July 5, 2010-According to reports a man is suing the cruise line after being injured on one of their ships. The man identified as Ronnie Dunbar has brought a suit for compensation after having one leg amputated.
Dunbar was injured aboard one of Holiday Cruise Lines ships when the accident occurred on the Ocean Villager, leading to the amputation of one leg below the knee.
The injuries that Dunbar suffered occurred while the cruise ship was off the coast of Belize, when he and his wife were sun bathing on the deck. Dunbar decided to get off his lounge chair for a drink, not aware that part of the deck was metal plate.
The metal had gotten so hot from the sun that stepping on it Dunbar stated he could hear his feet sizzle and he quickly lifted his feet off the metal. The heat from the metal caused a layer of skin rip from his feet and to stick to the deck.
Dunbar was treated at the cruise ships medical center, but arriving home was treated at Royal Victoria Infirmary in the burn unit. This is where he learned the wounds on his feet had become infected, which resulted in him needing to have one leg amputated below the knee.
Dunbar who now requires the use of a wheelchair and his attorneys are stating that the Ocean Village did not have warning signs about the metal plates.
View Larger Map
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment