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CLIA Takes Steps to Improve Cruise Ship Safety
CLIA Takes Steps to Improve Cruise Ship Safety In the wake of the recent COSTA CONCORDIA disaster, which claimed the lives of 32 people, including an elderly couple from White…
Tracking Cruise Ship Safety Is a Difficult Task
A century after the RMS TITANIC sank and claimed the lives of more than 1,500 people, the cruise industry now boasts its ships are one of the safest means of…
What To Do If You Are Sexually Assaulted on a Cruise Ship
Many cruise ship passengers feel a false sense of community while onboard the ship. In reality, they are far from home and surrounded by strangers, having to rely on the…
Avoiding Cruise Ship Sexual Assaults: Tips for How to Stay Safe
Avoiding Cruise Ship Sexual Assaults: Tips for How to Stay Safe According to a 2009 article by CNN, the FBI identified sexual and physical assaults as the leading crimes committed…
The Dark Side of Cruises: Sexual Assaults
Cruises are supposed to be fun, carefree getaways, but there is a dark side to the cruise industry. According to a recent article in The Seattle Times, during the one-year…
Compensation for Injured Dockworkers
Compensation for Injured Dockworkers Working on a dock carries with it certain risks. Dockworkers can be seriously injured or killed in falls or by falling objects, and they risk having…
Workers’ Comp in the Maritime Industry
In the non-maritime world, employees who sustain on-the-job injuries or develop occupational illnesses are typically eligible to apply for state workers’ compensation. In the maritime industry, however, that is not…
Maintenance and Cure Compensation for Injured and Ill Seamen
When a seaman becomes sick or injured on the job, his or her employer is required to provide maintenance and cure compensation. The responsibility for ship owners to provide care…
U.S. Coast Guard Investigating Tugboat Fire
Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 27, a U.S.-flagged tugboat known as the PATRICE MCALLISTER caught fire in Canadian waters on Lake Ontario with six people aboard. Both the U.S.…