Cruises end in chaos when luxury ships seized by Feds

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US Marshals seized the Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony luxury ships owned by Crystal Cruises. Hundreds of passengers were booted off the ships in Bimini, as the Feds commandeered the vessels. 

The allegation is that $4.6 million in fuel bills had not been paid. It was fuel supplier Peninsula Petroleum Far East that filed a complaint in Florida last month. They obtained an “arrest warrant” against the cruise ships.

 According to the Daily Mail under US admiralty law, the ships were literally “arrested.” The warrant was signed by US federal district court judge Darrin Gayles.

It is still questionable how US officials had the authority to seize the luxury ships when they were docked in the Bahamas, according to Cruise Law News.

Panic and chaos among passengers

When the passengers of the Serenity and Symphony were kicked off their ships in Bimini Passengers dealt with a chaotic scene. The luggage was everywhere. Some of the displaced cruisers were older. And passengers claim that there was no assistance from the crew.