Family of billionaire Ottawa Senators owner sues yacht firm for $10 million after odorous, ill-tempered British captain of $420k Bahamas cruise left guests violently ill and subject to false imprisonment
Eugene Melnyk and his girlfriend Sharilyne Anderson had chartered the $420,000-a-week Dream to spend Christmas in the Bahamas with loved ones
But two lawsuits filed in southern Florida federal court - on behalf of Anderson and Melnyk s mother Vera - claims the voyage turned into a harrowing ordeal
Vera and Anderson are seeking $5 million in damages each; they say this is for negligence, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress
While there are encouraging signs on the ice for a team that has resided at or near the bottom of the league standings since getting within a goal of the 2017 Stanley Cup final, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk continues to make waves off it.
Melnyk, however, is not commenting on separate lawsuits related to a Caribbean vacation he took over Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The statements of claim filed in a Florida court last month by his travelling companions against five defendants allege the trip aboard a $500,000-per-week yacht quickly deteriorated into disagreements with the captain, reckless conduct and abuse that resulted in panic attacks on rough seas.
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Eugene Melnyk and his girlfriend wanted a relaxing, luxury Christmas cruise in the Caribbean with family and friends. Instead, the owner of the Ottawa Senators and his holiday group got repeatedly seasick and feared for their lives, according to two lawsuits.