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First Lawsuit Filed Concerning Bad Cruise

By on February 16, 2013

THE FIRST LAWSUIT CONCERNING THE CRIPPLED CRUISE THAT GAINED THE ATTENTION OF THE ENTIRE NATION HAS BEEN FILED…

 

CASSIE TERRY, A WOMAN FROM TEXAS, SUED CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE CARNIVAL “TRIUMPH” SUFFERED AN ENGINE-ROOM FIRE THAT CAUSED THE HUGE CRUISE BOAT TO DRIFT AIMLESSLY ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO FOR ALMOST 5 DAYS. THE SMELL OF RAW SEWAGE AND SPOILED FOOD ALLEGEDLY FILLED THE AIR ON THE BOAT FOR MOST OF THE TIME THE SHIP WAS DISABLED.

 

LAWSUITS CONCERNING ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON CARNIVAL CRUISES MUST BE FILED IN MIAMI, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS MARITIME ATTORNEYS ARE SPLIT ON WHETHER OR NOT PASSENGERS COULD WIN A CASE AGAINST THE CRUISE LINE.

 

MORE THAN 4,200 PEOPLE WERE ON THE “TRIUMPH”…