to Seychelles where she currently remains. Micky Arison, CEO of Carnival […]
A 47-year-old passenger was medevaced off the Norwegian cruise ship JEWEL approximately 115 miles northeast of Cape Henry, Virgina March 9, 2012. The captain of the NCL cruise ship contacted the Coast Guard at approximately 5 p.m. reporting a woman with abdominal pains was in need of medical attention. In […]
The Costa cruise ship ALLEGRA suffered a fire causing the vessel to lose propulsion off the coast of Seychelles in the Indian Sea Monday, February 27, 2012. The fire was reported to have started in the ship’s engine room and is now extinguished. No causalities among the 636 passenger and […]
The Royal Caribbean VOYAGER OF THE SEAS sailed into New Orleans while the Princess cruise ships CROWN PRINCESS and RUBY PRINCESS sailed into Ft. Lauderdale this weekend with Norovirus outbreaks. The P&O cruise ship AURORA also reported a Norovirus outbreak earlier this year. Norovirus is a significant problem aboard cruise […]
