Just How Hard is it to Fall Off a Cruise Ship?

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4-15-2007 @ 12:20AM

El Jefe said...

Regarding the 20-somethings who went over the rail as a set, it was widely reported that when they were rescued, the man was nude. You connect the dots...

However, intoxicated, reckless or not, this is a very serious matter. This sort of mishap could easily be fatal, even for a strong swimmer. When alcohol is involved, it is in the best legal interst of the cruise line to pick up the passenger and not seek damages, since the passenger could always countersue that a), the cruise line didn't cut him off, and b), they didn't do enough to protect him once he was obviously trashed. This isn't like drunk driving where the law specifically says that you can't claim diminished capacity due to the impairment of the alcohol.

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