A grand jury recently indicted a 27 year-old resident of Pennsylvania for strangling and beating a woman, who appears to be his girlfriend, during a cruise aboard a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) to the Caribbean a
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Cruise ship accidents, injuries, crimes, disappearances, fires, and collisions on the high seas involve issues of maritime law. Jim Walker graduated from law school in 1983 and has been handling maritime law cases for the past thirty-five years. He handles a wide variety of cases from serious injuries to the highest profile sexual assault and cruise crime cases.
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Guest Dies After He Goes Overboard From Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
A passenger went overboard from the Icon of the Seas this weekend after the Royal Caribbean cruise ship was heading toward Roatan, Honduras from Miami at the beginning of a 7 day Caribbean cruise. The popular cruise fan site, Cruise…
19 Year-Old Gang-Raped on MSC Seaside
Three French men who boarded the MSC Seaside last week allegedly gang-raped a 19-year-old Italian student who was on the cruise as part of a school trip, according to several newspapers which reported the crime.
Last Friday, the men boarded…
DOT First Quarter Cruise-Crime Statistics: Carnival Cruise Line Ships Remain the Most Violent Ships at Sea
The Department of Transportation (DOT) cruise crime statistics, mandated by the 2010 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, continue to show that Carnival Cruise Line remains by far the most likely cruise line to experience physical and sexual violence…
Two Additional Crew Members Recently Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography: A Total of Eight Cruise Ship Employees Arrested in Last Three Months
Two additional crew members on cruise ships were arrested in South Florida in the last week on charges of child pornography, bringing the total of cruise ship employees apprehended for possessing child abuse materials to a total of at least…
Another Cruise Ship Employee Arrested for Child Pornography: Sixth Crew Member Arrested in South Florida in Just Three Months
Local NBC-6 station reports that a 33-year-old crew member was arrested at PortMiami this past weekend on charges of possessing child pornography.
NBC-6 reports today that Komang Parianta was taken into custody after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conducted…
Update to Overboard Crew Member From Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambience Cruise Ship
We recently received information regarding the crew member from Ambassador’s Ambience cruise ship who was lost at sea last week.
His name is Ison Dias, age 27, from Goa, India. He is single and survived by two parents who…
Passenger Reported Overboard From P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Adventure
A passenger has reportedly gone overboard from the Pacific Adventure cruise ship as it approached Sydney, Australia. Nearby vessels and a police helicopter are searching the waters near Sydney as the search for the missing cruise guest continues.
Newspapers in…
Crew Member Missing From the Ambience Cruise Ship on Last Leg of Around-the-World Cruise
A crew member is missing at sea from an around-the-world cruise operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, according to the BBC. The unidentified crew member worked aboard the Ambience cruise ship.
The cruise ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal, bound for…
Celebrity Employee Arrested at Port Everglades for Child Porn – Fourth Crew Member to be Arrested for Child Abuse Materials in Last Three Months
A Celebrity Cruises crew member was arrested in Fort Lauderdale by federal agents who found child sexual abuse material on his phone when he disembarked in Port Everglades.
According to Local 10 News (WPLG), who reviewed criminal federal court…