maine maritime museum
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedNovember 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."
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PublishedNovember 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.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
Maine Maritime Museum to waive all fees for kids, families with EBT
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Bath museum court filing effort to limit liability in schooner capsizing
Maine Maritime Museum's Mary E capsized on the Kennebec River with 18 passengers aboard in July.
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PublishedAugust 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.
