Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Cruise Ship Security and Safety Standards Addressed by United States Coast Guard

  Brett Rivkind | August 02, 2011 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I have previously written about the Cruise Vessel and Security Act of 2010 signed into law by President Obama. In accordance with provisions of the Cruise Vessel and Security Act of 2010, there must...

• Lovett Volleyball Team Involved In Big Bus Crash

  M. Brandon Smith | August 02, 2011 3:55 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Last week the Lovett School volleyball team was in a bus accident in Florida while traveling to a camp at the University of Florida. The 17 players and two coaches that were aboard the bus...

• Train Collision in China Raises Concern Over Their Rapid Speed Rail System

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | July 27, 2011 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A day after two bullet trains ran into each in northern China, firefighters found an unconscious toddler in the wreckage and rushed the child to a hospital. They were able to save the little boy,...

• Crimes on Cruise Ships

  Brett Rivkind | July 27, 2011 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Associated Press reported a California man has pled guilty in a U.S. Virgin Islands court to drug dealing onboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship the Allure of the Seas. I recently did a blog...

• Aviation Safety Event Set for November in Charlotte

  Pierce Egerton | July 26, 2011 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Image Courtesy Thomas23 The best way to deal with transportation disasters is to prevent them. With that goal in mind, the NC Department of Transportation is co-sponsoring a safety event for...

• Woman's fall on cruise ship results in $2.9M verdict

  Gerry McGill | July 26, 2011 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A federal judge in Miami has awarded damages of $2,925,957 to a New Jersey woman who slipped and fell on a pool deck aboard the Carnival Pride. Denise Kaba was attempting to move some pool chairs...

• Twenty Year Old Passenger from Holland America Cruise Ship Still Missing

  Brett Rivkind | July 25, 2011 4:35 PM | 3 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Blake Kepley, 20 years old, was a passenger on a Holland America cruise ship named the Oosterdam and was reported missing since this past Friday. Reports stated that this California man might have...

• Cruise Smart And Safely

  Chrissie Cole | July 25, 2011 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A cruise can be the perfect vacation but knowing some safety tips before boarding is always a good thing and will ensure you have the best vacation possible. Grades are still everything ...

• Airplane Crash In North Georgia Under Investigation

  M. Brandon Smith | July 22, 2011 9:42 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The bodies of four people who died in a private plane crash in the North Georgia Mountains have been recovered, according to officials. The plane, a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza, departed...

• Sexual Predator Chooses Ship to Target Children

  Brett Rivkind | July 22, 2011 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  The Beaver County Times, from Beaver, Pennsylvania, reported that an Independence Township man has pled guilty in a federal court to taking a cruise onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship with the...