Bath museum denied protection from future lawsuits in schooner capsize

Maine Maritime Museum

Published
June 29, 2022

Bath museum denied protection from future lawsuits in schooner capsize

Maine Maritime Museum requested exemption from future lawsuits related to last year's capsize of the schooner Mary E.
Published
March 3, 2022

Bath museum seeks to avoid future liability in capsize case

Maine Maritime Museum is requesting exemption from any future lawsuits related to the capsizing of the schooner Mary E in July 2021.
Published
February 1, 2022

Lawsuit against Bath museum over schooner capsizing heads to negotiations

Maine Maritime Museum's sailing vessel Mary E capsized last summer, leading to suits from passengers claiming the museum was culpable for physical and mental injuries.
Published
December 30, 2021

Bath maritime museum offers free admission for children

The Maine Maritime Museum estimates about 30,000 children under 18 will visit the museum, free of charge, from now to December 2026.
Published
December 13, 2021

Bath museum’s new exhibit reveals Maine’s connection to the slave trade

Artifacts featured in the new exhibit reveal Bath-built ships and Maine captains and crews transported both enslaved people and crops manufactured by slavery.
Published
November 15, 2021

Two more passengers sue Bath museum over schooner capsizing

The suit claims the schooner's owner, the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, is to blame for a vessel that was not seaworthy and for a captain and crew "unfit, incompetent, ill experienced" and "ill trained."
Published
November 10, 2021

Bath museum denies allegations from passenger involved in Mary E capsizing

In court documents filed Tuesday, Maine Maritime Museum denies claims made by a passenger that the vessel wasn't seaworthy and the crew was poorly trained.
Published
October 28, 2021

Mary E passenger files lawsuit against Bath museum over schooner capsize

The suit claims the museum is liable for injuries and damages because the vessel wasn’t seaworthy and was steered by untrained staff who failed to conduct safety procedures.
Published
August 2, 2021

Mary E back at Bath museum after capsizing, investigation ongoing

The Coast Guard and Maine Maritime Museum haven't determined what caused the historic schooner to capsize Friday with 18 people on board.
Published
July 30, 2021

Historic schooner capsizes on Kennebec River with 18 on board, all safe

The 73-foot vessel capsized around 5:30 p.m. Friday near Doubling Point Lighthouse in Arrowsic.