Recent Posts in Cruise Ship Accidents Category
Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
In the wake of several highly publicized cruise ship accidents this year, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) announced this week that they are ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Offshore Accident Lawyer
For the second time in just two months, a ship owned by Costa Cruises is again in the news. The Costa Allegra was being towed to an island in the Seychelles Tuesday after a fire broke out in the ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
In the wake of the Costa Concordia accident off the coast of Italy, many people with upcoming cruise plans are rightfully nervous about their decision to head out to sea. Cruising has always been ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
Workers can begin pumping fuel off the Costa Concordia as early as tomorrow, Italian officials announced January 23. Search operations for the 17 passengers still missing will continue simultaneously, ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Offshore Injury Attorney
The latest news regarding the Costa Concordia tragedy has shifted focus from Captain Francesco Schettino to the American based cruise line in operation of the ship. As the search continues for ...
Continue reading "Delayed Evacuation Order: The Costa Concordia Crisis Continues" »
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
For recovery teams, time is running out as inclement weather makes it way towards the resting place of the Costa Concordia ; the storm is expected to bring with it winds of up to 30 knots and 1.5 ...
Continue reading "Storm Approaches; Costa Concordia Considered to be at "High Risk" of Sinking" »
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Maritime Injury Attorney
Five days after the initial crash, with several passengers still unaccounted for, rescue workers were forced to suspend search operations onboard the Costa Concordia after the ship shifted slightly on ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
Four days after the initial crash, the search for survivors of the Costa Concordia tragedy remains ongoing. On Tuesday, January 17, divers were able to find five more bodies (four men and one woman), ...
Continue reading "Death Toll Doubles in Costa Concordia Tragedy" »
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Maritime Lawyer
Early Monday rescue missions have been halted on the Costa Concordia , as rough seas contributed with the shifting from the rescues were raising alarm that fuel could start leaking from the vessel. ...
Continue reading "Costa Concordia Update: Human Error to Blame?" »
Posted on Jan 15, 2012 By Maritime Attorney
On Friday, January 13, on the first day of its week-long Mediterranean cruise, an Italian cruise ship called the Costa Concordia ran aground near the reef off of Isola del Giglio. There was an ...
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