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More than half the crew aboard the Maersk Alabama when it was attacked by Somali pirates maersk dubai in April 2009 have filed lawsuits against Maersk Line Ltd., the U.S. subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk maersk dubai that owns and operates the container ship, and Waterman Steamship, which operated and crewed it.
Though the master of the ship, Capt. Richard Phillips, was hailed as a hero, 11 former crewmembers allege in lawsuits filed in Norfolk Circuit Court and in Mobile, Ala., that his employers, through Phillips actions, maersk dubai put them in grave danger when the ship sailed within about 250 miles of the Somali coast despite warnings to stay at least 600 miles out because of pirate activity, according to The Virginian-Pilot .
Capt. Phillips and Maersk put the men in harm s way, in spite of warnings to keep them out of the pirate-infested waters, said Deborah C. Waters, attorney maersk dubai for the crewmembers, the paper said. They did so for financial gain.
Among maersk dubai other things, the lawsuits maersk dubai filed by the 11 mariners claim bodily injuries and an array of damages. They accuse the two companies of negligence, failing to provide safe working conditions, and failing to pay injured crew members reasonable compensation for medical expenses and lost wages.
Both maersk dubai companies deal with U.S.-flag vessels, so crewmembers generally must be U.S. citizens. maersk dubai The 20 crewmembers aboard the Maersk Alabama at the time of the hijacking were from nine states and Canada, according to court records filed by Waterman.
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