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(INCLUDING
COLLISIONS, FIRES, AND PROPULSION PROBLEMS)
Also see: Ships Running Aground
and Ships That Sank
| 2009 |
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| Oceanic (Peace Boat) |
The New York Post reports the ship (with 848 passengers) was detained after Coast Guard inspectors found a small hole in the ship's hull during a routine safety inspection. About a gallon of water per hour was coming into the ship, according to the Coast Guard. An additional 16 safety violations were cited. The ship arrived from Iceland and is due to leave tomorrow for Venezuela. Repairs are expected to be completed by then. Update June 28: Newsday reports the ship is expected to be taken to a New Jersey dry dock for repairs; the ship's passengers will be taken to Atlantic City hotels. The cruise is expected o resume July 1.Update: The ship left Bayonne July 2nd. | Detained - Hole in Hull |
Crown Princess |
From a reader: My friend is on board the Crown Princess Mediterranean Explorer itinerary. She emailed me this morning with the following information: "Yep- we heard it from the head of passenger services - there was a fire on board this morning.
We heard an announcement that said "immediate containment in room---" Later we were in the Sky Walker lounge and the head of passenger services was there to chit chat again and he volunteered the information. Story is- woman smoking in her room was collecting her ashes in a napkin and wrapping them up to put in the trash can. Destroyed her room. She is being escorted off tomorrow and charged for the repair of the room. He then told us about the sensors to pick up candles and then smoke!! The sprinklers do more damage than fire." Note - This clarification was offered by another reader: I was disturbed to read the last sentence. Being a firefighter, sprinklers SAVE LIVES, and protect property. When a sprinkler is activated, it contains the fire until firefighters arrive, then the sprinklers must be turned off at a reasonable timeframe, usually when the firefighters with hoses have contained the blaze. So the sentence, they cause more damage is just wrong! Note: Many cruise ships have fog nozzles rather than sprinklers in the main
crew/passenger areas. These are just as effective, but cause less damage should
they be activated. |
Fire |
| Royal Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Cruise Critic reports a fire broke out in the engine room at 8:10 p.m. local time on Thursday as the ship was departing from Port Said, Egypt. A statement from Princess says that passengers aboard were called to their muster stations and fire teams were deployed. All 733 passengers and 393 crewmembers have been accounted for, and there have been no resulting injuries onboard the ship, which is currently in the middle of a 12-night Holy Land sailing from Rome to Athens. Royal Princess is currently anchored off the coast of Port Said. Princess spokeswoman Karen Candy said there is no word yet on whether the incident will delay any of the ship's remaining calls in Ashdod (Jerusalem), Haifa, Kusadasi or Patmos Island. The ship is due in Athens on the 25th. UPDATE: Princess Cruises released the following statement: In order to fully assess the impact of the engine fire that occurred earlier this evening, we plan to bring Royal Princess back into Port Said, Egypt tomorrow. The assessment process includes flying various technical experts and regulatory authorities to the ship for a complete inspection, and they should be arriving onboard by tomorrow evening. So while our own assessment will occur throughout the day tomorrow, we expect the full assessment to be complete on Saturday. This means Royal Princess will be spending Friday and Saturday in Port Said. UPDATE June 19: Princess reports that the current cruise and the next cruise (June 25) will be cancelled because damage is greater than initially thought. Passengers on both voyages will receive a full refund of their fare, plus a future cruise credit equal to 25% of the cruise fare paid for these sailings. | Fire |
| Maasdam (Holland America Line) |
Posters at Cruise Critic report the ship tilted sharply to the starboard side while on the St. Lawrence Seaway at about 9:45 PM. Things in my stateroom slid and crashed. I understand the china and glasses in the dining room ended up on the floor (just as they were serving the baked Alaska). Another poster says s/he was with an officer that night and was told that his department was heavily damaged. He said it was caused by the pilot error and the captain was on the bridge at the time and took command of his ship. The captain saw a sand bar coming on the sonar and took action to avoid a mishap. We saw much damage in the dining room and heard the bars had some damage. I hear a bill will be sent to the pilot and hope they have good insurance. Now a few minutes later we did pass by a cargo ship very closely and wonder who was driving that evening on the river. | Severe list |
| Sea Cloud (Sea CLoud Cruises) |
Panorama News (Gibraltar) reports there was a fire onboard a cruise sailing ship at the weekend, as the ship sailed out of Gibraltar. There were 96 passengers on the 'Sea Cloud', which had the fire extinguised by the fire brigade before returning back to the Rock. | Fire |
| Un-named Riverboat | Dutch News reports a cruise ship with 155 American tourists on board collided with two other cargo barges on the Waal river, a tributary of the Rhine, close to Nijmegen. No-one was injured and although the cruise ship was badly damaged, it was declared safe to sail on to Dordrecht. The cruise ship crashed into an oncoming tanker carrying 2,400 tonnes of aircraft fuel during a manoeuvre to overtake another barge. | Collision |
| Greenlines (Dong Song Xanh Joint Stock Company) |
VOV News reports the cruise liner suddenly collided with a mooring buoy during its voyage from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City. The incident left the ship with a huge gash in the buoy but all 79 passengers were evacuated safely. The ship was carrying 79 passengers, including a number of foreign tourists and 5 crew. |
Collision |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
The company announced today that the cruises scheduled for April 18 and May 8 have been cancelled so repairs can be made to one of the pod propulsion units (see March 22 below). Guests who joined the cruise in Dubai have been told, if they choose to remain on the ship, that all port call en route to Rome have been cancelled except for Muscat, Safaga, and Aqaba (Safaga and Aqaba notably have high priced shore excursions that yield considerable revenue for the company). According to a passenger: Shortly after checking in at the hotel on Monday, I met a UK couple who showed me the letter they had received from their travel agent early Saturday morning explaining the situation as it seemed then and offering three options for everyone cruising from Dubai to Istanbul: Full refund + $500 future cruise credit; switch to Mariner in Asia a week or two later at no additional charge; continue on with a somewhat curtailed (miss four ports) cruise with a $400 shipboard credit + 25% refund for that segment + 25% future cruise credit. Ha! And that's how things stood until Tuesday night when word began to spread that things were worse than they appeared. Wednesday we were to check out of the hotel and proceed to the ship at 1PM. Once there, we boarded and were shown into the conference and card rooms, and greeted by the captain and various mid-level staff to explain our revised options: Voyager has bigger problems than previously thought. No Istanbul. Only ports will be Muscat, Safage overnight and Aqaba, then onward to Roma for 3-4 weeks of drydock. Grosso problemo. Our choices are: Full refund and they would do their best to rebook air home in same class, tho' it might be 2-3 days before we could get out of Dubai; Mariner in Asia; stay on ship & get 50% refund for 18 days on board + 100% refund for additional days unused + flight home from Rome in same class you came over on + refund of travel insurance premium as future cruise credit. Plus I may be able to get something back from insurance company for cruise interruption (doubtful). Oh, and we have until 3PM -- less than two hours -- to decide. So it began. Everyone has different situations. We explain our situtations to EVP vessel operations who confers with CEO, who is limited by what insurance company will pay line, but he has some wiggle room. He is very nice, but can only go so far. So I chose #3, the best of three bad choices, I guess. So, off we go limping along with one pod. Everyone wants to see Luxor and Petra, and if they announce that they have to cancel one or the other, there will be mutiny. Or at least real lawsuits. Short of the ship actually sinking, it could not be worse. | From bad to worse to horrible |
| Eolos Kenderis 2 (NEL Lines) |
According to GR Reporter the ferry hit the breakwater at the Santorini port at the moment when the crew was trying to dock and to tie the rope to a post on the port. There were 26 passengers and 20 crew members on board and no serious injuries. There is a strong 7 Beaufort wind at the time. The incident, which happened around 09:30 pm, scratched the ship right under the water line. The ship is anchored outside the port and will be examined to determine whether it needs repairs or it could continue sailing. | Collision with breakwater |
| Golden Princess (Princess Cruises) |
From a passenger: Just got back from a 14 day cruise to Hawaii. On Sunday March 22nd just before midnight the ship's main fire alarm sounded off. The assesment crew was sent to the engine room. The Captain came on the PA system and announced a reported fire in the main engine room. The crew was scrurrying around with their life vests on. I went up to the top deck to see the smoke stacks. The ship had slowed down to less than half speed and there was a strange burning smell. About 20 minutes later the Captain came back on and announced that a turbocharger on one of the main engines had blown a seal, set off the smoke detectors and blinded the cameras. Within an hour we were back up to speed again. Also we aborted the port docking in Nawiliwili, Kauai. We were told this was due to high winds although they didnt seem all the high? Some of the crew members confessed that this port is missed about 1 out of 4 times?? Had I known this I might have thought twice about booking this cruise. | Fire |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
According to reports from passengers on board the Voyager, one of the pods was caught in a fishing net. Attempts to release the pod failed. The ship is on it's way to Dubai at a speed of approximately 12-14 knots. The manufacturer of the pod will be joining the ship shortly. The ship is expected to be dry docked in Dubai to fix the pod. In the meantime, many port cancellations have occurred (including Mumbai and Abu Dhabi). There appears to be no media reports as yet on this story. NOTE: There was a similar incident November 26, 2008, when the ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale. It arrived in port a day late because of reduced speeds. | Propulsion problems |
| Costa Europa (Costa Cruises) |
The
Telegraph reports angry passengers confronted the captain in
protest at what they felt was an "unacceptable" offer of compensation
after the ship became beset by engine problems. The two-week "Jewels of
the Indian Ocean" cruise ending February 28 was beset with propulsion
problems. The ship underwent repairs in the Kenyan port of Mombasa,
before
sailing towards Renunion, but passengers said the vessel’s speed
remained "erratic," while others noticed black smoke coming from the
engines. A scheduled stop on Reunion was then reduced to a short
"technical
stop," sparking further outrage before another confrontation allegedly
took place between the crew and passengers. Passengers at one point
staged a sit-in protest and began chanting for the captain, who finally
showed up and
apologised (according to passengers, admitting the cruise had been
‘ruined’. The company initially offered compensation of either an
on-board credit of 300 euros or a 600-euro discount; it later offered
both the on-board credit and discount. Some of the ship’s passengers
have since set up a blog at http://costafailure.blogspot.com/ to
catalogue the alleged problems that occurred during the voyage. |
Propulsion problems -- Near mutiny |
| Aurora (P&O Cruises) |
From a passenger: We broke down - 4 hours after leaving
Sydney the Captain announced there was a major problem
with the port propulsion system (the Port Shaft Thrust Bearing that has
gone). We can only do 13/14 knots and will miss Wellington and Napier,
instead heading straight for Auckland. Instead of 2 days it will take 4
to get there. Experts are flying to Auckland as the repairs cannot be
done at sea. There's a general downturn in the atmosphere... big
difference in comparison to yesterday leaving Sydney after having 2
amazing weeks in Australia. Some staff on board are already aware that
we are staying in port for at least 2 days. Possibly
longer. No need for a dry dock or anything as the bearing can be
replaced internally. |
Propulsion problems -- Delayed |
| Costa Romatica (Costa Cruises) |
Merco
Press reports the ship is anchored seven miles off the Uruguayan
sea resort of Punta del Este after having suffered last night a brief
blackout caused by a fire in the generators room. It was traveling from
Rio do Janeiro where it left February 23 and was expected to reach
Buenos Aires early morning today. According to a release from Costa
Cruises the blaze was rapidly contained with no risk for passengers,
crew or the vessel. Travelers were immediately informed of the incident
and electricity was immediately restored with emergency equipment. A
team of Uruguayan experts with the support from the local Coast Guard
are currently assessing the extent of the damages and helping with the
repairs. The vessel is expected to resume its schedule this evening.
Most passengers on board are Brazilian, Argentines, Chileans and
Mexicans. Update: The Earth
Times reports 1,429 passengers and 590 crew members were
evacuated after efforts to repair the generator were unsuccessful.
Those on board were evacuated in boats to the resort town of Punta del
Esta about 13 kilometres from where the ship had anchored and about 120
kilometres east of Uruguayan capital Montevideo. They were then
transferred to Buenos Aires for flights home. Update: The cruise scheduled to
depart February 26 has been canaceled given the need for repairs. As
reported at Cruising
Talk, passengers on that cruise were put up in hotels paid for by
Costa which is in the process of arranging an alternate vacation at a
land-based resort through March 12, when the cruise would have ended.
Those who do not want to take the resort option will receive a refund
of the amount paid and full assistance with their onward travels,
whether they booked their original air arrangements on their own or
with Costa. All guests on the canceled sailing will also receive a
credit equivalent to 50 percent of the fare paid (for the cruise only)
valid toward a future Costa cruise through December 31, 2010. |
Fire -- Ship evacuated |
| Ecstasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
From Cruise
Critic: At 2:30am I got a wake
up call that I did not request....I woke up to the fire alarms going
off. I got up and immediatatley smelled smoke, I heard yelling in the
hall. I opened my cabin door which was E189 on the Empress Deck and
there was a lady in her undies yelling that the ship was on fire and
for us to evacuatate. I got dressed, grabbed my purse, sail and sign
card and my life jacket. There
was NO crew members anywhere to be seen! No one telling us if the fire
was up or down, foward or aft. All I knew was that the Deck was hazy
with smoke and that the smell was horrible. I ended up following others
up to the Atlantic Deck to our muster station. Still no crew. It was
more then 15 minutes after arriving at the Starlight that the first
crew member showed up. She just told us basicly to shut up and sit
down. An elderly lady was injured during the movement and another had
an asthma attack due to all the smoke. I called Carnival and spoke with a sup. I
was told that it was a small fire (how small I dont know, it did cause
quite a bit of smoke and several cabins on that deck were not available
to their occupants for at least 3 hours and at least one passenger had
to be moved - I was in line behind her at the pursers desk - and one
couple in line to disembark were not allowed back into their cabin
right away and thier carpet was soaking wet). Carnival is stating that
they are trying to keep it quiet. I suppose it would be bad plubicity.
So I suppose that is why there are not any reports about it. Finally the crew started showing up with
medical help. I do not know for sure who or what started the fire, but
I was told that some guy set towels afire in his cabin. I did see
someone (a male) being arrested before debarkation and being led away
in hand cuffs off the ship by Customs agents. |
Fire |
| Legend of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
A poster at Cruise
Critic reports the ship pulled in to Key West this morning due to a
faulty azipod. The azipod was leaking oil into the water and was
ordered into port by the Captain of the Port. She is moored in Key West
with a boom around her. Repairs were completed by the evening and the
ship was again on its way. |
Oil leak from azipod |
| Holiday (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
WWLP-TV in Mobile reports the ship's cruise ending yesterday dropped the port
call at Progreso due to technical problems. Passengers said Carnival
knew about the problems before they even got on board. Carnival handed
the boarding passengers a letter letting them know there was a problem
with the cruising speed so they'd only be stopping at Cozumel. Some
passengers said even the locals in Cozumel knew the boat was having
problems weeks ago. "All the locals telling me, don't get on that boat,
the boat broke," said one passenger. "I said the boat is broke? How
long has it been broke? They said for about three or four weeks," he
said. The ship arrived late (12:30 PM) in Mobile; as a result the
following cruise left late (9:30 PM). It, too, dropped its port call at
Progreso. |
Propulsion problems |
| Explorer of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
The Miami
Herald reports the ship was leaving Samana, Dominican Republic, on
January 29 when a propeller on one of the ship's engines struck an
unidentified object and was bent. The 11-day cruise skipped its last
port call in Labadee, Haiti, and returned to Cape Liberty, N.J., on
February 1. The present cruise skipped its port call in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, and is now en route to St. Thomas, where divers will
repair the propeller today. The St. Thomas port call has been extended
six hours to 11 p.m. Thursday. From a
passenger: The incident occurred at dinner time and vibration
was noted by several people. We were well within the buoyed channel. We
were compensated $ 100 per person by the line and extra activities were
planned by the crew. On the 30th, the ship stopped near Turks and
Caicos and allowed to drift for over an hour while divers were sent
down. They inspected and photographed the propeller and then came back
on board. I am a radio enthusiast and heard them say there was damage
to the blades. We then proceeded home at reduced speed. |
Damaged propeller |
| Stena Voyager (Stena Line) |
The
Herald (Scotland) reports 156 passengers and 23 crew members were
stranded onboard after a lorry broke free and burst through the cruise
ferry's rear door shortly after it set off from Stranraer, Dumfries and
Galloway. The ship was forced to head back to port with the lorry
hanging out of the back. But passengers and crew were not able to
disembark because the ferry could not berth, leaving them stuck on
board for a whole day. They were subsequently removed from the ship to
shore one-by-one by a fire service cherry picker. The lorry was later
lifted from the vessel, finally allowing the ferry to dock at the
harbour and the other vehicles to be removed. The lorry was a
tanker carrying non-hazardous ferrous sulphate powder and none of the
substance had leaked. |
Accident |
| Golden Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Associated
Press reports that a commercial fishing vessel nearly collided with
the cruise ship in Los Angeles harbor's main channel. A Coast Guard
spokesperson said a 31-foot-long fishing vessel "erratically" crossed
within about 30 feet of the front of the cruise ship as it entered the
harbor. The incident is under investigation. Federal law prohibits
vessels from coming within 200 yards in front and 100 yards behind or
to the sides of a cruise ship that is moving. |
Near collision |
| MV Barranda (Tourist Yacht) - Ecuador |
News
Agency Trend News reports a yacht carrying 15 tourists caught fire
near Ecuador's national park on the Galapagos Islands but caused no
injuries. The fire broke out at about 1:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Bartolome
Island of the Galapagos Archipelago. All 15 tourists aboard were
immediately evacuated by another two tourist ships near the scene. UPDATE: The
Telegraph reports passengers had to go into the water and wait 30
minutes to be rescued. Shortly before the evacuation they had been told
the waters were known to be shark-infested. |
Fire |
| Pacific Dawn (P&O Australia) |
From a reader: The
ship was due in Sydney this morning (around 7am, Sydney time) however
it is experiencing engine trouble and will not arrive in Sydney until
at least 5pm ... some ten hours late. The next cruise was due to
depart Sydney at 4pm, however passengers are being told to not
turn up at the wharf until 9pm. |
Engine problems -- Delayed debarkation |
| Arcadia (P&O Cruises) |
Cruising
Talk reports that the ship had an extended stay in Barcelona due to
a mechanical problem during the current cruise. One report said it was
the pods and another her stand-by generator. Her call at Vigo was
cancelled and passengers have received £100.00 in compensation.
She is due to arrive in Southampton about 06.00 hrs on the 5th January
2009 and expected to sail for Palma at 17.00 hrs. UPDATE: The ship arrived in
Southampton early, however its departure was delayed. This
Is Hampshire reports that a problem had developed with the vessel's
emergency electrical back-up system forcing the ship to stay in port.
The spare parts are being flown to Southampton from Italy. P&O
Cruises says, "The situation is still being assessed but it is hoped
that the ship will leave later today." |
Engine problems |
| 2008 |
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| Antarctic Dream (Antarctic Shipping) |
The ship was scheduled to leave port yesterday evening, but didn't leave until this morning. Water pressure at the port has been really low, and they have been using the firemen's truck to supply the small ships. Prior to arrival at Ushuaia, the ship has been operating with two of its three engines for the past two weeks (one engine is not operating) and is cruising at reduced speeds (as little as half its usual cruising speed) -- it does not appear the problem has been repaired and what impact this has on the itinerary and whether the ship's safety is affected. | Engine problems -- Delayed departure |
| Grand Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Antigua
Sun reports the the ship diverted to safe harbour, anchoring
outside English Harbour. It had to be diverted to that part of the
island because it was having problems with its bow thruster. Due to
this mechanical problem, the ship had to be anchored and the cruise
line made the choice of securing the ship in the safe port of English
Harbour considered much more sheltered than St. John’s. The decision
was also made on the basis that the prevailing high gusts of winds
being experienced in Antigua required that the ship, its passengers and
crew go to the safest position which is in English Harbour’s sheltered
bay. |
Thruster problems |
| Lyuba Orlova (Quark Expedition) |
The ship reportedly had to cancel four trips due to a mechanical problem. There was leak on the cooling for the engine, and the Argentinean Port Authorities did not authorize it to sail. Later, after the repairs had been done, they could not sail because of some inspection problem. They proceeded to change their flag to the Cook Islands, and managed to sail on their first trip of the season today. | Mechanical problems |
| Queen Victoria (Cunard Line) |
It has been reported that the ship suffered significant
problems during her last cruise. Naples was missed due to bad weather.
A list of about 7 degrees developed causing crockery & glassware to
fly off shelves, one of the counters in the Lido started to give way
but was held back by staff. On the last night of the cruise the ship
came to a dead stop after a temporary engine failure. Emergency
lighting was working but it took some time to get the engines to
restart. |
Severe list -- Propulsion problems |
| Pride of Hull (P&O Ferries) |
According to the
BBC, the ferry was left drifting 50 miles (80.5km) from port after
an engine fire broke out. It was returning from Rotterdam to Hull when
the blaze started at about 0530 GMT. Staff on the vessel, which had
several hundred passengers and crew on board, quickly extinguished the
blaze, during which time the other engine was shut down. No one had
been injured and the ferry was due to arrive in Hull later in the day. |
Fire |
| Sea Wind (Tallink Silja) |
Helicopters have evacuated passengers from a cargo ferry in
the Baltic Sea after a fire broke out in the engine room. All 11
passengers were flown to the nearby port of Mariehamn in the Aland
Islands, while the 28 crew members put out the fire. , Robin Lindstrom
from the Turku Rescue Centre said on Tuesday. The ship was en route
from the south-western Finnish port of Turku to Stockholm, Sweden, when
a fire broke out in the engine room at about 2.40am Tuesday (1140
AEDT). The ferry suffered severe fire damage. |
Fire |
| Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) |
A reported has been received that a small fire - believed to
be electrical - was reported overnight on the 30/11/2008. It was
quickly dealt with and no injuries or damage has been reported. |
Fire |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas) |
Cruise
Talking reports the ship has a problem with her propulsion system.
She reportedly snagged fishing nets and is running slower than normal
due to the damage done. Arrival in Ft. Lauderdale is delayed one day to
December 2nd on the current transatlantic crossing. RSSC are sorting
all required air changes free of charge and all passengers on the
current cruise are receiving $400 each towards a 2009 cruise. The next
cruise will be losing a port, which one is unknown at present but
passengers will be compensated accordingly for the late start of the
cruise and the missed port. FROM A
PASSENGER: We are ticketed
for the now-delayed Dec. 1 cruise on the Voyager out of Port
Everglades. We were contacted yesterday and they told us about the
fishing nets, etc. We are being put up at the Hyatt Pier 66 near the
port and will board about noon on Dec. 2, they say. We are disappointed
to miss a day at sea, of course, but the compensation seems fair to me. The dropped port is the
furthest away, Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala. Port times have also
been rescheduled and in some cases, Cozumel in particular, shortened. |
Propulsion problems -- Delayed arrival & departure |
| Costa Concordia (Costa Cruises) |
The Malta
Independent and Times
of Malta report the ship hit the dock in Palermo harbour as a
result of a storm that has hit the central Mediterranean over the past
24 hours. The bow was damaged, some passengers were shaken, but no
injuries were registered among the
passengers and crew. Repairs were undertaken after the ship was firmly
docked. Here are some
pics of the damage. |
Collision with pier |
| Imagination (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A reader at Cruise
Critic posts: Yay! Just home
from the 4 night imagination cruise this week to key west and cozumel.
Had a minor crash that left a huge dent and needing some paint touch up
on the front side of the ship. Couldn't see it much in Cozumel but saw
it clearly as possible when de-embarking today. Cruise director tania
said everything was ok, no major damage to vessel (Of course they will
say that if the ship runs good and no issues mechanically)... but look
at the outside! I'm sure the new white paint will hide it good tho -- Click Here for pics |
Collision with pier |
| Boudicca (Fred Olsen Cruises) |
Cruising
Talk reports the ship sustained minor damage to her
bow whilst in Barbados. The port authorities were shifting her to
another berth to allow for Ventura and due to high winds Boudicca
caught another cross berth. The damage caused a 7ft dent which needed
to be repaired before leaving for Castries. She was due to depart on
the 21st but has delayed that til the 22nd to allow for repairs to be
made. See picture here. |
Collision with pier -- Delayed departure |
| Costa Atlantica (Costa Cruises) |
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Bureau issued a report
today regarding a near-missed collision between the cruise ship and a
car carrier (Grand Neptune) on May 15, 2008 in the Dover Strait. The
investigation identified a number of factors related to the decisions
and actions taken by the bridge team on board Costa Atlantica which
contributed to the development of the close quarters situation. The full
report is available online. |
Near collision |
| Eurodam (Holland America Line) |
A blogger reports (here
and here)
that passengers were awakened at 4AM by a fire alarm and the following
over the ship's PA system: "There's not need for concern, ladies and
gentlemen, we've detected a fire in the engine room. No cause for
concern, the ship's crew will be taking care of everything. Fire
crews, emergency response teams, emergency elevator operators, traffic
control teams, hotel manager (and others) all report to your stations,
please." A short time later another announcement was made: "Ladies and
Gentlemen, this is the Captain here. The Fire Suppression System has
done it's job, and the temperature is dropping in the boiler. I'm going
to stop giving you updates now, do please go back to sleep and enjoy an
unworried slumber." |
Fire |
| Sea Princess (Princess Cruises) |
SKN Vibes (St. Kitts and Nevis) reports the ship encountered ‘technical difficulties’ as it attempted to dock at Port Zante this morning which resulted in passengers being ferried to the nearby marina by the ship’s life crafts. Initial reports indicated that there had been a fire onboard the Sea Princess which caused engine damage to the vessel and hindered its berthing. However an employee at the Port explained that the ship developed engine problems earlier today and was drifting out at sea. The individual informed that since there is no tug boat at the pier, the passengers were therefore tendered to the marina adjacent to the Port. A press release issued by the St. Christopher Air and Sea Port Authority (SCASPA) shortly after the incident indicated that the cruise vessel will remain at anchor for the entire day due to said engine problems. | Engine failure |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
From a passenger: At about 2:45 a.m. an electrical fire
broke out on deck three in an electrical locker of the ship. It was
enroute to Boston on the final leg of her final cruise as the Norwegian
Dream. Code Bravo deck three 3019 was called over some parts of the
ship including some passenger cabins.The crew responded and succeeded
in extinguishing the fire.The captain explained the situation later in
the day during His regular report to the Passengers. |
Fire |
| Azamara Quest (Azamara Cruises) |
From a passenger: While docked in Chios (Greece)
there was a fire in the ship laundry room. Most passengers were on
excursions at the time. It was reported that 5 local fire engines
responded but were not needed. The fire was contained quickly and it
did not effect the schedule. There was also a problem with availability
of hot water in some starboard forward cabins but it was also addressed
promptly. |
Fire |
| Fantasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A poster at Cruise
Addicts writes at 9:51PM: Hi I
am on carnival fantasy the ship broke down in miss. River. Severe list.
We are drifting. Chairs falling over. Ship is turn we back toward New
Orleans . Sorry I type bad am on my iphone. The anchor is now out and
all outside lights on toward the river. He reports at 12:05AM
that tugs arrived to assist the ship. The ship had just left New
Orleans for a Western Caribbean cruise. UPDATE: Carnival reports there was a
minor technical glitch a few hours after the Carnival Fantasy's
departure as the ship was sailing down the Mississippi River. The
problem was quickly investigated and fixed. The ship resumed sailing
and will arrive in Progreso on Wednesday as scheduled. |
Dead in the water |
| Seven Seas Voyager (Regent Seven Seas) |
The ship hit the quay in Rhodes with her stern, no injuries
but minor damage done to the ship. |
Collision with Quay |
| Spirit of Adventure (Saga Holidays) |
The ship is having a few problems on current cruise -- today
in Kepez, Turkey the ship hit the quay after tug failed and gashed
hull. It was repaired and continued cruise. SUBSEQUENTLY, it had more tug
troubles leaving Yalta on October 14. |
Collission with pier |
| Fantasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A passenger writes: Today
we got evacuated from the
cabin and made to go to the Lido Deck while they put out either a fire
in the crew area or something started by a welder. This ship is not
ready to be on the sea y'all. Really. We had to stay up there for about
four hours. At least that was better than the ones that were ashore in
Cozumel and could not reboard for that time. Fun fun fun. Another Passenger posted the following from
a letter sent to pax after the incident: Our crew was performing a maintenance
function on one of the lower decks. The work involved the cutting of a
large pipe and during this procedure, residue within the pipe became
overheated. This created a significant amount of smoke which then
traveled to areas on several higher decks. There was no fire associated
with this incident and the crew quickly controlled the source of the
smoke. As a safety
precaution, we advised all guests to report to the open deck areas and
we temporarily limited access to the ship via the gangway. We then made
a full assessment of the incident to be sure that there was no safety
concerns. After a complete evaluation, we confirmed that this situation
was under control and there were no safety issues. Guests were then
advised that they no longer needed to remain on the open decks and
gangway access was re-opened. |
?Fire? |
| Andea (Elegant Cruises) |
From a passenger: At about 9PM whilst off the coast of
Albania, the ship suffered a complete power failure: engines and
electricity. We were dead in the water. Emergency electric came on
about 2 minutes later, and the ship was back under way in about 20
minutes. About 5 minutes later, at 9:25 PM another electric failure
occurred. The only announcement made concerning this disturbing
sequence of events was that we were back under way at 14 knots and
might be 15 minutes late into Vlore, Albania in the morning. |
Power failure |
| Discovery (Voyages of Discovery) |
Despite assurances August 20 (see August 9) that engine
problems would be repaired "by the weekend," a safety inspection by
British authorities in Harwich confirmed the repairs have still not
been completed. According to the inspectors, the ship is running on
three engines but she is able to manoeuvre to legal requirements. They
inspected the paper work on the spare parts, and the company making the
new bearing has admitted that they supplied the wrong size. Discovery
hopes to fit the new parts in Lisbon or Nice. NOTE: The ship was also
inspected in Gdynia on Sept 1 where they found seven deficiencies,
including: Fire safety measures (Jacketed high pressure lines), MARPOL
annex I (Oil record book), Propulsion & aux. (Auxiliary engine;
Bilge pumping arrangements; Gauges,thermometers, etc), Structural
safety (Steering gear), and Working spaces and accident prevention
(Obstruction/slipping, etc). |
Engine problems (continuing) |
| Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) |
A passenger reports there was an onboard fire while the ship
was docked at Dubrovnik. S/he returned to the ship at around 1:30 PM,
and during lunch heard a fire alarm. As they tried to return to their
cabin, they found a strong smell of smsoke and instead went to the
Promenade. Upon arrival at the
Promenade we saw that 4 fire trucks arrived and more were beginning to
put the hoses on the boat. About 40 minutes after the initial warning,
the fire appeared to be under control and 10 minutes later firefighters
began to leave. The fire apparently
burned some kind of warehouse and had been burning an hour. The degree
of damage was not known. |
Fire |
| Discovery (Voyages of Discovery) |
It appears the ship is still having trouble. It was out of
action for a fortnight as of July 13, but her 25th July cruise missed
first/last ports of call. The ship was due in Flam today at 9.30am
local
time...It arrived four hours late. This cruise ends in
Copenhagen. According to passengers, the company is still not admitting
there is a problem, but dropped ports inidcate there is. UPDATE August 15: TTG
Live reports a problem with one
of its ships four engines should be fixed soon after it takes delivery
of a new bearing for the engine this weekend. The continuing problem
has prompted criticism from customers on the cruise
networking website Cruising Talk
and elsewhere. UPDATE August 20:
Today's Telegraph
reports the prolem will be fixed this week -- time will tell. |
Engine problems (continuing) |
| Acadia (P&O Cruises) |
It has been reported that the ships is currently running
slow due to a propulsion unit failure. The cruises that are affected
are J817, J818, J820, J821 and J822Y. Passengers booked on these
cruises are being notified of all itinerary changes that are necessary.
Repairs will be undertaken during her scheduled drydock refit in
November 2008. |
Propulsion problems |
| Crystal (Louis Cruises) Lissos (Anek Lines) |
Express (Greece) reports Crystal collided with the ferry Lissos at Piraeus port. There were 955 passengers on board the cruise ship. Only material damage was caused to both vessels and nobody was injured. Lissos was loading passengers and vehicles and was heading for the islands of Chios and Lesvos. Both Crystal, which was on a seven-day cruise in the Aegean islands and Turkey, as well as Lissos, will set sail after their inspection by a Port Authority technical team. | Collision |
| Isle of Inishmore (Irish Ferries) |
The Evening
Herald (Ireland) reports more than 200 passengers on an Irish
Ferries vessel were put
on
evacuation standby as firefighters tackled a blaze that broke out on
board. A boiler room fault triggered the fire that sparked the
emergency on the ferry after it docked in west Wales. All 316
passengers and crew aboard the ferry escaped unharmed. The had arrived
at Pembroke Dock and was about to set sail for Rosslare when the fire
broke out as a result of a fault in the ship's thermal boiler. Members
of the ferry's crew detected the fire while it was still in its early
stages, and immediately shut down the stricken boiler unit. Nobody was
injured during the incident. |
Fire |
| Zenith (Pullmantur Cruises) Aegean Pearl (Louis Cruises) |
The ships collided in Greece's main port of Piraeus causing damage but no injuries. Zenith, carrying 1,819 passengers and 619 crew, hit the Greek-flagged Aegean Pearl as Zenith attempted to tie up in the port. Aegean Pearl was carrying 504 passengers and 349 crew members. Nobody was injured but port authorities were not allowing them to sail until the damage to both ships was assessed. Passengers remained on board as the ships were not in any danger. Aegean Pearl had been scheduled to depart Piraeus Monday morning for a cruise stopping at Mykonos, Kusadasi in Turkey and then continuing to the Greek islands of Patmos, Crete and Santorini. Zenith had arrived in Piraeus after setting off from Venice, Italy, and stopping in Croatia and the Greek islands of Rhodes, Mykonos and Santorini. UPDATE: Aegean Pearl was damaged at deck level on the starboard side -- some of the lifeboats were also damaged. The ship was passed to sail without passengers to Neorion Shipyard on the island of Syros where it is currently undergoing repairs and is scheduled to resume sailing in a week’s time. In the interim passengers booked on Aegean Pearl will be offered similar itineraries on Louis Hellenic’s Aquamarine or Cristal. | Collision |
| Carnival Victory (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
From a passenger: I was just on a five-night Canada Cruise
(July 12-17, 2008). On Sunday night, July 13th we were at the 8:30 show
in the Caribbean Lounge. There were some "explosive" special
effects throughout the show. At the end...at least I THINK it was
the end...a spark ignited one of the speakers in the stage floor. It
was smoking! After a few seconds a crew memeber came out from
back-stage with a fire extinguisher and put it out. It continued to
smoke even more. Evenutally, the lounge was cleared out. The
10:30 show was delayed and the Midnight Comedy show was re-located due
to the "fire". |
Fire |
| Costa Classica (Costa Cruises) & Poesia (MSC Cruises) |
The two cruise ships collided in
the Adriatic Sea near the Croatian tourist town of Dubrovnik, but no
one was injured. According to Croatian media, "Two cruisers collided in
the old town harbour. One of them had to make a full circle around the
isle of Locrum before returning for the passengers waiting in boats."
According to the first assessments, the damage was minimal and the
accident occurred when cruiser Poesia's anchor loosened and caused her
to hit cruiser Costa Classica. Both continued their scheduled itinerary
with no delays. |
Collision |
| MV Ptarmigan (Portage Glacier Tours) |
The
Anchorage
Daily News reports the tour boat, owned by Holland
America Line / Carnival Corporation, struck an iceberg in Portage Lake,
jolting passengers and leaving as many as 10 with minor injuries. The
vessel struck the iceberg after a tourist reported spotting a bear and
the captain swung the vessel around for passengers to get a better
look. The jolt apparently did not significantly damage the ship but two
people were reported to have fallen during the crash, with one hitting
her head on a rail. The rest appeared to have suffered minor bumps and
bruises. |
Collision
with iceberg |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
While docking in NYC (Manhattan) the ship apparently took a
turn too wide and rammed into Pier 90 at 50th St.
and 12th Ave. No one on board was injured. The city Buildings
Department said the accident damaged beams supporting
upper-level parking lots. There is need for reinforcements to be bult,
but there's appparently no danger of a collapse. |
Collision with pier |
| Queen Victoria (Cunard Line) |
The ship, on its maiden call in Malta, hit the quay of the
Valletta Waterfront, denting the stern of the ship. The unofficial
reason for the incident is that the throttles of the 90,000 tonnes
luxury liner got stuck. In a statement later in the evening the Malta
Maritime Authority officially attributed the incident to a mechanical failure in the ship. Carnival Corporation Chairman and CEO, Micky Arison, was onboard the ship when the accident happened. The ship remained in prit for repairs and left the following day, having to cancel its port call in Tunisia. Carnival Corporation is reported to be considering a lawsuit against the port because a Maltese pilot was steering the ship at the time; the local government claims the accident was the result of a mechanical failure on the ship and is the fault of the cruise line. Investigations contiunue. |
Collision with pier |
| Aquamarine (Louis Cruises) |
The ship is heading to the Greek island of Milos for an
emergency inspection after its hull was damaged. The ship with 1200
people onboard suffered a 5-foot (1.5-meter)
gash above the water line. The Associated Press reports the ship
"scraped against a pier" as it was leaving Iraklion (Crete). |
Collision with pier -- Holed hull |
| Queen of the West (Majestic America Line) |
Fire broke out in the engine room while the ship was near
Maryhill, WA on the Columbia River. The fire was quickly exteniguished
but the ship had to be towed to a state part where it was nudge into
the river bank for evacuation of th124 passengers and 53 crew. The only
reports of injury were from crew members who suffered smoke inhalation
while fighting the fire. |
Fire |
| Star Princess (Princess Cruises) |
From a passenger:
There was a fire in the
incinerator room on deck 3 on the Star Princess this morning (Jan 11).
We knew that something was up when the captain called for an assessment
crew for the incinerator room on deck 3. I was at the purser's desk
when a bell sounded an alarm and the captain announced that the crew
was to respond to an emergency. The pursers ran out of the room, the
gift shops closed and we could see the crew with their life jackets on.
In a few minutes the captain came on and announced that a small fire in
the incinerator had been put out. I was impressed with how fast the
crew responded and that the captain let us know what was going on as
soon as he could. The ship left Buenos Aires yesterday and is
en route to Port Stanley (Falkland Islands). |
Fire |
| 2007 (35 Incidents) | ||
| QE II (Cunard Line) |
A
cross-channel ferry narrowly avoided a collision with the QE2. P&O
Ferries Pride of Kent had to slam on the breaks when the cruise liner
failed to give wat at sea off the Dover coast and sailed into the
passenger ferry's path. A subsequent
investigation
said the QE2 was required to give way; when it became apparent that no
avoiding action was being taken by the QE2, Pride of Kent reduced speed
and allowed the ship to pass 0.6 mile ahead. |
Near-miss of collision |
| Fram (Hurtigruten) |
The ship had engine failure and was without power for about two hours while near Brown Bluff on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. According to a passenger, the ship suddenly lost power and began to drift straight toward a "towering wall of ice. It bent the railing and a lifeboat was completely crushed." The engine was restarted and the ship headed for King George Island where it will be inspected for damage. A decision will be made then about whether the cruise will continue. | Collision with iceberg |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
From a passenger: There was a small fire in the engine room at around 8:45PM as the ship headed back to New Orleans. The ship was about 140 nautical miles south of New Orleans. The ship was adrift for about 15 minutes as all engines were shut down. The engine shut down caused severe cavitation and “code bravo to the engine room” was announced. Smoke was seen coming from below the smoke stack which smelled like burnt oil. The emergency signal was given but was reported to be a false alarm 1-2 minutes later at which time they announced that there was a small fire and it was under control. About 5 minutes later it was announced that the fire was completely out and we would arrive in New Orleans as scheduled. | Fire |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The ship collided with a barge
being pulled by a tug in Uruguay's main port, sending several
cars and containers off the barge and shutting the port down. The ship
received damages above the water line which do not
appear serious. It will remian in port for repairs. Passengers on
the current cruise, a 14 day around the southern tip of South America,
will miss two ports miss three ports(Port
Stanley, Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia) of
call before repairs are complete; they're being offered alternate shore
excursions before leaving for Ushuaia. There were no injuries. The
harbour remained closed for more than 24 hours, trapping Celebrity
Cruises' Infinity in port and blocking Marco Polo out of port.
Passengers were offered a 50% refund of cruise fare paid in addition to
$150 per passenger ($300 per room) onboard credit. A group of
passengers are demanding greater compensation -- see Merco
Press for more info. See here for
photos. |
Collision |
| M/S Aurora (Nile Cruise) |
Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke
out in the engine room on the Nile cruise ship when it was anchored
near the ancient
Egyptian ruins of Luxor early this morning, forcing the evacuation of
43 French
tourists. The five Egyptians who died were either trapped by flames as
they tried
to extinguish the blaze or drowned after falling into the river. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. |
Fire (Riverboat) |
| Veendam (Holland America Line) |
According to passengers on the 7 day cruise to the Western Caribbean which ended today, there were engine problems that caused the ship to miss two ports: Key West and Cozumel. They did make the port calls at Belize and Guatemala. According to a passenger: Many guests are angry that the ship is experiencing so many problems, in addition to the engine problems, there was floodings, toilets did not work, and water was turned off several times. | Engine problems |
| Jewel of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
There was a small fire in the laundry room (deck 1 and 2)
that was extinguished within an hour. Passengers were awakened by the
2:30 AM alert to crew, but there was no general call and passengers
were not asked to leave their rooms. Some passengers report seeing
thick smoke venting by the pool on deck 11. Apparently the only
inconvenience, after things were brought under control, was that linens
needed to be re-laundered to remove the smell of smoke. |
Fire |
| Enchantment of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
The ship apparently had a power failure in the early morning
and was assisted by a tug into Fort Lauderdale at the cruise's end.
Departure of the next cruise, a 4 night cruise with scheduled stops in
Key West and Cozumel, was delayed until midnight and Key West was
dropped from the itinerary. Also, rooms mid-ship reportedly do
not
have air conditioning. UPDATE
November 17 from a passenger: We
made it to Cozumel. Ship has 50% propulsion. They gave each cabin $200
shipboard credit, and 25% of current fare off for future cruise. A lot of upset people, not only at
itinerary change but sporadic A/C. Of the 2,300 cruising, 2,000 are
first time Royal Caribbean cruisers. |
Electrical problems |
| Lirica (MSC Cruises) |
The
ship was damaged in Civitavecchia when strong winds during the
unmooring operation caused it to scrape
the pier. An area between the bow and portside bulwarks was damaged.
The company reported the collision to the Italian Coast Guard and
classification society, and both inspected the vessel to guarantee its
seaworthiness before sailing from Civitavecchia. The ship subsequently
went into drydock November 12 to repair the damage. Its final cruise of
the Mediterranean season was cancelled to accommodate the repais before
the ship sails to the Fort Lauderdale for its winter season. |
Collision with pier |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The following was posted by a passenger at Cruise
Critic (the ship is on an 8 day Mexican Riviera cruise to/from Los
Angeles): Well we were at the
pool, got some sun...beautiful day! Went back to our
state room to make some drinks and we were enjoying watching a huge
whale and lots of dolphins..... when all of the sudden the ship tilted! Not a little....ALOT We were listing over and our bar set up and everthing in our room flew on the floor! Including the coffee maker! The ship was finally righted, you could hear passangers screaming. The captian came on and said everything was ok.....he seemed a bit out of breath. Today he made a fomal announcment...something to affect human error...and promised it would not happen again...the waiters were saying they had never had it happen before....plates and food and drinks flying everywhere....visions of the posiden adventure and titanic flashed by me! everyone on board is talking about it. I guess some people were hurt. I don't know all the details....WOW! |
List |
| Stena Voyager (Stena Line) |
An alarm was sparked after a fire broke out on a Stranraer to Belfast ferry carrying about 600 passengers and crew. The fire, in a sealed turbine unit in the engine room, was put out by an automatic system. Life jackets were given to everyone on board in accordance with safety procedures and the ferry continued its journey. Nobody was injured. The incident was brought under control within less than an hour. | Fire |
| Pacific Star (P&O Australia) |
There was apparently a small fire in an electrical panel
that caused a mustering of crew to prepare for a possible emergency.
The source of the smoke/fire was located and brought under control.
(See You Tube) |
Fire |
| Island Star (Island Cruises) |
The cruise was cancelled after engines failed off the coast
of France, plunging the ship into darkness. Passengers were
ferried to shore by the ship's tenders. The ship first
experienced problems as it left Genoa -- emergency repairs were
apparently not enough. The following cruise, scheduled to leave
from Palma on September 29 was cancelled in order to accommodate
repairs. |
Engine failure - cruise cancelled |
| Black Prince (Fred Olsen) |
A 29-night round trip voyage from Liverpool was cut short
following damage to the ship's propeller. Two subsequent cruises
have also been cancelled to allow for repairs. The ship was on
its homeward leg while in the Corinth Canal when it sustained the
damage; the decision to end the cruise was made after divers in
Algeciras found more extensive damage than had originally been
assessed. The ship will proceed to drydock for repairs. |
Damaged Propeller -- Cruise Cancelled |
| QE II (Cunard Line) |
The ship set sail today following a 24 hour delay in
Dubrovnik caused by a mechnical fault. The ship was mid-way
through a two week cruise of the Mediterranean. The round trip
cruise from Southampton began August 31 and will disembark September
15. |
Mechanical problems -- Delayed in port |
| Enchantment of
the
Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
Reported by a passenger: Shortly after leaving Belize, about 4:30 in the afternoon, Bravo Bravo Bravo was called for a room on the 4th Deck (4550-something). From our balcony, starboard all the way forward, we could smell acrid smoke. We were still under pilot navigating the channel through the barrier reef and we came to a stop. Captain Ban immediately made informational announcements and asked our cooperation in keeping the area clear. Shortly thereafter, we started moving again. About 30 minutes later it was announced that the fire was out, and that the area would be reopened as soon as cleanup was done. Later an announcement was made that the fire had started in a closet, and that they were investigating the exact cause - the cabin was not occupied at the time the alarms went off. We passed through that area this morning to debark, and there was still quite a bit of smoke odor, and many persons working in that area. The ship was on a five night western Caribbean cruise departing from Fort Lauderdale. | Fire |
|
( |
The Cypriot cruise ship and an Israeli freighter
collided in
|
Collision |
| Thomson Celebration (Thomson Cruises) & Ocean Majesty (Page and Moy) |
The two ships collided in the Greanger fjord (
|
Collision |
| Mariner of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
There was a fire on deck 0 in the incinerator. Smoke
could be smelled on some decks
but the captain made a quick announcement that they were investigating
and no
one was allowed to smoke until further notice - he came back on to
report that
the fire was completely put out and smoking was now allowed.
There was no
disruption of the cruise, which was on its last night of a seven night
|
Fire |
| HD1 (HD Ferries) |
The ferry collided with a Condor ferry when it
was coming into dock at
|
Collision |
| Aqua Jewel (Alpha Ferries) |
Some 850 passengers were safely evacuated at the
|
Collision |
| Spirit of
(Cruise West) |
The ship collided with a Seattle-based fishing
vesssel, leaving the seiner "dead in the water" with a disabled
steering mechanism. The cruise ship appeared undamaged and
continued on
to
|
Collision |
| Catalyn-D (San Nicolas Shipping Lines) |
Five people died and seven others were injured
when the ferry, en route from
|
Fire |
| Serenade (Louis Cruises) |
The ship was slightly damaged when it grazed the
pier while docking at the Greek
|
Collision |
| Kristina Regina (Kristina Cruises) |
The Finnish passenger vessel collided with a
timber loaded deck barge in dense fog south of Gedser. The barge was
towed by
the tug Pioneer, flying
|
Collision |
| Bellriva ( |
More than 20 British tourists were injured when
the river ship struck a lock on the
|
Collision |
| Seabourn Pride (Seabourn Cruises) |
A message was posted at Cruise
Critic indicating that there is major structural problem on the
ship. When
at Belle Ille (France) yesterday, it was discovered that one of the
|
Marina Door Won't Close
Properly -- Missed Ports |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The ship was escorted into the
|
Engine Room Fire |
| M/V
|
Three people were killed and 14 others injured
when an explosion rocked the engine room of a passenger ship in central
Phillipines. The ship, with 513 passengers and crew, had last
left
|
Engine Fire |
| Ryndam ( |
A passenger reports: At about
|
Propulsion problems -- Power Outage |
| Silja Serenade (Silja Line) |
A power failure onboard a Swedish freighter
caused a near miss with the ro-ro/passenger ferry Silja Serenade, as
she sailed
for
|
Near collision |
| Fantasy (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A barge struck the ship on the
|
Collision |
| Disney Magic (Disney Cruise Line) |
From a passenger (posted at
Disboards): While doing the fireworks during the
Pirates in the
|
Fire |
| Carnival Pride (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
Reports from the ship state the vessel is
experiencing unspecified mechanical problems and has reduced her speed
from 20
to 10 knots, delaying her arrival in
|
Mechanical |
| Millennium (Celebrity Cruises ) |
Experienced an electrical short that provides
power to the ship's port propulsion system. As a result, it has been
forced to
slow down -- reducing cruising speed
from 22 knots to 17. Cancellation of one port -- the Dominican
Republic's
Casa de Campo -- but the ship will make it to San Juan, its next
call, as
scheduled where it is expected repairs will be made. From a
passenger
(14 Jan): We left San Jaun and were told the repair was complete. At
|
Propulsion |
| Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
The had been a 2.5 hour power failure during the Christmas/New Year's cruise ending today in Miami. According to one passenger, "the ship drifted for that time. Many people in the aft cabins were very concerned that there was a fire as there was considerable smoke. We saw people sitting out in the hallways and some people got up and went down to the centrum" | Power loss |
| 2006 ( 46 Incidents) | ||
| Norwegian Majesty (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
New Years' cruise scheduled to depart today has been
cancelled. The ship experienced engine problems on the Christmas
cruise
and will remain in
|
Propulsion |
| Dream Princess (Caspi Cruises) |
A 3 day New Years cruise from
|
Mechanical |
| Seabourn Spirit (Seabourn Cruises) |
Passengers report at Cruise
Critic
that there was a small fire before arriving in
|
Fire |
| Ryndam ( |
The ship spent the night anchored in
|
Mechanical |
| Infinity (Celebrity Cruises) |
From a passenger: The pod system failed and we were in
From another passenger: 1. There was a short circuit in the starboard propulsion system the night before we arrived in Lima and we sailed 16 knots instead of 22; 2. We were supposed to arrive in Lima at 06.00 am, we arrived at 18.00 instead; 3. The ship stayed overnight in Lima for a total of 30 hours (till 24.00 hrs the next day); 4. The captain came on the voice system and explained that because of the problem we would not arrive in time in Lima and the result was missing the port of call Arica; 5. Celebrity Cruises compensated us very well (US$ 500.-) shipboard credit per cabin; 6. Most people were very content, (although sorry for missing |
Propulsion |
| QM2 (Cunard Line) |
From a passenger: Leaving
|
Mechanical |
| Seven Seas Mariner (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
From a passenger: I just returned from the Mariner
cruise
to |
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship made an unscheduled port call at
|
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Majesty (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship was delayed leaving
|
Mechanical |
| Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
From a passenger: Just got back from
Radiance of the Seas
|
Fire |
| Enchantment of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
A strong squall of wind caused the ship to drag
its anchor 300 metres before it ran into a moored barge off
|
Collision |
| Norwegian Wind (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
The ship "lost an engine" and had to
skip its port cal at Nawiliwili (
|
Propulsion |
| Thomson Destiny (Thomson Cruises) |
Passengers report that the ship's toilets have not worked for three days and there has been no hot water for 24 hours. A series of blockages in the plumbing system have been blamed for the problem; experts have been dispatched to deal with the problem. | Plumbing |
| Pride of
(NCL |
The ship struck a 2,800 pound navigational buoy
as it left
|
Collision |
| Oosterdam ( |
From a passenger: The broken Azipod was
still not repaired so HAL gave all passengers a $ 25.00 credit as well
as a
glass of wine. Calls at ports were shortened somewhat, especially
|
Propulsion |
| Oosterdam ( |
A fire alarm went off at
|
Fire |
| Freedom of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | According to passengers, the ship collided with a refueling ship as it was leaving Montego Bay. Damage was not significant and following an inspection the ship got underway. The delay lasted approximately 30 minutes. | Collision |
| Jewel of the Seas (RCIl) |
From a passenger:
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo called during
early dinner seating -- area affected is deck
2 midship. The story onboard was that one of the Platters tossed
a lit
cigarette into the trash can thinking it was out. Smoke filled several
cabins
and the automatic sprinklers came on. The captain came on the intercom
three
times to explain what was going on and let the passengers know when it
was
under control. No major damage reported, no injuries. Cruise
Critic: The staff and crew had everything
under control in less than 20 minutes. Seven staterooms had to be
evacuated and people reassigned to other rooms. The rooms mostly
suffered
water damage from the sprinkler system.
|
Fire |
| Seven Seas Mariner (Regent Seven Seas Cruises) |
A passenger reports that one of the ship's
propulsion pods experienced an electrical short and was subsequently
shut
down. Rough weather prevented the technical crew from having
access to
the pod to begin repairs and arrival in
|
Propulsion |
| Celebration (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
After its scraping bottom and damaging its
propeller, the itinerary for the next cruise was altered (
|
Propulsion |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCI) |
Novedades
(local newspaper) in
|
Fire |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Lines) |
A passenger reports that the ship departed
|
Mechanical |
| Crown Princess (Princess Cruises) | The month-old ship severely rolled (15 degrees)
to one side shortly after leaving Port Canaveral (at
|
List |
| Infinity (Celebrity Cruises) | The cruise was delayed 24 hours while a
short circuit was repaired. According to passengers, however, the
ship is
still having problems with the pod (propulsion system).
|
Propulsion |
| Costa Allegra (Costa Crociere) | The ship's maiden voyage (July 8 -12) from
|
Power loss |
| Statendam (
|
At approx.
|
Fire |
| Seabourn Pride (Seabourn Cruises) | A passenger has posted the following at Cruise
Critic -- the ship is on a 14 day cruise from
|
Storm |
| River Empress (Uniworld) | The river boat hit a bridge on the Danube near Melk at 6
AM. People were tossed out of beds and the dining room was
wrecked. All passengers (111) were evacuated from the boat and
continued their trip by bus to Vienna and Budapest. Several people were
injured and sent to hospitals |
Collision |
| Vistamar (Plantours & Partners) | The ship was impounded on the River Thames in
|
Safety |
|
|
Irate passengers planned protests over skipped
ports after propeller troubles caused calls at
|
Propulsion |
| Calypso (Louis Cruise Lines) | A "Mayday" was sent out saying the
39-year-old ship had ship was on fire, 15 miles off
|
Fire |
| Mercury (Celebrity Cruises) | From a passenger: On the 4/28-5/8 2006
sailing from San Diego to Mex. Rivera the ship missed Mazatlan due to a
partial
breakdown of main bearings in one of the propeller shafts. Went
from Cabo
San Lucas to
|
Propulsion |
| Rhapsody of the Seas (RCI | A passenger reports that about
|
List |
| Zuiderdam (
|
The ship lost all power and
was adrift for about an hour
(midnight to 1 AM) while between
|
Power loss |
| Seabourn Pride (Seabourn Cruises) | The transatlantic cruise ending today in
|
Fire? |
| Sensation (Carnival Cruise Lines) | Coast Guard inspectors detained the ship at Port
Canaveral until the captain and crew could fix violations related to
the ship's
fire-control systems. The ship was supposed to set sail at
|
Safety |
| Star Princess (Princess Cruises) |
At approximately
|
Fire |
| Carnival
|
There was a complete power failure that lasted
approximately 1 hours (
|
Power Loss |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Lines) | According to a message at Cruise
Critic,
the ship was supposed to dock at 7 AM today in San Juan but was slowed
because
of a propulsion problem (a propeller had been damaged). It
finally
docked at
|
Propulsion |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | Five hours after leaving
|
Mechanical |
| Vision of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The cruise beginning February 19th will be
delayed a day and
|
Propulsion |
| Grand Princess (Princess Cruises) | Two
hours after leaving
|
List |
| Monarch of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | At least 10 suites on deck 10 were flooded from a broken pool pipe -- carpet had to be replaced in rooms and in hallway; passengers given $150 each onboard credit. According to a passenger: "Huge mess! ... Loud air movers blowing all weekend. Some very pissed off passengers." According to another passenger: "the pool pipe emptied into the 3rd floor Claude's Dinning Room about 10 feet from our table and we were chased out of the dinning hall and had only JUST finished dinner. The people who had water in their cabins said they were moved from that cabin to another, then again and not back to the original cabin. For being flooded out of our dining room we received a plate of frozen "candies" and an apology letter." | Broken pipe |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Both WABC and WCBS reported that passengers returning from a southern Caribbean cruise complained about heavy seas and a series of high waves -- some as high as 50 feet -- during the leg from Tortola to New York. Several windows were smashed and 11 cabins were flooded. Passengers had to be relocated and those in cabins most effected were offered a free cruise in the future, if they want it. Here is a QuickTime video (9 MB, so slow to load) of the seas taken an hour before waves broke through that cabin's window. | Storm damage |
| Queen Mary 2 (Cunard Line) | The ship returned to
|
Propulsion |
| 2005 (37 Incidents) |
||
| Funchal (Classic International Cruises) | The ship has
been stuck in Safaga (
|
Mechanical |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The itinerary for Mexican Riviera cruises have been revised because of damaged forward thrust bearings of the ship's azipod propulsion system. The old itinerary included port calls to Acapulco (13.5 hours), Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa (7 hours), Puerto Vallarta (8 hours), and Cabo San Lucas (8 hours; now it is Manzanillo (8 hours), Puerto Vallarta (11 hours), Mazatlan (10 hours), and Cabo San Lucas (7 hours). These changes will continue until the ship enters drydock four months from now. | Propulsion |
| Sun Princess (Princess Cruises) | A power outage while docked at St. Thomas, USVI, left passengers mostly in the dark for more than 2 hours in the evening. Backup generators provided limited power. Power was restored and the ship left port two hours later than scheduled. | Power loss |
| Salam 95 | This Egyptian
cruise ship carrying 1300 Muslim
pilgrims collided with a Cypriot cargo ship at the southern entrance of
the
|
Collision |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship is expected to arrrive 5 hours late from its current cruise because of mechanical problems. There are reports that itinerary changes will be made and continue until repairs are made. | Mechanical |
| Oltenita (
|
A fire broke
out on the river cruise ship while
on the
|
Fire |
| Grand Princess (Princess Cruises) | Reportedly
suffered engine
problems while sailing in the
|
Propulsion |
| Empress of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The ship
experienced engine problems en route to
|
Mechanical |
| Costa Classica (Costa Cruises) | Escorted back
to Athen's main harbour after a
fire broke out as it sailed through the western
|
Fire |
| Norwegian Jewel (Norwegian Cruise Line) | There are
reports the ship lost power as a
result of problems with the port-side azipod on Monday while leaving
|
Power loss |
| Pride of
|
From a
passenger: We sailed on the
Pride of America on 7/23/05, and experienced "engine problems" that
caused late arrival into Hilo by 4 hours and to leave Kauai early on
the last
day by 4 hours. This has been an on going policy of NCL since
that time
... No evening sailing past Mt.Kilauea and leaving
|
Propulsion |
|
|
Posted at Cruise Critic: Yesterday in St. Maarten we had some kind of power loss on the ship. When we embarked from St. Maarten none of the elevators were working. Capt announced the engineers were working on fixing the problem. I have an aft balcony and can watch the wake as we leave - as we were leaving the engines did not sound right. Then the capt announces that we would be leaving the harbor and doing some manuevers (360's) so the engineers can make sure everything was online. All nite it seemed we not were sailing as fast as we had been. Sure enough - today they announced that there were engine problems and we would NOT be stopping at Princess Cay. | Power loss |
| Explorer of the Seas (RCI) | Posted at Cruise Critic: After we left Miami on Sunday, at about 10pm, we felt a loud noise, like an explosion, and. the ship tilted to one side ... It went like that for about 10 minutes, I was in the Aquarium Bar , and the water from the aquarium started coming out from the top of the aquarium in the side that we were leaning to. Anything that was not tied down fell on the floor, including many bottles and stuff in the gift shop. We asked around but the answers we got made no sense. Scary, scary, scary. The incident appears to have been caused by a stabilizer being retracted at a faster than normal rate. | Mechanical? |
| Carnival Legend (Carnival Cruise Line) | FROM A PASSENGER: Around 10PM we looked out of our balcony, on the starboard side on deck 7, and saw heavy, heavy smoke coming from the lower levels towards the front of the ship. Although I did never actually see flames, there were extremely bright flickering lights coming from the same place. Within minutes, there was an announcement for everyone to proceed to the upper, open decks. The late show had to be evacuated ... and people who's room was in that area said their rooms and hallways were filled with thick white smoke. The Cruise Director announced "there was a problem in the engine room and that something had overheated". Later it was an "oily substance". All I can tell you for sure was that it was heavy smoke. People had their life jackets on, very unsettling. This lasted over an hour. No real explanation and of course no compensation. | Fire? |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Apparently
because of propulsion problems this
"Glacier Bay Cruise" skipped
|
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Dream (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Engine
problems continue with the ship (see July
4) though an additional "technical issue with one of the engines"
caused the current cruise to end 6 hours late (many pax missed flights,
had to
stay overnight, and scramble for flights on Friday). Returning
passengers
told of limping into
|
Mechanical |
| Grandeur of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The ship
developed engine problems and returned
to
|
Propulsion |
| Norwegian Spirit (Norwegian Cruise Line) | A passenger
reports the ship collided with the
pier as it docked at
|
Collision |
| Carnival Legend (Carnival Cruise Lines) | From a
passenger just back: Just out of
|
List |
| Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship was
re-routed after Great Stirrup Cay
due to engine problems -- it is running on only one azipod prop.
The
|
Propulsion |
| Carnival Spirit (CCL) | Passengers
were told at
|
Propulsion |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Lines) | The ship lost
power and propulsion at
|
Propulsion Adrift |
|
|
In order to
replace a radial-bearing unit that
is showing premature wear in the ship's starboard propulsion system,
the May 27
cruise is being shortened by one day (meaning the stop in
|
Propulsion |
| Thomson Celebration (Thomson Cruises) | Cruise
canceled and 600 passengers flown home
after the plumbing in 250 cabins failed. The 21-year-old ship left
|
Plumbing |
| Norwegian Majesty (Norwegian Cruise Line) | As the ship moored at St. George's, Bermuda, it knocked into three yachts moored in Powder Hall anchorage and almost sucked one yacht under – as its passengers screamed for help on the radio. There were no known injuries, but the ship's propeller appears to have been damages. See Royal Gazette. | Collision |
| Grandeur of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | The ship
struck the pier in Costa Maya,
|
Collision |
| Norwegian Dawn (Norwegian Cruise Line) | The ship was
struck by a 70 foot wave enroute
from the
|
Storm damaged |
| Maasdam (
|
From a
passenger onboard: Start of the cruise
was delayed after the ship arrived 8 hours late into Norfolk, VA on
April 10th
-- it had engine problems and encountered heavy weather. The
current
cruise will skip Half Moon Cay to make up time, and because of engine
problems
also skipped
|
Mechanical |
| River Duchess (Uniworld) | The ship
crashed into a dockside restaurant in
|
Collision |
| Sapphire Princess (P&O Australia/ Princess Cruises) |
The ship is "limping" to
|
Mechanical |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) |
The ship was forced to abort
a cruise 6 days
into a 12 day
cruise because of mechanical problems with the ship's starboard
gearbox.
Passengers were offloaded in
|
Mechanical |
| Grand Voyager (Iberojet Cruises) | The ship
sailed through a storm with 15 metre
seas and gale force 11 winds while some 60 miles off
|
Storm Power loss |
| Infinity (Celebrity Cruises) | From a passenger: There was a fire in stateroom 7067 that gutted the place – scary for a fire at sea. | Fire |
| M/V Explorer (Semester at Sea) | The
Explorer (former
Olympia Explorer) lost power in three of its four engines when a
50-foot wave
broke bridge windows, damaged controls and injured two crew
members. The
ship was 650 miles south of
|
Power loss |
| Seven Seas Navigator (Radisson Seven Seas Cruises) | A small
electrical fire broke out in the
generator room at about
|
Fire |
| Aurora (P&O Cruises) | Since limping
back to port on Sunday at the end
of the previous cruise the ship has remained in
|
Mechanical |
| QEII (Cunard Line) | According to passengers aboard QE2, the liner lost power in the early hours of New Year's Day while on her Christmas Cruise. Without power there is no propulsion, ventilation, lighting or water. Apparently, the ship drifted in this state for about an hour before power was restored. | Power loss |
| 2004 (19 Incidents) |
||
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | The ship turned back to
|
Mechanical |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCI) | While docked at
|
Power loss Collision |
|
|
The ship lost engine power
and collided with some pilings along the
|
Collision |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | The ship was taking on passengers when the
engines' water intake became clogged with jellyfish and the engines
automatically shut down. The ship was waiting for delivery of 60
tons of
water before the engines could be restarted. It was expected to
depart
from
|
Mechanical |
|
|
Ambulances greeted the ship in
|
Storm Injuries |
| Van Gogh (Travelscope) | The 500 passenger ship collided with an oil
tanker in foggy conditions off the southern coast of
|
Collision |
| Viking Europe (Viking River Cruises) | The river cruise ship (135 passengers; 39 crew)
hit a bridge in
|
Collision |
| Carnival Destiny (Carnival Cruise Line) | A passenger reported that "the ship broke down while cruising from St.Thomas to Dominica. We were delayed 3.5 hours. Also, while docked at St.Thomas there was a fire in one of trash incinerators. Passengers were delayed 45 minutes to board. There was no cause given as to why the fire started." | Power loss Fire |
| Caronia (P&O Cruises) | A passenger reported the ship "suffered a total power failure following a leak from a swimming pool that took out the main electric board. Drifted for approximately 2 hours before partial power restored. Incident caused delay resulting in revised itinerary. No reports of injury (well none mentioned to passengers)." | Power loss |
| Diamond Princess (Princess Cruises) | High winds pushed the ship into a pier at Victoria, BC, when it tried to dock. "You could hear the scraping and crunching," said one witness. The ship aborted the docking operation until winds subsided. Damage was minor, except for bent propeller blade tips, which caused altered itineraries and missed ports subsequently. | Collision |
| Sun Cruz V (Sun Cruz Casino Boat) | An engine room fire was extinguished and no one was injured after the ship caught fire with 160 passengers onboard (560 capacity) when it was 3 miles (30 minutes) south of Port Everglades. It was towed back to Port Everglades two hours later. | Fire |
| American Glory (American Cruise Lines) | The ship destroyed a 40 foot section of the Downtown Marina dock in Beaufort, SC (and damaged two yachts) when a strong current and tide combination forced the stern into the pier. One of the cruise ship's doors was damaged and two windows shattered | Collision |
| Norwegian Crown (Norwegian Cruise Line) | Fuel fumes filled 50 cabins as a result of a hole in a ventilation duct in the air conditioning system, and there were reportedly power outages. Passengers were promised full refunds by the Captain onboard, but news reports indicate the company reneged. | Power loss |
| Black Prince (Fred Olsen Cruises) | Enroute to her first journey after engine repairs, the ship broke down just off Southampton docks. 412 passengers waiting to take a mini-cruise to Ireland and the Channel Islands had to wait until evening for the ship's arrival, which had been left without power. | Power loss |
| Diamond Princess (Princess Cruises) | The ship was 5 hours late in its return to
|
Power loss |
| Norwegian Star (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
Because of damage to the forward thrust bearing in the ship's Azipod system, stops at Fanning Island have been cancelled for cruises through April 25. The ship will then enter drydock one week early. |
Propulsion |
| Black Prince (Fred Olsen Cruise Line) | One of the ship's two main engines broke down on its transatlantic crossing. The March 11th cruise ended on March 29, and the following cruise is also cancelled. The ship will re-enter service April 27. | Propulsion |
| Stena Nautica (Stena Line) | The passenger ferry collided with a cargo ship (the Jamaican registered Joanna) en route from Denmark to Varberg in Sweden. 91 passengers and 37 crew were evacuated to another ship in the area at the time. The collision caused an 11-metre hole in the ship's hull. | Collision |
| Majesty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | Passengers were directed to stay at their muster stations for 24 minutes when a galley fire broke out at 5 AM in the Windjammer Cafe. The fire was extinguished in 21 minutes and there were no injuries. The ship will continue on its itinerary, but the Windjammer Cafe will be closed. | Fire |
| 2003 (17 Incidents) | ||
| Royal Princess (Princess Cruises) | A passenger report indicates that the ship collided with the pier when it was docking, causing an 8 foot rent in the bow of the vessel and delaying its departure until repairs were completed. Mykonos was skipped as a result; Rhodes was missed earlier in the cruise because of sea conditions. | Collision |
| Opera (Silja Line) | The Silja Opera, a cruise ship sailing under a Swedish flag, collided with a Yermak icebreaker stationed at the exit of a St. Petersburg port on Wednesday. The Silja Opera's lifeboats were damaged but the ship remained capable of traveling. | Collision |
| Sundream (Sun Cruises) |
As the ship was being guided into the dock at La Gomera, it collided with the pier. It required repairs at Tenerife and returned early to Southampton. The following cruise was also shortened (to accommodate time needed for repairs). | Collision |
| Opera (Silja Line) | Collided with several ships and a crane at St. Petersberg. Damage not sufficient to delay itinerary. | Collision |
| Melody (MSC) | Ship ran into the pier at Kusadasi harbour. Ship had to wait several days for repairs to be completed. | Collision |
| Norwegian Crown (NCL) | Sustained damage to the port side propeller when
it came into contact with a fishing net while sailing from
|
Propulsion |
| Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | While cruising between
|
Strom/List |
| Norway (Norwegian Cruise Line) | A boiler room explosion killed eight crew members and injured a dozen others. No passengers were injured. The ship had arrived at the Port of Miami around 5 a.m. The fire began at 6:30; it was caused by a steam leak. | Explosion |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) | The ship had to turn back to Auckland on an 11 day cruise to Fiji that began March 12. The ship took on 17 tonnes of water after it sprang a leak through cracked and corroded plating on the side of the 19-year-old ship. Cracks in the same area had reportedly been repaired prior to the ship's departure from Aukland. Cruise cancelled. Associated Press reported that the ship has been impounded because safety inspectors found serious rust in its hull | Cracked hull |
| Ryndam (Holland America Line) | "The ship listed to the port side around 6:30 PM and caused injuries to passengers and crew. Furniture went flying, dishes broke, glasses destroyed. The pool emptied down the elevator shafts, and put elevators on the port sode out of commission for four days. They explained the incident as a mechanical failure from going from manual to automatic pilot." -- Passenger account | List |
|
Carnival Conquest (CCL) |
The USCG plans to board the ship to investigate
a sharp roll that sent passengers running for life vests, and glass
crashing to
decks. Many passengers believe the ship tilted abruptly from one side
to the
other early on the morning to avoid colliding with another vessel.
Seven
passengers reported to a newspaper in
|
List |
| Star Flyer (Star Clippers) | Ship sustained minimal damage and a small
section of the wharf collapsed at Port Klang,
|
Collision |
| Radiance of the Seas (RCIl) | Ship struck by strong winds as it crossed a squall line and briefly went into a seven degree list (tilt). No injuries. | List |
| Marco Polo (Orient Lines) | After being pushed by wind on to shallow waters
while in the
|
Cracked hull |
| Explorer of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | A cleaning crew discovered a minor fire at the aft end of Deck 13. The fire was extinguished 13 minutes later, causing damage to the inline skating facility and the top of the waterslide on Deck 12. Those facilities will be closed for repair. | Fire |
| Stena Europe (Stena Line) | The Irish Coast Guard was called to assist when the ferry Stena Europe lost all power with 155 passengers and 65 crew aboard. The ship was adrift for three hours in winds of 35-45 knots. | Power loss Adrift |
| Wind Spirit (Windstar Cruises) | Reported on "Cruise Critic" by a passenger that the ship experienced engine problems and generator problems that left it adrift for a night and part of a day. The ship made it back to Torotola and underwent necessary repairs. | Power loss Adrift |
| 2002 (11 Incidents) | ||
| Olivia (Ukrainian- registered) |
With 650 passengers onboard, the ship was
detained for a full day by the New Zealand Marine Safety Authority.
Safety inspectors found problems with an emergency pump and with
equipment that separates oil from water in the ship's bilges. A
full
audit will be undertaken when the ship arrives in
|
Safety |
| Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) | A propulsion problem required shutdown of the
complete propulsion system at sea while technicians worked to repair it
and as
a result the stop at
|
Propulsion |
| Radiance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International) |
USCG reports the ship experienced a three-minute
power outage disabling the ship's steering and propulsion capability
while in
|
Power loss Adrift |
| Ryndam (
|
A generator stopped running while the ship was
in the
|
Power loss Adrift |
| Statendam (
|
Five tug boats called to tow the ship back to
|
Fire |
|
QE II (Cunard Line) |
A large sea water leak was discovered in the aft engine room, caused by the perforation (by corrosion) of a sea water inlet pipe. The leak was stopped after several efforts (over 36 hours), but not before several hundred tones of sea water had to be pumped overboard so that workers could get at the leaking pipe in the engine room (which was submerged by water from the leak). | Safety |
| Princess of
|
Cruise ferry with 758 pax and 126 crew has engine fire which spread to funnel. Fire extinguished after several hours. Plans for evacuation of ship canceled | Fire |
| Carnival Spirit | Cruise cut short due to air conditioning problems -- 12 day cruise shortened to 9 days. | Misc |
| Disney Magic | Smoke stack fire; extinguished within an
hour. Passengers were awakened at
|
Fire |
| Oriana (P&O Cruises) | While crossing the North Pacific an auxiliary
engine failed, causing the other three engines to stop. Ship
drifted for
two hours and proceeded at reduced speed after it was restored.
Arrived
in
|
Propulsion |
| Walrus ( |
Collides with the Chinese cargo ship Wangtong 87, setting fire to the latter's wheelhouse. The captain of the cargo ship remained missing. The Walrus undamaged and returned to service. Foggy conditions. | Collision |
| 2001 (12 Incidents) | ||
| Asuka | Collision with cargo
ship off coast of
|
Collision |
| Arkona | Runs into dock after engine room fire causes loss of power – pax flown home | Fire |
| Sheltered Seas | Engine problems – passengers evacuated | Propulsion |
| Caledonian Star | Damaged by rogue wave – escorted to port by Argentinean Navy | Rogue wave |
|
|
Hit by rogue wave –
wheelhouse windows break and water enters bridge; detour to
|
Rogue wave |
| Nordic Prince (RCI) | Engine room fire, loss of power. Passenger flown home from Bernuda. | Fire |
| Radiance of the Seas (RCI) | Hit heavy seas – balcony cabins, Seaview and Windjammer cafes flooded | Storm |
| Pacific Sky (P&O Australia) |
Hits major storm – cuts and
bruises – docks 36 hours late
|
Storm |
| Crown Princess (Princess Cruises) |
Mechanical breakdown.
Towed to
|
Propulsion |
|
|
Cruise cancelled because of safety violations – 106 leaks in fire sprinkler system | Safety |
| Norwegian Sky (NCL) | Autopilot malfunction causes roll – more than 70 injured, 16 hospitalized | List |
| Royal Princess (Princess Cruises) | Broke loose from mooring at
|
Collision |
| 2000 (9 Incidents) | ||
| Ocean Explorer | Engine failure; world cruise ended | Propulsion |
| Sundream (Sun Cruises) | Failing generators; no a/c and limited power for 2 days | Power loss |
| Grandeur of the Seas (RCI) | Loss of electrical power. Towed to port – 12 hours delayed | Power loss |
| Aurora (P&O) | Hit by 40 foot wave – smashed windows in 6 cabins; 20 cabins flooded. 6 injured. Delayed. | Rogue wave |
| Oriana (P&O) | 18 hours into maiden voyage - problem with over
heated propeller shaft; cruise cancelled |
Propulsion |
| Island Breeze (Premier) | Collision w/ tugboat -- damaged propeller; Tug sinks. 2 cruises cancelled | Collision |
| Nieuw Amsterdam (HAL) | Fire in crew quarters
while in
|
Fire |
| Carnival Destiny | Propulsion problems – Adrift for 27 hours | Collision |
| Celebration (Carnival) | Fire in generator -- Adrift for 6 hrs until power restored. No toilets or air conditioning | Fire |
| 1999 (6 Incidents) | ||
| Norwegian Dream (NCL) | Collision with cargo
ship in
|
Collision |
|
Tropicale
|
Engine fire – Disabled. Arrives in port 2 days late – Cancels next 6 cruises. | Fire |
| SunCruz Casino Ship | Engine room fire before it left port – Evacuated | Fire |
|
|
Fire in turbocharger
room while in
|
Fire |
| Sun
|
Fire in engine room –
Sinks off
|
Fire |
| Enchantment of the Seas (RCCL) | Engine fire/failure
60 miles from
|
Fire |
| 1998 (2 Incidents) | ||
| Rhapsody of the Seas (RCI) |
Hits pier in
|
Collision |
| Ecstasy (Carnival) | Fire in laundry room
while leaving
|
Fire |
| 1997 (4 Incidents) | ||
|
Island Princess (Princess) |
Collision with
unmarked obstruction at
|
Collision |
| Romantica (New
|
Fire 10 mi off
|
Fire |
| Vistafjord (Cunard) |
February: Fire while in Straits of Magellan - disabled for two days. Possible arson April: Fire in ship’s laundry room – 1 crew member dies. Cruise cancelled after reaching |
Fire |
| Fair Princess (P&O) | Fire in casino - passengers called to muster stations - fire contained. Continues with cruise | Fire |
| 1996 (5 Incidents) | ||
| Statendam (
|
Near miss with barge
carrying 80,000 litres of propane and pallets of dynamite in the
Discovery
Passage,
|
Near Collision |
| Universe Explorer (Commodore) | Laundry room fire – 5 seamen killed, 67 crew and 6 passengers injured | Grounded Fire |
| Golden Princess (Princess) | Fire in engine room –
Towed to
|
Fire |
| Discovery I (Discovery) | Fire in engine room –
Towed back to
|
Fire |
| Sagafjord (Cunard) | Fire – Stranded off
coast of
|
Fire |
| 1995 (2 Incidents) |
||
|
Regent Star
(Regency)
|
Engine room fire
while in
|
Fire |
| Celebration (Carnival) | Engine room fire when
370 miles south of
|
Fire |
| 1994 (3 Incidents) | ||
| Achille Lauro (Starlauro) | Fire and sunk in
|
Fire |
| Regal Empress (International Shipping) |
Fire when
30 min from NYC – Evacuated.
|
Fire |
| Pallas Athena (Epirotiki) | Fire while berthed in
|
Fire |
| 1993 (1 Incidents) | ||
| Noordam (
|
Collision with
freighter in the
|
Collision |
| 1992 (3 Incidents) | ||
| Royal Pacific | Sinks in a collision with fishing vessel – 2 dead and 30 - 100 missing | Collision |
| Europa (Hapag Lloyd) | Collision with
freighter 180 miles off
|
Collision |
| Starship Majestic | Fire – Evacuated | Fire |
| 1991 (4 Incidents) | ||
|
|
2 ships collide in
strong winds at
|
Collision |
|
Pegasus
|
Fire while berthed in
|
Fire |
| Eurosun (
|
Fire while off
|
Fire |
| Sovereign of the Seas (RCCL) | Fire in lounge while in port at San Juan – Evacuated. Cruise resumed. | Fire |
| 1990 (6 Incidents) | ||
|
|
Struck while moored by container ship in LA harbour | Collision |
| Crystal Harmony (
|
Temporarily disabled from fire in auxiliary engine room – Drifted for 16 hours. Evacuated at port | Fire |
| Regent Star (Regency) | Fire and grounded
while approaching
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Fire |
| Regent Star (Regency) | Fire - put under control. Possible arson. | Fire |
| Scandinavian Star (Int’l Shipping) | Fire while in
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Fire |
| Fairstar (Sitmar) | Engine room fire – Not disabled – 1 crew member dies | Fire |