Cruise Ship Law Blog
Cruise Ship Law Blog is "dedicated to cruise passenger and crew safety, seafarer conditions, maritime law and all types of injuries at sea."
Author: Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina is based in Miami.
Blawg Related Categories: Admiralty & Maritime Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Cruise Ship Law Blog
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Sexual assaults on cruise passengers increase
As millions of vacationers head out on exotic cruises during the busy summer season, few give a thought to becoming a victim of assault while on board a cruise ship. According to the FBI, in…
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Cruise Ships Top Spot For Sexual Assaults
Now that the cruising season is in hot demand, millions of travelers are very eager to embark on their one of a kind vacations. However, little do many of these people know that they could…
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Sexual assaults on the high seas come under scrutiny
It's the midst of peak cruising season, and millions of travelers are eagerly embarking on exotic vacations without thinking they could ever fall victim to a crime at sea. But sexual and physical assaults were…
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Going Over the Edge on Cruise Ships
A new high school graduate plunges into the Gulf of Mexico while on a celebratory cruise with friends and his parents. A man tumbles over a rail on a cruise ship as it returns to…
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Swine flu cruise ship quarantined
Venezuela has quarantined a visiting cruise ship following an outbreak of swine flu on board. More than 1,200 passengers and crew will be kept on board the Spanish-owned Ocean Dream, which has docked at the…
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Engine Room Fire on Princess Cruise Ship
Royal Princess Cruise Ship Update, 5:44 p.m. EDT: The latest from Princess is that the fire has been extinguished, but passengers will remain at their muster stations until further notice. The ship is currently operating…
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Cruise ship accidents prompt questions: How do people fall off....and why
TAMPA - It's not easy to fall off a cruise ship, and it doesn't happen often, but when it does twice in 24 hours in the Gulf of Mexico, it prompts conversation around another body…
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Ala. Woman Reportedly Goes Overboard on Cruise Ship
MOBILE, Ala. - The Coast Guard sent out ships and aircraft to search the Gulf of Mexico for an Alabama woman who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship early Tuesday. Michelle Vilborg, 50, of…
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Man rescued in Fla. after falling from cruise ship
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A man found clinging to a buoy after falling from a cruise ship in coastal Florida has been rescued. The Coast Guard says 46-year-old Larry Miller told them he went…
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Boating Accidents
Our renowned team of lawyers has extensive experience representing persons injured in boating accidents. If you have been searching for a boating accident attorney, Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina, P.A. is your greatest resource for boating…