After being disabled at sea for days, the Carnival Cruise
Ship Triumph finally docked at Mobile, Ala. The Triumph pulled into port around 9:15 p.m. Central Time
Thursday evening as anxious passengers lined the decks cheering loudly as they
approached.
The Triumph is being pulled into a shipyard where investigations can begin. According NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway on Friday, a team of six investigators from the National Trasportation Safety Board will commence investigations along side the Bahamas Maritime Authority, which will serve as the primary investigative agency.
"The Bahamian government was taking the lead because the Triumph is a
Bahamian-flagged vessel and it was in international waters at the time
of the fire, Holloway said."
Still, the NTSB will be taking the information from investigation to make recommendations for improving ship safety moving forward.
Carnival Cruises has announced that it will cancel future cruises in light of the ship's history of mechanical problems.
"Carnival added that it has
canceled a dozen planned voyages for the Triumph and acknowledged that the
crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before
an engine-room fire left it powerless in the Gulf of Mexico."
We will continue to keep you updated.
Traverse Legal Cruise Ship Attorneys have handled admiralty and maritime cases across the United States. If you would like to speak with a lawyer who specializes in these sorts of accidents on cruise ships, feel free to contact us today.
According to recent reports, Carnival Cruise Lines dispatched a third tugboat along with much-needed to supplies to the Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph that is on its way to Mobile, Alabama. According to an official briefed on the crippled ship’s recovery, the U.S. Coast Guard boat and two helicopters carrying provisions, generators and other supplies were preparing to meet the crippled ship sometime this afternoon.
Family members are also gathering and preparing to meet their loved ones dockside in the port of Mobile, Alabama. The disabled cruise ship is on track to arrive in Mobile, Alabama around 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Carnival Cruise Ship Triumph has been stranded in the Gulf
of Mexico after a fire in the Ship’s engine room on Sunday, leaving the ship
adrift at sea since Sunday. Reportedly, a total of 3,143 passengers and 1,086
crewmembers aboard the ship had to endure foul conditions such as cold food, no
hot water, overflowing toilets and sweltering indoor temperatures.
The Triumph had a fire in its engine room as the vessel was
sailing 150 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula.
Today, two tugboats will tow the Carnival Cruise Ship
Triumph to port Progreso, Mexico. The
ship expects to reach port sometime on February 13.
36 people were injured on Saturday, May 8, 2010 when the Andrew J. Barberi slammed into a pier on Staten Island. Our cruise ship attorneys are investigating this Staten Island ferry boat accident.
The orange 310-foot New York ferry boat, the Andrew J. Barberi, has been involved in at least three major incidents since it began sailing in 1981. The first occurrence took place during its initial voyage when the engine and a steering mechanism failed causing the ferry to run aground near Governors Island. In 2003, the captain of the Barberi, suffering from fatigue and the influence of pain killers, caused a second incident by negligently driving the ferry into a pier at St. George’s Terminal on Staten Island. This second incident resulted in 11 deaths and serious injuries to 42 people.(Michael M. Grynbaum and Patrick McGeehan, 5/8/10, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/nyregion/09barberi.html?src=mv)
The most recent incident occurred on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at about 9:25 a.m., when the Barberi was on approach to the St. George Ferry Terminal at normal speeds of about 5 mph. The assistant captain was unable to slow the ferry’s approach and it is likely that the mechanism in charge of slowing the ferry failed, causing it to slam into a pier. Under normal conditions, the Barberi would approach the pier at about 5 mph then slow by putting the propulsion system in reverse. Apparently unable to slow the ferry’s approach, the captain sounded an alarm about one minute before the collision after he had been unable to slow the ferry down using the apparently faulty propulsion system.
Traverse Legal's cruise ship attorneys represented the largest number of Crown Princess passengers in the 2007 listing accident. We have already begun investigation of the most recent Andrew J. Barberi incident. If you have been injured on a cruise ship, contact a cruise ship accident attorney or call 866.936.7447.
More information on the New York Ferry Boat Accident: US Coast Guard spokeswoman Barbara Miller reported that at the time of the most recent incident, the Barberi was carrying 252 passengers and 18 crew members.
A news release from the Staten Island Department of Transportation stated that the Saturday incident resulted in 36 people being transported to local hospitals though most with only minor injuries.
The damage to the ferry was examined by New York Fire Department Deputy Chief Bill Tanzosh who stated that the impact left two breaches in the hull about 17 feet above the water line. One measured about 4 feet by 6 feet and the other was 4 feet by 4 feet. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/08/new.york.ferry.crash/index.html
The assistant captain was at the wheel in control of the ferry during the crash At the time of the impact the captain was on the hull of the Barberi and in his stead on the wheel and in control of the ferry was the assistant captain. However, this appears to be proper conduct; the National Transportation Safety Board declared that the crew of the Barberi ‘acted properly’ after initial interviews with the crew after Saturday’s incident. http://www.ny1.com/7-brooklyn-news-content/118354/ntsb--no-criminality-in-s-i--ferry-crash
Who is to blame With improper conduct on part of the crew largely ruled out, the Staten Island Department of Transportation said that the May 8, 2010 incident is likely the result of a mechanical failure. The National Transportation Safety Board plans to spend a week collecting evidence and then, focusing on both the navigation and propulsion systems and the ferry’s maintenance and inspection records, will spend up to a year and a half to determine the cause of the accident.
The Barberi uses a propulsion system known as the Voith Schneider Propeller which is highly maneuverable and resembles a circle of knives that hang straight down in the water. According to several officials and former employees familiar with the operation of the Staten Island Ferry, the Barberi’s propulsion system is a “sophisticated contraption that is considered expensive to maintain and was not installed on more recent ferries bought by the city.” The Voith propeller is normally particularly agile but in spite of the increased maneuverability of the Voith design, the three new ferries which began service for the city in 2005 all employ more a more conventional propulsion system. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/nyregion/09barberi.html?src=mv
The ‘second’ Barberi incident (2003) An extremely fatigued captain under influence of pain killers rammed the Barberi into the St. George Terminal at Staten Island, resulted in 11 deaths and 42 seriously injured.
Legal implications resulting from the 2003 Barberi incident:
In Agni v. Wenshall (In re City of New York), 522 F.3d 279 (2d Cir. N.Y. 2008), a three member panel for the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd circuit upheld a federal court ruling that the city could not limit its liability in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash. The federal court’s ruling was upheld because the city “did not act with reasonable care” by letting a single pilot operate the ferry without at least one other person nearby to help in case of emergency. The court found further that the city was not allowed to limit its liability through an 1851 Act which limited a boat owner’s liability to the value of the boat minus repair costs. This finding was justified by the court because the city had failed to enforce its own rule which required a minimum of two pilots present in the pilot house “at all times while the ferry was underway.” (Bernie Augustine, March 27, 2008 “Staten Island Real-Time News”, http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/city_cannot_limit_its_liablity.html)
Sixty passengers on Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Ecstasy were injured on April 21, 2010 when the passenger ship listed at sea off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Our cruise ship attorneys are representing victims of this Carnival list accident.
The ship perform a severe maneuver allegedly to avoid a large buoy that "was adrift and mostly submerged, thereby preventing it from being detected by the ship's radar." It is unclear why the buoy was not seen by the crew prior to the pint where an emergency turn was required, causing the list. It is also unclear why the ship was designed such that such a severe listing could occur through steering input, given the high risk of injury from severe listing.Some passengers are suggesting that the boat made its emergency turn to avoid a sand bar. Other passengers have reported the crew initially reported a gyroscope malfunction which caused the severe turn and resulting risk. Carnival is refusing to release any real information about the cause.
Similar to the Crown Princess cruise ship listing accident several years ago, pools emptied and debris became airborne as the boat began to severely heel. Passengers lost their footing or were otherwise thrown to the low side of the ship, suffering injuries ranging from bruising to more serious injuries.
Traverse Legal's cruise ship attorneys represented the largest number of Crown Princess passengers in the 2007 listing accident. We have already been retained by passengers of the Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Ship. If you have been injured on a cruise ship, contact a cruise ship accident attorney or call 866.936.7447.
Sixty passengers on Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Ecstasy were injured on April 21, 2010 when the passenger ship listed at sea off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
The ship perform a
severe maneuver allegedly to avoid a large buoy that "was adrift
and mostly submerged, thereby preventing it from being detected by the
ship's radar." It is unclear why the buoy was not seen by the crew prior to the pint where an emergency turn was required, causing the list. It is also unclear why the ship was designed such that such a severe listing could occur through steering input, given the high risk of injury from severe listing.
Similar to the Crown Princess cruise ship listing accident several years ago, pools emptied and debris became airborne as the boat began to severely heel.Passengers lost their foot or were otherwise thrown to the low side of the ship, suffering injuries ranging from bruising to more serious injuries.
Traverse Legal's cruise ship attorneys represented the largest number of Crown Princess passengers in the 2007 listing accident.
A Louis Cruise Lines ship (Louis Majesty) in route from Barcelona, Spain to Genoa, Italy was struck by massive waves reaching 8-9 meters tall. As result, two male passengers were killed and many others injured, including a 62-year-old woman who sustained fractures in both legs.
The ship carried approximately 1350 passengers and 580 crewmembers from approximately 27 nations, including three Americans.
If you have been injured, or a loved one killed, as a result of the Louis Cruise Lines incident, contact one of our personal injury lawyers toll free at 866-936-7447, or by email, for a no risk consultation.
Cruise liner carrying 1,500 passenger lists after colliding with dock in Sharm el-Sheik resort, Egypt. (Friday February 26, 2010.)
EGYPT:(AP Photo/Hussien Talal)
" A Costa Europa cruise liner lists after it collided with the dock in Sharm el-Sheik resort, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. A luxury cruise liner carrying nearly 1,500 passengers slammed into the pier as it docked at an Egyptian Red Sea resort in fierce winds, leaving three crew members dead, officials said. The Costa Europa ship had been on an 18-day cruise from Dubai to Savona, Italy and had 1,437 guests on board."
If you have been injured, or a loved one killed, as a result of Costa Europa cruise liner accident, contactone of our personal injury lawyers toll free at 866-936-7447, or by email, for a no risk consultation.
FBI looking for missing cruise tourist
(September 11, 2006)
MIAMI, Florida
(AP) -- Authorities were investigating the disappearance of an Ohio
woman who was reported missing Monday from a Carnival Cruise Lines ship.
The 36-year-old woman, whose name was not released, had been on a four-day cruise to Key West and Mexico.
The
Miami-based cruise line said relatives last saw the woman Saturday
night, but did not report her missing until Monday, when the ship
returned to Miami. FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said, however, that
she was not aware of any delay in reporting the disappearance.
"It doesn't look like foul play," said Orihuela, whose agency is investigating the case.
The disappearance from the Carnival cruise ship Imagination was the latest missing person case involving a cruise this year.
Elizabeth
Galeana, 22, of Naples, Florida, apparently fell off a cruise ship in
July and drowned. Her body was found off the coast of Italy last month.
In May, Daniel DiPiero, 21, of Canfield, Ohio, fell off a cruise ship
to the Bahamas after a night of heavy drinking with friends.
One
of the highest profile cases involving a cruise ship disappearance
occurred last summer, when George Allen Smith IV, 26, of Greenwich,
Connecticut, vanished from his honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean
after an apparent late night of drinking. Bloodstains were found on a
canopy that covers lifeboats. No one has been charged and no body has
been found.
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