In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Nassau County Supreme Court, Hicks alleged Maersk Line, Limited, a U.S. subsidiary, put her in danger while she was stationed aboard a company ship as part of her education. Hicks’ anonymous online account last year of assault raised concerns on Capitol Hill, prompting the on-the-job “Sea Year” training to be temporarily paused — a move that echoed a 2016 halt that was intended to bring change.
Maersk officials said the company does not comment on pending litigation but noted that any allegation is taken seriously. It also marks the latest step in Hicks’ evolution after she said she woke up naked and bruised in her stateroom after a port stop in Aqaba, Jordan, where she said members of the all-male crew bought large amounts of alcohol.
Her lawsuit alleges Maersk should have known the risks facing cadets, alleging the company failed to take steps to prevent a foreseeable assault. Maersk, like other shippers, had long hired cadets onto their ships as part of required academy training.According to the suit, for example, the company did not have a system on the Alliance Fairfax to track or restrict the use of master keys.
in tweets it was “deeply disturbed by the allegation of assault on our vessel.” The company said it suspended five officers and crew members, and would pursue “broader actions” and examine workplace policies.The company this week declined to comment on their employment status or its internal findings.Tuesday on behalf of “Midshipman-Y,” who alleges she “endured sexualized jokes, sexual advances, and unwanted sexual touching” as a cadet aboard the Alliance Fairfax in 2021, when she was 18.
Christine Dunn, a lawyer at the firm Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, who is among those representing Hicks and “Midshipman-Y,” said federal prosecutors are weighing whether to prosecute the man who Hicks said raped her.
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