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Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas Nearly Runs Over Italian Fishing Boat

By Jim Walker on July 7, 2012
Posted in Collisions

The popular cruise blog Noticias de Cruceros reports that yesterday the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship almost collided with a small Italian fishing vessel, the Angelo II based in Civitavecchia, in waters near the port city of Latium on the western coast of Italy.  

According to Noticias de Cruceros, the Royal Caribbean cruise…

Lawsuit By Panamanian Survivor Against Princess Cruises Hits The National Press

By Jim Walker on May 14, 2012
Posted in Rescue

The U.S. national media has now focused on a lawsuit arising out of the notorious "sail by" where a Princess cruise ship sailed by three desperate Panamanian men lost at sea in a disabled little fishing boat.  Two young men from Panama, age 16 and 24 died.  One man, Adrian Vasquez, age 18, survived but…

Duty of Cruise Lines to Assist Persons In Distress: Moral, Legal & Practical Considerations On The High Seas

By Jim Walker on April 26, 2012
Posted in Rescue

The Star Princess‘ refusal to assist the three young men aboard the disabled Fifty Cents fishing boat has captivated the world’s attention.  My first article on the troubling story – Two Dead Fishermen:  Did Star Princess Cruise Ship Ignore Mariners In Distress? – elicited strong comments by the public. One comment on my…

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