Court ruling validates definition of ‘carriage’ under Athens Convention

Capt. John

The UK Club issued a Legal Update informing that a recent court decision cemented a precedent judgement in favour of the operator, regarding at which point “carriage” concludes for the purpose of the Athens Convention in the context of passengers disembarking from a cruise ship.

The case was similar to another one reported in the port of Malaga, Spain, that led to respective judgement. According to the case, a passenger was disembarking the ‘Thomson Dream’ on 16 January 2015, when she allegedly...

https://safety4sea.com/court-ruling-validates-definition-of-carriage-under-athens-convention/

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