Seaman Burned by Known Galley Faucet Defect Aboard Maersk Vessel
- Arnold & Itkin
The Arnold & Itkin team, led by Trent Shelton, filed suit in the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk, Virginia on behalf of a Jones Act seaman and chief cook against Maersk Line, Limited.
In March 2024, our client suffered severe second-degree burns to her right hand aboard the M/V Maersk Detroit when boiling water suddenly erupted from a galley faucet, a defect Maersk knew about but never fixed.
Vessel owners have a duty to keep their ships seaworthy, and that duty includes fixing known hazards before a crew member gets hurt. Our client was performing her job in the galley, a space that she had every reason to trust, when a defect the company already knew about caused her serious injury.
The suit alleges negligence, unseaworthiness, and failure to provide maintenance and cure under the Jones Act and general maritime law. Our maritime injury attorneys are pursuing full accountability from Maersk for allowing a known hazard to go unaddressed until it hurt our client.