Legal matters of maritime concern in Hawaii, Oceania, and beyond.
A Federal Court in Miami has rejected a cruise line’s assertion of a damage limitation from the Athens Convention as a defense to an allegation of rape by a passenger. The case pends, but the order in the case of Farraway v. Oceania Cruises, Inc. can be downloaded here.
Procedurally, the cruise line sought to amend its …
Per Cruise Law News, environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit seeking to require cruise ships to slow down in order to avoid whale strikes. Apparently, the suit seeks to compel the government to regulate ship speed in California's four national marine sanctuaries.
I'll post the complaint when it is available from the court.
New case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Will review and comment later, but for now the opinion in the case of Catalyst Old River Hydroelectric Ltd. P’ship v. Ingram Barge Co., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 7879 and can be found here.
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting today about a new venture aiming to create a community 12 nautical miles off the coast of California. The community would include barges and towers and is billed as "Burning Man Meets Silicon Valley Meets the Water."
Of course, the maritime wonk in me has some questions. Presumably, they chose…
