The ICV Story

There are few causes that mean more to me than the cruise victims movement that was started in large part due to the efforts of a man I consider to be a friend and ally in the war against injustice, Kendall Carver. Below is a reprinted article that is being republished with permission of the ICV, below, by Ehline Law Firm, cruise ship attorney for use by the public.

The ICV

Story


Five years a group formed of victims of crimes on cruise ships. That group was called, “International Cruise Victims Association,(ICV)” That small group has changed the cruise lines industry by passing in July the Cruise Line and Safety Act of 1010. This group has made major efforts to support victims of crimes plus move forward to enact laws to hold cruise lines accountable for crimes that occur on their ship. A summary of the historic legislation that was passed can be seen at the following:

http://www.internationalcruisevictims.org/files/Summary_of_the_Cruise_Line_Safety_Act.pdf


New Updates from ICV in just in the last two weeks include the following:

1. Just four months after the passage of the Cruise Vessle Security and Safety Act here in the United States, a major hearing in Australia resulted in the recommendation that similar legislation should be put in place for their citizens as well. This required major efforts by ICV members. Part of that presentation can be seen on our website at www.internationalcruisevictims.org/files/DOC121110.pdf

2. An official endorsement by the International Organization for Victim Assistance. Their Board is going to work with ICV in our International efforts. Their website is www.iovahelp.org. Another major worldwide group dealing with the issues of victims throughtout the world has also indicated that they too will be joining our efforts.

3. Because of the excellent presentations at several national victims’ rights conventions and their telling of the ICV story, the Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates at Central Michigan University have invited them to be the Keynote speakers at the Take Back the Night event at the University on April 14th, 2011

So many of their members have donated their time and paid their own expenses to carry on the work of ICV. However, they need financial assistance to help continue in their efforts to support victims, share their story with others and move legislation forward to protect all victims of crimes on cruise ships.

ICV is a 501c3 so contributions are tax deductive. You can support their efforts by donating on your credit card http://www.internationalcruisevictims.org/Donations.html

Or send your tax deductible contribution to the following:


INTERNATIONAL CRUISE VICTIMS

704 228th Avenue NE - PMB

525 Sammamish WA 98074 USA

If their voice is to be heard around the world and ensure the safety of passengers everywhere is to be met, they need your help. Also, check out their website at www.internationalcruisevictims.org.

Cruise Ship Safety Tips

There are some cruise ship safety tips that can help to make a vacation on a cruise ship more enjoyable, and when it is not there are experienced San Francisco cruise ship attorneys that understand how complex a cruise ship legal claim can become. The cruise ship safety tips that the passenger should remember when embarking on a water vacation are:

• Have fun, but also keep your guard up, just like when at home in daily life not everyone is a good person. There are more than one hundred cruise ship rapes reported every year. It is important to use cruise ship safety tips.
• Always keep your cabin door locked, just like you would lock your door at home, while this is a vacation it does not mean abandon protection measures. Before opening the cabin door to someone check to see who it is and what their reason is for being there.
• Be careful in poorly lit areas, this can be a place where a cruise ship assault can take place or where an accident can occur causing injuries.
• If you have been assaulted call the cruise ship security personnel and report the attack, make sure that it is well documented. Make sure that the ship personnel alerted the authorities on land. Seek medical treatment and ensure that this is also documented.
• When injured on a cruise ship, seek medical attention and if the injuries are not too severe, ensure they are well documented. When back in port see the family physician and then contact a cruise ship personal injury attorney.

The person taking a cruise leaves home to embark on an exotic vacation, never thinking they will be the victim of an attack or be injured while on vacation. After all this is a cruise and they are advertised everywhere as being fun, relaxing and exciting. When the cruise has hidden dangers and they injury the passenger then it is time to have the protection of a San Francisco cruise ship attorney.

This is because the cruise ship incident is a legal process that can be complex and involve different laws than the ones that protect the passenger when they are at home and in their daily life. This is an attorney that understands these laws and that can hold the cruise line responsible for the injury or attack that occurred on their ship, where the cruise ship passenger should have been safe.

If you want more safety tips from a cruise ship attorney, call Ehline Law Firm at 633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071. 213.596.9642.

Clelia II Cruise Ship Slammed By Wave

December 9, 2010-According to reports the Clelia II was hit by a wave on the Antarctic cruise.

According to the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators in a statement said a wave struck the Clelia II on Tuesday in heavy seas and 55 mile per hour winds. The ship was in the South Shetland Islands approximately 500 miles from Ushuaia, according to the Argentine Navy when it was struck by the wave.

The wave caused breaking of a bridge window and causing electrical malfunctions that temporarily knocked out communications. The wave also affected engine performance of the ship.

There was one crewmember that sustained minor injuries, though the statement said no passengers were injured when the wave struck the ship.

There were 88 American passengers aboard the ship and 77 crewmembers. It was stated that there were no passengers injured.

The ship was aided by the National Geographic Explorer that accompanied it for most of the day Wednesday and helped to restore its communications.

According to the ship’s operator it was heading safely to its scheduled port call Wednesday at the port of Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina at normal speed.
The ship departed from Ushuaia on November 30th and was scheduled to return on Wednesday.