Cruise Ship Law

A passenger on board a Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line ship has died following an accident in the Bahamas.

According to a statement from NCL, a passenger on the Norwegian Sky and his wife were walking on rocks by the shore on Great Stirrup Cay in a remote part of the island when he fell into the water on Thursday.

Following an extensive search, the man's body was recovered Friday morning.

Norwegian Sky's four-day Bahamas cruise departed Miami on August 24th and returned to Miami Friday.

A statement by NCL reads: "We are saddened by this tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the guest during this difficult time."

The company did not release the name of the man who died or where he was from.

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SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 62-year-old woman yesterday from a cruise ship and brought her to San Diego for treatment after she suffered a head injury.

A Coast Guard helicopter picked up the woman about 5:15 p.m. from the Carnival Paradise cruise ship, which was 25 miles off Point Loma. The woman was hoisted up to the helicopter in a basket. Information on her condition was not available.

On Saturday, the Coast Guard also airlifted a 73-year-old man from a fishing boat about 88 miles south of San Diego after he experienced symptoms of a heart attack. He was taken to a hospital where he was reported in good condition.

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According to reports a Canadian rape suspect was arrested on the Carnival cruise ship Inspiration in Tampa Bay.

It has been reported that the U.S. Marshalls met the Inspiration when it docked in Tampa Bay after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security found the name of the alleged rapist on the ships manifest.

The man has been identified as Steven Mark Anthony Requena age 28, and has been a fugitive after fleeing Canada after the alleged rape that took place in 2007.

The alleged rape took place at Fort Erie, Ontario and it is reported Requena is suspected of raping a woman while holding a scalpel to her throat.

According to a U.S. Marshall spokesperson, Requena now lives in Buffalo, New York and was traveling with a group and accompanied by a female that has not been identified. Officials also state that Requena did not put up a struggle when U.S. Marshals arrested him in his cabin on the ship after it had docked, and was arrested on a Canadian warrant.

Requena who will be extradited to Canada is facing several charges including sexual assault on a cruise ship, and officials from the U.S. Marshall's service and Homeland security have stated as a fugitive a cruise ship is no place to hide, and the arrest of Steven Mark Anthony Requena should be an example.

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A search for a woman who was reported missing from a cruise ship in Glacier Bay National Park on Monday morning has ended. Searchers have recovered a body believed to be that of the missing woman, many miles away from the park.

The 45-year-old woman was a passenger on the Holland America ship Zaandam. She was reported missing by a friend at 10 a.m. on Monday while the ship was in Glacier Bay. She was believed to have fallen overboard, but the time or location of the incident was not known.

The ship departed Juneau late Sunday night, and according to members of the ship's crew, the woman ordered room service around midnight, when the ship was near Douglas Island.

Park personnel launched a search of park waters and the shoreline, and the Coast Guard began a massive search of Stephens Passage, Lynn Canal and Icy Strait. The trip from Juneau to Glacier Bay covers a distance of about 75 miles.

The crew of a commercial helicopter helping in the search found the body late Monday afternoon on the west side of Douglas Island. A Coast Guard spokesman stated that's about 12 miles northwest of the point where the passenger was last seen. Positive identification of the body is pending.

There was no immediate sign of foul play, and little is currently known about the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. Alaska State Troopers are continuing their investigation.

Posted by Lipcon Law Firm at 12:56 PM | Permalink

A search for a woman who was reported missing from a cruise ship in Glacier Bay National Park on Monday morning has ended. Searchers have recovered a body believed to be that of the missing woman, many miles away from the park.

The 45-year-old woman was a passenger on the Holland America ship Zaandam. She was reported missing by a friend at 10 a.m. on Monday while the ship was in Glacier Bay. She was believed to have fallen overboard, but the time or location of the incident was not known.

The ship departed Juneau late Sunday night, and according to members of the ship's crew, the woman ordered room service around midnight, when the ship was near Douglas Island.

Park personnel launched a search of park waters and the shoreline, and the Coast Guard began a massive search of Stephens Passage, Lynn Canal and Icy Strait. The trip from Juneau to Glacier Bay covers a distance of about 75 miles.

The crew of a commercial helicopter helping in the search found the body late Monday afternoon on the west side of Douglas Island. A Coast Guard spokesman stated that's about 12 miles northwest of the point where the passenger was last seen. Positive identification of the body is pending.

There was no immediate sign of foul play, and little is currently known about the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. Alaska State Troopers are continuing their investigation.

Posted by Lipcon Law Firm at 12:56 PM | Permalink