Boat Accident
Honeymoon Cruisers Collide On Zip Line in Honduras. Husband Dies While Wife is Left Seriously Injured
Egael Tishman being transported to hospital. Photo shared by Honduran Newspaper, La Prensa An Israeli couple celebrating their honeymoon on a Royal Caribbean Cruise were involved in a deadly cruise zip-line excursion incident in Honduras on Thursday, July 5. Honduran newspaper La Prensa, reported 24-year-old Egael Tishman and 27-year-old Shif Fanken were on the zip…
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Read MoreCaribbean Princess Set Adrift after Engine Problems
The Caribbean Princess lost power yesterday, and was set adrift. The Holyhead Coast Guard was dispatched to the ship’s aid. All passengers and crew are reportedly safe. In recent weeks we have written several blog pieces about cruise ships which have suffered engine and propulsion issues, sometimes causing the vessels to become stranded at sea.…
Read MoreCosta Concordia Captain found Guilty
The Captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, 54 year old Francesco Schettino, has been found guilty of causing the deaths of 32 people when he guided the ship onto rocks in January 2012 off the Italian island of Giglio in Tuscany. Schettino was facing multiple charges of manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning ship…
Read MoreRoyal Caribbean Accident Kills Two in St. Kitts
Two men reportedly died yesterday in an accident involving a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Several published reports indicate that two men, who had been assisting with mooring the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas on the island of St. Kitts, were killed after being thrown from their boat as the ship left port. Witnesses say…
Read MoreRecreational Boating Accident off of Port Canaveral: 1 dead and others injured
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — An early morning boating accident off the coast of Port Canaveral claimed the life of an Oviedo man and injured his son Sunday morning.Fish and wildlife agents said the pair were returning from an overnight fishing trip, when they were hit by a second boat around 6:40am, 6 to 8 miles…
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