New York, Jan 28 (ANI): The owner of Costa Concordia has offered a flat 14,460 dollars in compensation to all uninjured survivors aboard its cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian coast two weeks ago.
The deal proposed by a subsidiary of Miami-based Carnival Corp. would also reimburse those who fled the boat, including some who swam a shore, for the cost of the doomed cruise and any subsequent travel expenses.
The settlement offer by Costa Crociere SpA has been proposed to cover lost luggage and psychological trauma in the deadly crash, The New York Daily News reports.
According to the paper, any uninjured passenger unhappy with the offer can file their own suit.
The settlement proposal would not affect any of the 1,000 crew members, the estimated 100 injured passengers or the families of the 32 people presumed dead.
Carnival Corp. was recently sued for 100 million dollars by crew member Gary Lobaton.
The ship employee wants class action status to represent all victims of the crash in the rocks off the Italian coast.
The defendants failed to properly and timely notify all plaintiffs on board of the deadly and dangerous condition of the cruise ship as to avoid injury and death, Lobaton said in his Chicago court filing.
In addition, he charged, the ship's captain Francesco Schettino for abandoning his ship in the first available opportunity he had. (ANI)