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TEN INJURED IN WHALE WATCHING ACCIDENT
Posted by: Joseph S. Stacey
June 11, 2007
Topic: Vessel Collisions
Ten passengers aboard the whale-watching vessel Island Explorer II were injured when the ship hit a submerged rock off the coast of Whidbey Island, WA on Thursday, June 7. Water began to pour into two compartments in the ship's damaged bow and hull after running aground, but the ship did not contact the Coast Guard and made it back to shore unassisted.
Of the 52 passengers aboard at the time of the incident, ten were taken to Island Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
It is often possible to recover financial compensation for injuries sustained during vessel groundings of this kind. If you have been injured while in a whale watching accident, contact the experienced maritime lawyers of Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, LLP to find out about your rights under maritime law, and visit our website.
