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'FLOATING HELL':
Passenger Sues Carnival Over 'Horrifying' Conditions

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MIAMI - The first lawsuit has been filed in the wake of the crippled Carnival Triumph cruise ship that forced thousands of passengers to spend five days in miserable conditions on the vessel after it was paralyzed by an engine-room fire.
Texas resident Cassie Terry sued Carnival Corp. on Friday in Miami federal court. The suit seeks unspecified damages, saying Terry feared for her life or that she might suffer serious injury or illness because of the presence of raw sewage and spoiled food.
Carnival cruise ship tickets require that all lawsuits be filed in Miami. Maritime attorneys say it's difficult but not impossible to win a case unless the plaintiff can show actual injury or illness.
Terry's suit, filed less than 25 hours after the ship docked in Mobile, Ala., describes the Triumph as "a floating toilet, a floating Petri dish, a floating hell" and complains of "horrifying" conditions, according to a Reuters report.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/16/1st-passenger-lawsuit-filed-over-carnival-cruise-mishap/#ixzz2L4d2J1MC

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[lofu]

Seriously. I'm sure it was uncomfortable for these people but sometimes shit happens. I can't believe we have become so soft as a species that this was considered a "disaster" and required 24 hour news coverage.

 

[GARDA]

 

[Johnny Law]

Floating hell? I thought they were talking about what I left in the toilet this morning.

 

[Mr Scribbles]

Oh the horror! We should ban cruise ships immediately-it's for the children...
Or at least limit the capacity of these floating death machines

 

[Guest]

Bunch of whoozies the crew of the USS Indianapolis had hellish conditions you had a bad vacation asshats. Just get your refund and move on.

 

[CPT Chaos]

I've taken a shit in the field, and never asked the Army for a refund.

 

[Guest]

Seriously?

I lived like a savage for months when I was deployed, and never thought about filing a lawsuit against the Army.

 

[Herrdoktor]

This was only 5 days and not 5 weeks correct?