http://blog.lipcon.com/ en-us 2010-04-04T14:07:05-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/04/two_killed_as_giant_waves_hit.html Two people have been killed and six injured as giant waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean. A spokesman for owner Louis Cruises said three "abnormally high" waves broke windows in the front of the ship. The Louis... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2010-04-04T14:07:05-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/03/huge_waves_hit_cruise_ship_vid.html BARCELONA, Spain — The Mediterranean was heaving as the 68-year-old Italian stood in the cruise ship lounge. A moment later a monstrous wave shattered the windows and sent shards into her head, leaving her bleeding on the floor and calling... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2010-03-04T09:24:13-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/02/egypt_3_crew_members_die_in_cr.html AL-ARISH, Egypt — A luxury cruise liner carrying nearly 1,500 passengers slammed into the pier as it docked Friday at an Egyptian Red Sea resort in fierce winds, leaving three crew members dead, officials said. The ship's owner, Costa Crociera,... Crewmember S.O.S. Lipcon 2010-02-26T09:51:56-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/02/tiger_woods_is_being_sued_afte.html Disgraced golfing ace Tiger Woods is being sued by a former deckhand whose fingers were chopped off in an accident aboard his £10 million super yacht. A lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County, Florida, is reportedly demanding unspecified damages following... Crewmember S.O.S. Lipcon 2010-02-24T11:00:30-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/02/coast_guard_continues_to_searc.html The U.S. Coast Guard will resume searching for a missing Japanese cruise ship member who went overboard the Pacific Venus on Saturday when it was south of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, according to officials. The ship, on its way back... Cruise Disappearances Lipcon 2010-02-21T14:32:30-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/02/woman_reportedly_killed_aboard.html GALVESTON - The Police News learned late Saturday that an investigation is underway into the death of a woman aboard the Carnival ship Ecstasy. According to our sources a 32-year old Brazoria County woman and her fiancee set sail earlier... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2010-02-20T13:50:17-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/02/carbon_monoxide_sickens_member.html Fire department, hazmat team look for the cause Seven crew members aboard a cruise ship headed to Baltimore on Saturday were sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning, rescue officials said. Fire department crews and a hazmat team met the Celebrity Mercury... Crewmember S.O.S. Lipcon 2010-02-14T10:05:35-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/01/sd_coast_guard_teams_perform_2.html SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard airlifted an ill passenger from a cruise ship off Point Loma Friday night in stormy sea conditions. The ship, MS Maasdam, was about 55 miles south of Point Loma when Coast Guard Sector San... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2010-01-23T17:45:02-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/01/cruise_ship_passenger_murdered.html A 30-year-old American woman sailing in the Caribbean this week on a Star Clippers cruise ship was murdered during a port call in Antigua. In a statement issued today to USA TODAY, Star Clippers confirms several reports in small Caribbean... Cruise Line Crimes Lipcon 2010-01-22T15:41:32-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/01/report_urges_cruise_industry_t.html ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A new report that takes a critical look at the North American cruise ship industry is calling for stringent regulations to halt the environmental pollution caused by the massive vessels. Getting a Grip on Cruise Ship... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2010-01-15T16:32:59-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/01/maritime_lawyer_charles_r_lipc.html Maxim Magazine named Charles Lipcon the World's Best Prosecutor of Cruise Lines. Charles was featured in article entitled "Wet and Wild" . The article was an expose of some of the dangers on the high seas. Charles was quoted as... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2010-01-02T11:34:16-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/01/cruise_ship_passenger_jumps_ov.html MIAMI (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger who government officials say jumped overboard in the Bahamas. The Coast Guard says crew members aboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas reported Neha Chhikara missing... Cruise Disappearances Lipcon 2010-01-01T16:11:45-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2010/01/officials_id_woman_who_jumped.html The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger who government officials say jumped overboard in the Bahamas. The Coast Guard says crew members aboard Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas reported Neha Chhikara missing Thursday afternoon as... Cruise Disappearances Lipcon 2010-01-01T11:07:44-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/12/acs_most_common_diagnosis_in_c.html While the holidays are a time for relaxation and travel, health emergencies can and do happen. A study of cruise ship emergencies published online December 7, 2009, ahead of print in the American Journal of Cardiology suggests patients with known... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-12-28T17:17:25-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/12/cruise_boozing_slammed.html Celebrity Cruise Line has once again received flack for ‘promoting a binge drinking culture’ after launching an 'all you can drink' offer on a number of its cruise ships. These special packages are designed to let cruise passengers to drink... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-12-23T15:28:37-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/12/death_toll_in_shipwreck_in_bra.html RIO DE JANEIRO - The number of deaths in the boat accident in the Amazon River in Brazil's northern Para state reached seven, authorities said on Tuesday. The rescue teams managed to find five bodies earlier in the day. During... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-12-23T10:27:22-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/12/cruise_liner_hit_with_second_v.html A cruise liner stranded in Portsmouth last week after 180 passengers were struck down by a sickness bug is set to return again after a second suspected outbreak. The Fred Olsen cruise ship Boudicca, which is based at Portsmouth ferry... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-12-22T10:24:21-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/12/boat_driver_coast_guard_vessel.html SAN DIEGO - Alan DeWeese says his lights were on when a Coast Guard boat rammed his 26-foot Sea Ray, killing his 8-year-old son and injuring five others on board. The lights are just one reason witnesses and survivors are... Boating Accidents Lipcon 2009-12-22T09:59:21-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/12/budget_travel_a_theory_about_t.html That enormous, new, 6,000-passenger cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, that you've been reading so much about, will begin sailing an odd itinerary this coming May. Every other week throughout the year, it will devote three of its six days... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-12-20T11:13:55-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/12/safety_warning_for_cruise_visi.html Nassau, capital of The Bahamas, has spent millions of dollars dredging its harbour and building new port facilities so it can handle Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. So a recent spate of armed attacks... Cruise Line Crimes Lipcon 2009-12-14T11:18:16-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/31_year_old_italian_chef_angel.html 31 year old Italian Chef Angelo Faliva is missing aboard the Princess Cruises "Coral Princess" sailing from Aruba to Cartagena, Colombia. Faliva was last seen on a deck of the Coral Princess at about 8:30 AM Thursday. The FBI is... Cruise Disappearances Lipcon 2009-11-29T10:56:25-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/too_little_too_late_a_cruise_p.html Bahamas pledged to place more police in the tourist sectors of Nassau after a spate of crimes against cruise passengers in the last few weeks, but at least one victim is saying that is too little, too late. Carly Milne... Cruise Line Crimes Lipcon 2009-11-28T11:05:52-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/nassau_crime_wave_hits_cruises.html A series of armed attacks on cruise ship passengers in Nassau has raised fears about the safety of visitors to the Bahamas. Several Europeans were among a group of 18 tourists held up by two men wielding shotguns during a... Cruise Line Crimes Lipcon 2009-11-28T09:43:37-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/bahamas_security_to_be_beefed.html Bahamian officials plan to beef up security after the armed robbery of 18 U.S. cruise ship passengers visiting a forest preserve just minutes from the busy port of Nassau last weekend, the founder of the tourist attraction said Monday. The... Cruise Line Crimes Lipcon 2009-11-24T14:56:07-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/royal_caribbean_unveils_first.html ABOARD THE OASIS OF THE SEAS -- Always wished you had a quick and easy way to track down your children on a cruise ship? On one ship, at least, now you will. When Royal Caribbean's new Oasis of the... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-11-23T14:43:09-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/cruise_ship_rescues_seattle_co.html A Seattle couple in danger of drowning on the high seas was rescued by a cruise ship over the weekend. Christopher Miller and Brandy Meissner were about 400 miles from Hawaii when bad weather, high winds and powerful waves all... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-11-16T13:51:49-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/oasis_of_the_seas_wows_the_cro.html Oasis of the Seas, larger than life on the ocean's horizon Friday morning, swaggered into Port Everglades, sounding her horn as a crowd of onlookers at John U. Lloyd State Park beach let out a cheer. "Wow!" cried one early... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-11-13T10:55:54-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/woman_buzzed_night_of_alleged.html A Kansas City woman who claims a headwaiter for a Princess Cruise Lines ship sexually assaulted her when she was a passenger told jurors today in Los Angeles federal court she was "buzzed" the night of the alleged attack. Portuguese... Cruise Ship Rape & Sexual Assault Lipcon 2009-11-11T09:39:30-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/11/wet_and_wild.html It’s always happy hour in the Crew Bar. Cashiers selling $1 beers and $2 packs of Marlboro Lights are swamped from the moment they open their metal shutters at 8 p.m. till they close them at 1 a.m. Darts pierce... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-11-10T10:20:19-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/10/cruise_ship_safety_measure_win.html Cruise lines serving U.S. ports would be required to improve crime reporting and safety measures under a bill approved Friday by the House of Representatives. The measure would require cruise ship to publicly report shipboard crimes, install peepholes in cabin... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-10-24T09:45:02-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/10/sex_claim_clouds_cruise.html Kiwi cruisegoers have been warned to watch their backs after an alleged sexual assault on "New Zealand's favourite cruise ship". A young woman claims she was assaulted on P&O's Pacific Sun 12 days ago while it was cruising near Noumea.... Cruise Ship Rape & Sexual Assault Lipcon 2009-10-18T15:53:40-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/10/police_investigate_po_sexual_a.html Police have been asked to investigate an alleged sexual assault on board a P&O Cruise ship which docked in Brisbane on Saturday morning. The P&O liner Pacific Sun docked in Brisbane after a seven day cruise. Police say they are... Cruise Ship Rape & Sexual Assault Lipcon 2009-10-13T14:03:33-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/09/search_on_for_passenger_missin.html (6:45 AM) -- A massive search-and-rescue operation is under way off the west coast of Canada today for a passenger who has gone missing from a Princess cruise ship. The 67-year-old woman, who hasn't been identified, was noticed missing Wednesday... Lipcon 2009-09-24T09:42:20-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/09/rochester_man_charged_with_sex.html A Rochester man is at the center of a cruise ship nightmare after federal authorities say he sexually abused a young girl. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany Lee said that according to a criminal complaint on December 31, 2006, a 13-year-old... Cruise Ship Rape & Sexual Assault Lipcon 2009-09-18T14:31:16-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/09/cruise_passenger_dies_in_ships.html A man who was a passenger onboard Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas has died following a tragic accident while on a ship-organised catamaran excursion in Cozumel. According to a statement from Royal Caribbean, "On Friday, September 4, a guest... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-09-09T16:28:48-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/09/irish_cruise_ship_man_falls_ov.html The search has resumed in Australia for a young Irishman feared drowned after falling overboard when kissing his girlfriend. Shane O'Halloran (23), from West Cork, is missing and suspected drowned after he and his girlfriend (26) apparently lost their balance... Cruise Disappearances Lipcon 2009-09-08T09:47:36-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/09/six_carnival_cruise_ship_passe.html ix Carnival cruise ship passengers have been detained on the island of Antigua after a dispute over a cab fare ballooned into an alleged brawl with police. The Antigua Sun today reports the six U.S. citizens -- Dolores Lalanne, 25,... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-09-08T09:44:01-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/09/drama_at_sea_disney_cruise_shi.html (7:56 AM) -- A Disney cruise ship sailing off the coast of Florida has rescued a Carnival passenger who went overboard during the night. Disney spokeswoman Rena Langley says the Disney Wonder pulled the passenger out of the water at... Crewmember S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-09-04T09:39:51-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/08/accident_in_bahamas_leaves_ncl.html 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... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-08-28T14:43:52-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/08/coast_guard_airlifts_woman_fro.html 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... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-08-24T15:08:51-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/08/rape_suspect_arrested_on_carni.html 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... Cruise Ship Rape & Sexual Assault Lipcon 2009-08-12T12:15:05-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/08/search_ends_for_woman_missing.html 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... Cruise Disappearances Lipcon 2009-08-04T12:56:42-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/08/search_ends_for_woman_missing_1.html 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... Cruise Disappearances Lipcon 2009-08-04T12:56:42-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/07/curiosity_cuts_mans_family_cru.html When Mark Jacobs boarded a ship to enjoy a relaxing cruise around Scandinavia this month with his wife, his children and his parents, the last thing he expected was to be escorted off the liner by uniformed officers from the... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-07-30T10:30:55-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/07/curiosity_cuts_mans_family_cru_1.html When Mark Jacobs boarded a ship to enjoy a relaxing cruise around Scandinavia this month with his wife, his children and his parents, the last thing he expected was to be escorted off the liner by uniformed officers from the... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-07-30T10:30:55-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/07/emotional_comments_from_man_he.html SAN DIEGO — Robert McGill, the man accused of killing his wife on a Mexican cruise, made a dramatic first court appearance in San Diego, arguing with public defenders as family members sobbed loudly in the gallery. The 55-year-old man... Cruise Line Crimes Lipcon 2009-07-18T10:44:29-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/07/two_brothers_die_in_boat_crash.html Two brothers died early Saturday morning when a 23-foot Bayliner slammed into their 21-foot Hewes near Dinner Key, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Charles W. Clayton, 32, and Wade A. Clayton, 33, were killed in the... Boating Accidents Lipcon 2009-07-11T10:30:13-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/07/coast_guard_plucks_infant_from.html JUNEAU, Alaska - The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of an infant injured in a fall on a cruise ship. The ">cruise ship Celebrity Infinity was 80 miles west of Juneau when the call came in. The Coast... Cruise Passenger S.O.S. Lipcon 2009-07-08T10:38:46-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/07/cruise_industry_supports_tough.html The ">cruise line industry endorsed proposed federal rules requiring peepholes on cabin doors, though many ships already have them. The ">cruise ship industry has agreed to new safety rules making it easier to find out who's knocking at a cabin... Boating Accidents Lipcon 2009-07-08T10:35:22-05:00 http://blog.lipcon.com/2009/07/cruise_ship_industry_reverses.html The legislation would make shipboard crime reporting mandatory and require installation of security latches and peepholes on cabin doors, among other measures. The nation's cruise ship industry, in a turnaround from its long-standing position that no additional government oversight is... Maritime Matter of the Week Lipcon 2009-07-07T11:46:27-05:00