A 58 year old Minnesota man died from complications he suffered from a spinal injury aboard Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess. The man, Stephen “Steve” Junker, was celebrating his son’s wedding when the tragedy occurred.
On August 16, Junker suffered a
Emergency response to a hurricane or other maritime disaster cannot be an afterthought. Effective response requires deliberate planning before an incident occurs, followed by coordinated, strategic action afterward. For individuals and businesses alike, piecing things back together after a marine
On 1 July 2026, the IMO’s non-mandatory International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships took effect. The Code provides guidelines for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), or ships that, to various extents, operate independently of direct human control
Liskow maritime attorney Ray Waid was recently interviewed by Fortune regarding the Trump administration’s efforts to explore the use of centuries-old prize law in connection with the potential seizure and sale of Iranian oil tankers and their cargo.
The article, “DOJ is
In October we wrote a piece discussing the difficulties in bringing a criminal case for submarine cable damage, looking at the Eagle S case in Finland. Our colleague Pia Bräysy from our Helsinki office has informed us of the following
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) sent letters to passengers warning them that three prior passengers on the Norwegian Prima came down with Legionnaires’ disease. The letters, which were shared on reddit, state the sick passengers sailed on the Norwegian Prima
Tom Galligan has posted to SSRN Death in Admiralty. The abstract provides:
This is an article about legal history: the development of the law governing recovery for wrongful death in American admiralty law. Simultaneously, because the discussion spans the
Dr. Garima Tiwari, Associate Professor of Law, National Law University Delhi Himani Jha, Research Associate, National Law University Delhi Over the past two months, a series of attacks on commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz has killed
A passenger aboard the Carnival Legend was airlifted by an HM Coastguard helicopter after a medical emergency off Cornwall. The ship resumed its voyage and returned to Dover as scheduled.
