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Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Fails Health Inspection
by Matthew D. Shaffer on January 23, 2012
As cruise ship injury lawyers, we try to draw attention to unsafe conditions on cruise ships, so that passengers can make informed decisions. Last month, a cruise vessel operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises failed a health inspection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Inspectors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Is the Water on Your Cruise Ship Safe to Drink?
by Dennis M. McElwee on February 01, 2012
Back in 2004, a paint inspector found black residue inside the drinking water tanks on two cruise ships operated by Norwegian Cruise Line, the Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Star. He believed that the residue was the result of the paint on the potable water tank leaching a chemical called acrylonitrile into the water. This chemical is believed to ...
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Families of Missing Russian Oil Rig Workers Blame Company Officials for Tragedy
by Matthew D. Shaffer on February 07, 2012
The families of 39 crewmembers of the Russian oil rig which collapsed and sank off the coast of Russia last week, are coming to terms with the fact that their loved ones will never be found. Mixed with sorrow is also anger that company officials went ahead with what was possibly a suicidal towing mission. The Kolskaya oil and gas drilling platf...
