Travel Law News

December 28, 2008 (by Otto Smyth)

According to reports by Princess cruise ship accident lawyers, the Mexican Navy and the United States Coast Guard have been searching the waters off of Cancun for an American woman that reportedly fell from a Norwegian cruise ship.

The woman has been identified as Jennifer Feitz age 36 who was aboard the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship that left Miami for a seven day cruise to the western Caribbean. Feitz was reported missing by her husband before 5:00 a.m. Friday morning, when the ship was east of Isla Mujeres.

The Mexican Fifth Naval Regional Command stated they had been searching using navy boats and helicopters and had found no signs of the woman late Friday and had to halt their search due to difficult weather conditions and strong waves.

The United States Coast Guard was using a Falcon jet; they also halted their search until the next morning. They stated they will resume the search using a C-130 according to Petty Officer Third Class Nick Ameen. If you were injured in a cruise ship accident, call 888-400-9721 to speak with California cruise ship injury lawyers.

According to reports the search for Jennifer Feitz was taking place approximately 17 miles east of Cancun.

The Norwegian Cruise Line has made no public statement about Jennifer Feitz.

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December 15, 2008 (by Michael Ehline, Esq.)

According to reports of boating accident lawyers in Los Angeles County, a distress call was received by the authorities from a 52 foot yacht named Giant Feet after it struck rocks in the vicinity of Coyote Point in the San Francisco Bay area.

The Coast Guard responded to the distress call where the yacht was found to be taking on water and rescued twenty-six people aboard the boat.

The rescue attempts by boat were unsuccessful as the yacht was in to shallow of water, by the Coast Guard and the local fire department. After the attempts failed a helicopter lowered a small life raft and rescue swimmers, who were able to get the twenty-six passengers off the 52 foot yacht.

The passengers were then transported to the San Mateo County Fire Department Incident Command Post that was located at Coyote Point Marina.  If you were seriously injured in a boating accident, contact the Law Offices of Michael Ehline at 888-400-9721.