NY State Helpline For Sandy Relief
Disasters like Hurricane Sandy can bring out the best in people. Case in point: A steamfitter was saved in a dramatic rescue that took place deep in the basement of a New York City police station. As reported by The New York Times: The wall of water driven ashore by the storm even flooded three [...]
November 2, 2012 Read MoreIntoxicated Boater Charged in Summerville Pier Accident
One passenger was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital with facial injuries after a boat crashed into the Summerville Pier on Friday. The 26-year-old Irondequoit, New York boat operator was charged with boating while intoxicated, according to Cpl. John Helfer of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. A third passenger was not injured. Initial reports indicate that [...]
July 19, 2011 Read More$9.5 Million Awarded in Cruise Ship Slip-and-Fall
Miami-Dade Circuit Court jury has awarded a British fitness instructor $9.5 million for injuries suffered when he slipped and fell on the wet floor of a spa on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Crown reports the Miami Herald. The 42-year-old man alleged he sustained a back injury in the 2006 fall and as a result became [...]
January 15, 2010 Read MoreBoating Accident Kills Five
CBS News reports five men are dead in Louisiana after their 24-foot aluminum boat ran under one end of a barge about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans. The men had planned to take part in a weekend fishing tournament when their boat hit the moored barge late Wednesday night but the bodies were not [...]
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