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[dd/mm/yy] 9.8.08 [Event] The Miami Herald reports a former staff captain has filed suit against Royal Caribbean Cruises, alleging he was seriously injured in an accident September 2, 2005 aboard the ship. A cloud of toxic gas escaped from ballast tanks into crew and passenger areas, killing three crewmen (see here). The suit charges the company of failing to properly maintain and service its ballast tanks, which are used for balance. That, he claims, resulted in the escape of poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas. This is a different account than released at the time of the accident. As well, the suit alleges that Royal Caribbean “represented on its logs that venting [of tanks following the accident] took place only when at speed and at sea” but “venting actually took place when the ship was not at speed and even in port. "When the tanks are vented and the ship is not at speed, noxious gas is sucked into the vessel and into the passenger areas, including cabins, through air-conditioning intakes." He contends Royal Caribbean “allowed deadly gas to leak into work areas and passenger cabins for months following this accident." [Incident] 
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