A boat with 21 people on board exploded just before 2 p.m. on Thursday while on the New River in Fort Lauderdale, injuring 13 of the occupants. Several explosions were reported. The passengers sustained injuries ranging from first to third degree burns. Seven people were transported to Broward Health, including two in critical condition.
At the time of the explosion, the boat was outbound on the New River headed toward the intercoastal. NBC 6 reports the boat was being used for […]
Tragedy struck a Florida high school student and her father in August in the Poquito Bayou, a small community in Okaloosa County, Florida. The girl and her father were riding on a personal watercraft on Saturday, August 15, 2020, when another personal watercraft ran into them, propelling them and their vehicle into the air. The teen, […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) … What did the Cruise Lines Know? When? And, Can Cruise Lines Be Held Accountable? A Maritime Lawyer’s Analysis.
Of late, cruise ships have been referred to as “floating petri dishes” following numerous shipboard outbreaks of Coronavirus/ COVID-19. This article will examine: to what extent the cruise industry contributed to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, what the cruise industry […]
Seabourn Cruise Passenger Drugged and Raped by Assistant Cruise Director Aboard the SOJOURN Per Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle 
On March 30, 2019, Brais Law Firm on behalf of its client, a cruise ship passenger, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in […]
23WIFR is reporting a recent airboat ride in Florida ended in tragedy. While details are scars the April 02, 2020, post by Courtney.Sisk@WIFR.com [815-987-5330] with WIRF.COM, provides the Sofola family, Keith (father), Karen (mother), Luke (son) and Lexi (daughter), while vacationing in Florida first enjoyed a morning swimming with manatees followed by an airboat ride and collision described by Keith as, “Immediately there was another boat right there.”
A head-on collision followed, tossing the Solofo family from the boat. Fortunately, the two […]
