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Saw somthing on the news yesterday about some very upset passengers experiencing sever turbulence during departure out of CYYT. (That is what they were told anyway) Apparently the aircraft continued on to Goose Bay? Can anyone confirm what happened?
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The same thing is happening in every industry..Perhaps its time to start screening passengers for mental illness before allowing them to board.
"Suit filed against cruise ship that sailed through a storm
Vessel was trying to make an appearance on The Apprentice
Steven Edwards
CanWest News Service
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Passengers launched a US$100-million lawsuit yesterday against the operators of the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn, claiming it sailed directly into a severe storm so the vessel could make a scheduled appearance on the show The Apprentice, hosted by Donald Trump.
"The boat was literally lifted out of the water at times," said Roseann Hughes, 49, describing one of the waves as a 70-footer.
Another passenger, Sandra Krahling, 62, said one wave sent her "flying across the table" of the 13th-deck restaurant as she attempted to dine. Glass was everywhere.
Passengers huddled and prayed as dinner plates tumbled from shelves, doors fell off, water seeped or gushed into some cabins and elevators, and beds rattled all night long.
"They were thinking about the Titanic. They were thinking about all kinds of things," said Brett Rivkind, a Miami-based expert on maritime law, who has sued several cruise ship companies.
The suit alleges "intentional, reckless, wilful and outrageous conduct" by the ship's operator, Norwegian Cruise Line, with passengers' "lives and safety put at risk" so the vessel could attend a "previously scheduled special event."
The company has already reimbursed the more than 2,000 passengers for half the cost of the cruise and given them travel vouchers for future holidays, but the lawsuit, which lists 24 passengers, demands full reimbursement plus damages for pain and suffering.
The lawyers are claiming at least US$100-million, which they say would be distributed to all passengers who suffered physical or emotional injury during the Caribbean cruise.
Ms. Hughes was taking her first holiday since the loss of her husband, Tom, 49, in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The painting contractor was working on a job in the Windows on the World restaurant of Tower One.
"The captain told us we were safe, but that's what they told people of Sept. 11," she said.
"It was 24 hours of torture emotionally and physically. When I returned, my daughter had heard about what they called the freak wave and said she feared our family was going to go through another tragedy."
Ms. Krahling was celebrating her retirement with her sister, Jackie, 43.
"I couldn't eat so I went back to my cabin on the fourth deck, but my bed was vibrating so hard I couldn't sleep, and then I was thrown to the floor and hit my hip and side of my face," she said.
Mr. Trump, the New York real estate developer whose hosting of The Apprentice has earned him wider fame, has confirmed there was an agreement in which the ship was to appear on an episode of the reality-TV business show. But the reportedly million-dollar product-placement deal fell through because damage caused by the storm meant the ship had to dock in North Carolina for repairs.
Travel agents say it is unusual for cruise ships to head into storms.
"Only last month I was on the Golden Princess in the Caribbean when the captain announced we would spend an extra day at sea because were were skirting a storm," said Joyce Fanelli of Yonkers Travel.
But Norwegian Cruise Line said its captain did the right thing, citing an investigation by the Bahamas Maritime Authority.
"The BMA report found that 'the Captain took appropriate action to reduce the effects of the weather on the ship and its passengers, including deviating from the voyage plan to run more to the east for deeper waters off the continental shelf, reducing speed, altering to a more comfortable course and using the ship's stabilizers,' " the company said in a statement."
"Suit filed against cruise ship that sailed through a storm
Vessel was trying to make an appearance on The Apprentice
Steven Edwards
CanWest News Service
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Passengers launched a US$100-million lawsuit yesterday against the operators of the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn, claiming it sailed directly into a severe storm so the vessel could make a scheduled appearance on the show The Apprentice, hosted by Donald Trump.
"The boat was literally lifted out of the water at times," said Roseann Hughes, 49, describing one of the waves as a 70-footer.
Another passenger, Sandra Krahling, 62, said one wave sent her "flying across the table" of the 13th-deck restaurant as she attempted to dine. Glass was everywhere.
Passengers huddled and prayed as dinner plates tumbled from shelves, doors fell off, water seeped or gushed into some cabins and elevators, and beds rattled all night long.
"They were thinking about the Titanic. They were thinking about all kinds of things," said Brett Rivkind, a Miami-based expert on maritime law, who has sued several cruise ship companies.
The suit alleges "intentional, reckless, wilful and outrageous conduct" by the ship's operator, Norwegian Cruise Line, with passengers' "lives and safety put at risk" so the vessel could attend a "previously scheduled special event."
The company has already reimbursed the more than 2,000 passengers for half the cost of the cruise and given them travel vouchers for future holidays, but the lawsuit, which lists 24 passengers, demands full reimbursement plus damages for pain and suffering.
The lawyers are claiming at least US$100-million, which they say would be distributed to all passengers who suffered physical or emotional injury during the Caribbean cruise.
Ms. Hughes was taking her first holiday since the loss of her husband, Tom, 49, in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The painting contractor was working on a job in the Windows on the World restaurant of Tower One.
"The captain told us we were safe, but that's what they told people of Sept. 11," she said.
"It was 24 hours of torture emotionally and physically. When I returned, my daughter had heard about what they called the freak wave and said she feared our family was going to go through another tragedy."
Ms. Krahling was celebrating her retirement with her sister, Jackie, 43.
"I couldn't eat so I went back to my cabin on the fourth deck, but my bed was vibrating so hard I couldn't sleep, and then I was thrown to the floor and hit my hip and side of my face," she said.
Mr. Trump, the New York real estate developer whose hosting of The Apprentice has earned him wider fame, has confirmed there was an agreement in which the ship was to appear on an episode of the reality-TV business show. But the reportedly million-dollar product-placement deal fell through because damage caused by the storm meant the ship had to dock in North Carolina for repairs.
Travel agents say it is unusual for cruise ships to head into storms.
"Only last month I was on the Golden Princess in the Caribbean when the captain announced we would spend an extra day at sea because were were skirting a storm," said Joyce Fanelli of Yonkers Travel.
But Norwegian Cruise Line said its captain did the right thing, citing an investigation by the Bahamas Maritime Authority.
"The BMA report found that 'the Captain took appropriate action to reduce the effects of the weather on the ship and its passengers, including deviating from the voyage plan to run more to the east for deeper waters off the continental shelf, reducing speed, altering to a more comfortable course and using the ship's stabilizers,' " the company said in a statement."
