Accidents On Cruise Ships 2014

This means that there are around 34 deaths per week.

Accidents on cruise ships 2014. Cruise ship accidents injuries crimes disappearances fires and collisions on the high seas involve issues of maritime law. Its unlikely you will experience any problems during your cruise. In the period 2012-2014 a total of 74 rapes on cruise ships and a total of 29 assault crime cases involving serious body injuries were officially reported.

Jim Walker graduated from law school in 1983 and has been handling maritime law cases for the past thirty-five years. Similar Carnival cruise ship incidents happened on Carnival Paradise March 4 2014 24 Cubans rescued on Carnival Ecstasy March 25 2014 with 41 Cubans rescued on Carnival Dream May 7 2014 39 Cubans rescued and on Carnival Liberty August 22 2014 11 Cubans rescued. All refugee boats were both unseaworthy and overcrowded.

According to CNN the resulting blaze damaged 100 cabins on four decks. Cruise ships sound like a luxurious way to knock a few locations off your bucket list at their best theyre paradisiacal wonderlands filled with interesting people from all walks of life mountainous buffets and a plethora of activities. 14 January 2014 Ship Country Description BJL I Indonesia The ferry capsized at Tanjung Priok.

Two workers at a Turkish shipbreaking yard have died following an accident dismantling a Carnival cruise ship according to an industry watchdog. 200 deaths out of 30000000 yearly passengers equate to 1 in 150000 guests. 172 171 after the subsequent suicide of the vice principal of Danwon High School The sinking of MV Sewol Korean.

Preliminary reports suggest the ferry made a sharp turn causing cargo to shift. But some cruise ships have been giving a failing grade by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which inspects ships for their. 17 miles off Gwanmae IslandSouth Korea Incident.

One recent overboard accident caught our attention. ECC Topaz United Kingdom The windfarm service vessel caught fire and sank in the North sea 11 nautical miles 20 km east of Lowestoft Suffolk at around 1pm.