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Carnival Triumph Passengers File Federal Lawsuit 3/15/13
Associated Press
3/15/13
DALLAS - A federal lawsuit has been filed seeking damages for 17 people
who were passengers last month on the crippled Carnival Triumph cruise ship.
The plaintiffs in the suit filed Thursday are all Texas residents who claim
they were physically harmed and fearful for their lives. The ship cruises out of
the Port of Galveston.
The suit is at least the fourth to be filed against Miami-based Carnival
Cruise Lines. A prior one is seeking class-action status for more than 3,000
passengers aboard when an engine fire cut off all power and left them at sea for
five days. Passengers say they endured food shortages, raw sewage running in
corridors and tent cities for sleeping on deck.
The latest suit argues that Carnival overreaches in protecting itself
against liability.