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Jul

Vacationers Allege Sandals’ Employee Threatened Them at Gunpoint After Hiding in Their Room

A couple vacationing at Sandals Resorts International's St. Lucia Halcyon Resort brought suit against Sandals and their travel agency in Federal Court located in Miami, Florida. Citing the couple’s compliant, the Miami, Florida Federal Judge wrote:In September 2009, h...

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26

Jul

Sick Norwegian Cruise Line Crewmember Medevaced off the Norwegian Dawn

The Cape Cod Times reports a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a sick crewman from the Norwegian Day cruise ship approximately 46 miles southeast of Nantucket to a Cape Cod hospital July 28th.The Norwegian Dawn contacted Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New...

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26

Jul

Cruise ship in port

Carnival Cruise Ships have Accident in Key West, Florida

MSN reports two Carnival cruise ships collided while at Key West Harbor. The cruise ship accident occurred on July 27th when the Carnival Fantasy bumped into the Carnival Imagination already moored at the pier. According to Carnival, the collision did not cause any injuries to th...

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26

Jul

Jet Ski Accident at Orlando Area Resort Sends 2 the Hospital

The Herald Sun reports a couple was injured in a Jet Ski accident at an Orlando area resort. The article states the driver and passenger were taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Centre for treatment after the crash at Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, about 7.45pm on July 24thWitnes...

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26

Jul

Passenger Believed to Have Fallen off Cruise Ship in Alaska’s Inner Passage

Anchorage Daily News reports a California man may have fell overboard from the Holland America cruise ship Oosterdam on July 22nd in the Inner Passage between Sitka and Ketchikan.The Coast Guard indicates the passenger is believed to have fallen into the water between 1 a.m. and...

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26

Jul

Cruise ship parked at port

Galveston Renovates Port Terminal to Accommodate Influx of Cruise Passengers

Texas' oldest newspaper the Galveston Daily News reports Galveston is gearing up for a surge in cruise passengers in the coming months as Disney, Princess along with its current resident cruise lines Royal Caribbean and Carnival will be operating cruises from its “wha...

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26

Jul

Florida Jet Ski Accident Sends 2 to the Hospital

WSVN.com reports two Jet Skis collided in the area of 88th Street and Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida, on July 3rd. According to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), a man and a woman were riding their jet skis when the two personal watercrafts colli...

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26

Jul

Florida Teen Injured in Boating Accident

First Coast News reports a 13 year old Florida boy suffered wounds to his face after a boat accident on June 25th.Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators stated the teenager was operating a small boat in canals around Granada Terrace in Ponte Vedra, Flor...

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26

Jul

Florida TowBoat U.S. Captain Attempts Ocean Rescue Drunk

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports Boynton Beach, Florida TowboatU.S. captain Timothy R. Pooler attempted to rescue a disabled recreational boat drunk on June 19th. Lionel Casey and Lewis Dames of Fort Lauderdale were 25 miles off Delray Beach when their motor died. Pooler, 6...

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26

Jul

Yacht in port

Passenger Rescued after Falling Overboard from the NCL Norwegian Spirit

USA Today reports a Norwegian Spirit cruise ship passenger was rescued on night of June 19th after falling overboard near New Orleans.NCL said in a statement the passenger fell overboard at approximately 8 p.m., some three hours after the ship departed from New Orleans. At the t...

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