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MONTREAL — A Quebec man facing four years in a Cuban jail after a boating accident killed a fellow Canadian tourist last July is suing travel company Sunwing for damages.

Lawyers representing Toufik Benhamiche of Mascouche filed the application last week, seeking more than $340,000 for himself and his wife.

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The Quebec man was driving a small boat as part of a tourist excursion in July 2017 in Cayo Coco when it veered out of control and fatally struck a woman from Ontario.

In the lawsuit filed in Joliette, Que., his lawyers allege Benhamiche, 47, was given little instruction on how to operate the craft and was assured it was easy to use and by no means dangerous.

It also claims he was not briefed on safety or legal obligations.

“Neither the defendant nor its subcontractors offered any liability insurance to the plaintiffs before placing them in a clearly dangerous situation,” the application reads. “They did not even inform the claimants this activity could potentially incur their civil and/or criminal liability in the event of an accident.”