Cases involving injuries to cruise ship passengers may include injuries, deaths, missing passengers who apparently fell in the ocean, passengers being hit by falling objects, food poisoning, being thrown by rough seas due to the neglect of the captain and nearly every other conceivable type of injury possible on land can exist on cruise ships. Injuries also occur when passengers leave the ship to visit ports of call. Cruise ships arrange and promote tours, trips, scuba, fishing and other activities and sometimes they do not check out or monitor the safety of these companies that provide the services the cruise ship sells to the passengers.
Mertztown is an unincorporated community in Longswamp Township in eastern Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its zip code is 19539. The former Reading Railroad runs through the center of Mertztown, it is used by Norfolk Southern and it is a heavily used railroad branch. The Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad used to go through the Farmington and Klines Corner section of Mertztown but the tracks were tore up years ago. Atlas Minerals, a big mineral company is located in Mertztown, they moved to the town in 1917 and have been there ever since. Brandywine Heights Area High School is also located in Mertztown, as is Gateway Christian School. Mertztown is also the home of the International Juggling Association's World Juggling Champion, LeRoy Hermany.