CSA

Mission Statement
"To promote and foster the highest quality service to the maritime industry through training development; working with all agencies, groups and other associations for the benefit and development of its members and the peoples of the Caribbean region."

GENERAL COUNCIL
2007-2008

PRESIDENT:
Fernando Rivera

VICE PRESIDENT:
Carlos Urriola

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Corah-Ann Robertson Sylvester

GROUP A CHAIRMAN:
Robert Foster

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Michael Bernard

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Ian Deosaran

GROUP A REPRESENTATIVE:
Francis Comacho

GROUP B CHAIRMAN:
Grantley Stephenson

GROUP B REPRESENTATIVE:
David Jean-Marie

GROUP C CHAIRMAN:
Johan Bjorksten

GROUP C REPRESENTATIVE:
Cyril Seyjagat

GENERAL MANAGER:
Clive Forbes

DIRECTOR INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Michael S.L. Jarrett

2005

2005, June 16: Passengers of the "Norwegian Dawn" have sued Norwegian Cruise Lines for $100 million. The litigants have accused the operator of risking their lives to accommodate a television schedule.

According to the MarEx newsletter, the twenty-four litigants were all passengers on the "Norwegian Dawn" which was hit by a 70-foot rouge wave. The wave smashed into the ship during a storm in April, 2005. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal Court in Miami on June 13th.

Norwegian Dawn

The suit claims the "Norwegian Dawn" was to be featured in a television episode of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice," and the captain challenged the stormy conditions to meet the TV schedule. NCL has denied the charges. The cruise line acknowledged that the ship was scheduled to appear on the show, but flatly denies the captain was under any pressure to meet the schedule.

The rouge wave injured four passengers, smashed windows on upper decks, and flooded more than 60 cabins on the ship. The liner was diverted to Charleston for repairs, before continuing its cruise to the Bahamas.

The diversion prevented the ship's appearance on the highly-rated television series. Media reports say the NCL was paid $1 million for the ship's appearance.

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