crew member injuries

Officials are investigating what caused a fire to break out aboard a cruise ship in Singapore following the death of at least one person and the injury to four others.

The fire broke out on Friday, Feb. 20 in a lounge area on one of the ship’s decks, according to reporting from PEOPLE. The name and age of the person who died, a member of the crew from Indonesia, was not immediately available Friday afternoon. The four who were injured are recovering in the hospital, the media outlet reported.

The fire aboard the ship, which was carrying 271 passengers and about 338 crew members at the time, was reported to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) at around 4 a.m. local time. Passengers were evacuated while members of the crew handled the flames. Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) marine firefighters extinguished the blaze.

Harmony of the Seas docked in Marseille, France.

Frédéric Speich for La Provence

French reporters of La Provence have confirmed that an incident occurred aboard the Harmony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. The ship was docked in French port Marseille when a lifeboat affixed on the 5th deck suddenly detached and fell into the sea, with 5 crew members inside. The newspaper has confirmed one fatality (a 42-year-old Filipino), two critically injured, and two moderately injured. It is still unknown at this time why the lifeboat became detached or why the crew members were in the lifeboat. However some have reported that this incident may have occurred during a security drill taking place while the ship was docked.

Injuries to crew members is unfortunately a common occurrence. In the last decade, the US Department of Transportation disclosed that over 1,300 crew members died in various incidents. That is why it is paramount that crew members and their family know their legal rights when an incident occurs. For each crew member injury claim, there are 3 areas of importance:

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