Drowning

Ten-Year-Old Drowned on Norwegian Ship Because Cruise Line Won’t Employ Lifeguards, Family Claims

by Jessica Lipscomb of miaminewtimes.com On the second day of a seven-day cruise from New York to Florida and the Bahamas last year, two young children briefly escaped from their mother’s sight and somehow landed in the pool. Within moments, both kids were yanked from the water at...

Too Late: Drowning Captured on CCTV

by Wendy Laursen of maritime-executive.com None of the swimmers around Mr Oh noticed his head sink below the water of Pacific Dawn’s forward swimming pool last November. The event, however, was captured by the ships closed circuit television. Mr Oh, 78, was not a strong swimmer but “comfortable” in the water....