| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 14.5.08 |
Queen Victoria |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 27.12.07 |
Queen Mary 2 | The Daily Mirror reports a man was thrown off a Christmas cruise in the Caribbean after he was involved in a fight; he had to leave his daughter of nine with his parents onboard. He also had to pay for his flight back from the British Virgin Islands. But he claimed he was only defending himself from a stranger's attack. He said: "I was the victim and for that I was thrown off the ship." Cunard said: "Two guests were disembarked. The circumstances are being investigated." | Passengers offloaded |
| 15.12.07 |
QE II |
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 |
| 8.9.07 |
QE II |
The ship set sail today following a 24 hour delay in
Dubrovnik aused 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 |
| 1.5.07 |
Queen Mary 2 |
A woman secured over £3,000 compensation
after an anniversary cruise on the Queen Mary 2 turned into a
nightmare. In May 2006 she was on
board the ship with her husband to celebrate their wedding
anniversary, traveling from Southampton to Norway. Whilst
taking in the sights on her balcony one morning, a sheet of glass fell
down towards her from a deck above. The glass missed her by inches but
caused her to fall backwards to the ground, injuring her right wrist
and right side. She explains: "I'd never been on a cruise
before and I was frightened by what happened. Whilst having rooms
with
a private balcony on the first morning on board I decided to go outside
to take in the sights. Out there it all happened very
quickly and I
saw something like a blue sheet coming towards me from above. I
moved
back to try and avoid it because if I hadn’t the glass would have hit
me. See
here for more information. |
Personal injury suit |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| 31.12.06 |
QE II |
A 62-year-old female passenger from Germany, travelling
with her husband on a 16 day
Christmas / New Year's cruise from Southampton (London), was reported
missing this morning while the vessel was traveling between Madeira and
Southampton. A search of the ship and surrounding waters
proved unsuccessful. The ship is due back to Southampton January
2. Website for missing
person -- appealing to passengers or crew on this cruise. |
Passenger Missing |
| 6.12.06 |
Queen Mary 2 |
From a passenger: Leaving Barbados, we were advised that a door on one of the bow thrusters was malfunctioning, and we could only make 18 knots. We arrived in St. Kits 4 hours late, and a team from Miami flew in with divers to repair. We were treated to a party on deck before arriving in St. Kits, with free drinks as compensation. Divers apparently cleared the damage, and we left St. Kits on time and the rest of the cruise was on schedule. FYI, we were 3-4 hours delayed (2 December) in embarkation boarding due to immigration (?) or computer problems. Never did get the correct story, and ship left 2 hours late. Restaruants onboard closed at the regular time that day, leaving many late boarding guests with little or no food until dinner. | Mechanical problem |
| 13.7.06 |
QE II |
From a
passenger: We were on the QE2
Iceland/Norway cruise. One evening out in the North Sea we were
caught with a following sea and for a short time the wind beam
on. The result a 5 degree roll on top of a 5 degree list that
lasted 20-30 minutes -- the
video clip shows the result. The rolls were very smooth and very
controlled. I've seen the old girl rolling further but the list
was more than I have seen before.Needless to say no damage was
caused and everything carried on as normal. See video by
clicking here.
|
Minor List |
| 13.5.06 |
Queen Mary 2 |
A 40-year old crew member died after a fight with a 49-year
old crew member. Both men are Filipino. The assailant was
confined to his cabin and investigations begun. |
Crew Fight - Death |
| 2.5.06 |
QE II |
Transport Canada confirmed the
ship had discharged 3,000 litres if what crew described as "paper pulp
in Canadian waters off Cape Breton on September 9, 2005.
Investigators say it is unclear what was dumped, but there was some
specualtion it was primarily toilet paper. |
Environmental |
| 14.2.06 |
Queen Mary 2 |
Cunard announced two sailing would be cancelled so a
propeller pod problem can be repaired. A 12 day Mediterranean
cruise in May will be replaced with a six day Norwegian fjords voyage,
and a seven night Caribbean cruise in November has been cancelled
. The propulsion problem has affected other schedules.
According to a passenger who is on a Rio to New York cruise in April
(as reported in the Miami Herald), "I sought assurances from Cunard
that my cruise would proceed as scheduled, and was told there were no
problems. I made my final payment last week. I now find
that visits to Salvador in Brazil and Fort Lauderdale have been
cancelled and St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands substituted." |
Cancellations / Itinerary changes |
| 22.1.06 |
Queen Mary 2 |
The BBC
reports that passengers have threatened mutiny over the dropping of
three port calls on the voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Rio. They
complain that they weren't told of the schedule change (dropping of all
port calls) until after the ship left for Rio and that they should have
been given the option to not take the cruise. Some passengers
threatened to refuse to disembark when the ship arrives in Rio.
At the same time, More than
200 passengers joined in joint litigation (class action suit) against
Cunard. Shortly after an announcement on January 26 that the
ship would arrive in Rio 22 hours later than scheduled, and likely in
view of widespread media attention and negative publicity along with
the planned legal action, Cunard capitulated and offered passengers a
full refund for the cruise and airfare. Threat of a class asction
suit was dropped. |
Threatened Mutiny --- Class Action --- Line Capitulates |
| 17.1.06 |
Queen Mary 2 |
The ship returned to Fort Lauderdale shortly after leaving
port for a 38-day trip around South America and ending in San
Francisco.
The ship departed shortly after 1 PM but soon returned because
something felt wrong with one of the azipods (propulsion units).
An investigation revealed that the ship touched some sort of
submerged object and one of the four motor pods was damaged.
The ship left 41 hours later than its initial departure and will
operate on 3 rather than 4 motors (meaning reduced speeds. The
first segment of the
cruise,which began in New York and for which Fort Lauderdale was an
unscheduled stop, will skip its port calls in
St. Kitts, Barbados, and Salvador in order to end
in Rio on January 27.
Passengers on the first segment will receive a 50% refund; those
continuing on the second and final segment ending in Los Angeles will
receive a six-day pro-rata refund. |
Engine problems --- Delay |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 |
Incident |
| 27.6.05 |
QEII |
More than 200 passengers have signed a petition protesting a
decision to anchor nearly three miles away from Tuesday's fleet review
that are part of Trafalgar 200 events. Passengers claim brochures
promised the shoip would be "at the heart and soul" of the festivities
-- Cunard says the "slight change" in location was to accommodate the
increase in the number of vessels taking part in the fleet
review. Read details here. |
Disappointed passengers |
| 30.5.05 |
QEII |
British media report that police are investigating a woman's
claim that she was sexually assaulted aboard the cruise ship on May
25. A 25-year-old crew member was arrested in connection with the
allegation. |
Sexual Assault |
| 19.4.05 |
Queen Mary 2 |
An 82 year old German passenger jumped overboard into the
icy waters of the North Atlantic off Newfoundland's Grand Bank sometime
in the evening. This is the second suicide this year on the Queen
Mary -- the first was in January when a US passenger killed himself
while on a Caribbean cruise (further details on the latter case are not
available). |
Passenger overboard - Suicide |
| 14.4.05 |
QEII |
One of three tapestries commissioned by Cunard in 1969 was
reportedly thrown overboard by crew members. In addition, another
tapestry was damaged and crew toilets were vandalized. Three crew
members were arrested when the ship docked in Southampton April 16. |
Vandalism |
| 12.2.05 |
QEII |
12 passengers arriving for a segement of the world cruise
were "bumped" because the ship was overbooked. Passenger bumped
were transferred instead to the Sapphire Princess for a cruise to New
Zealand. |
Overbooked |
| 1.1.05 |
QEII |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2004 |
Incident |
| 25.6.04 |
Queen Mary 2 |
A
BBC investigation led the
UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency to warn Carnival Corporation that
panels in 900 of the bathrooms "do not fully meet fire regulation
standards."
The ship was fitted with 1300 additional smoke alarms and there
are
plans to install sprinklers in the bathrooms. |
Noncompliance
with Fire Standards |
| 11-19.6.04 |
Queen Mary 2 |
I received the following from a passenger: There was a man overboard incident during the carribean cruise from 6-11 to 6-19-04; the rumor aboard was that it was a suicide. There was also a delay in St Thomas because they did not have the "paperwork" in order with the USCG. This delayed disembarkation more than 3 hours. | Man Overboard Delay |
| 1.6.04 |
Caronia (1) |
A
passenger reported that 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 patial power restored. Incident caused delay
resulting in revised inierary. No reports of injury (well none
mentioned to passengers)." |
Power failure |
| 12.4.04 |
Queen Mary 2 |
The ship arrived in Southampton, at the end of its second transatlantic cruise, 3.5 hours late. The ship was delayed in Lisbon while a problem with a door over a bow thruster was repaired. It was unable to make up the time from Lisbon to England becaus e one of the back-up engine turbines had not been working properly since the start of the trip. | Delayed arrival |
| 6.4.04 |
Queen Mary 2 |
The ship encountered gale fore 12 winds and 70 foot seas on its maiden transAtlantic crossing. Click here for photos. | Heavy Seas |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2003 |
Incident |
| 15.11.03 |
Queen Mary 2 |
Fifteen
people died on Saturday when a dockside gangway to
the Queen Mary 2 collapsed at Saint-Nazaire in western France. As up to
50 visitors were walking onto the liner across a gangway, the structure
collapsed under them, injuring about 32 people, 12 of them seriously |
Accident |
| 12.3.03 |
Caronia |
Three
passengers arrested
after British police seized 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of cocaine
found in luggage. The seizure in Southampton had a street value
of US$1.8 million |
Drug bust |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2002 |
Incident |
| 27.6.02 |
QE II |
Two workers airlifted (from 250 miles southwest of Ireland) after they were blasted with scalding steam from a faulty boiler valve. See: Report of the Escape of Steam and Hot Water on Board QE2 in the mid Atlantic Resulting in one Fatality on 23 June 2002 , Marine Accident Investigation Branch Report 17/2003 | Workers injured |
| 24.5.02 | QE II |
Departure
delayed from NYC because of a leak in a condenser.
Departs more than 13 hours late. Arrival in England expected to
be on schedule. |
Delayed departure |
| 21.5.02 |
QE II |
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). For additional details see Report of Investigation into Flooding of Aft Engine Room of Passenger Ship Queen Elizabeth 2, 21/22 May 2002, Marine Accident Investigation Branch Report 9/2003 | Flooding
of Aft Engine
Room |
| 23.2.02 | Caronia |
Detained and fined by Brazilian authorities after nearly 8000 gallons of heavy fuel oil spilled into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro. Departure delayed one day and ship fined $410,000. |
Environmental |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2001 |
Incident |
| 22.7.01 |
QE II | A 28 year old crew member (reportedly a chef) went overboard
while the ship was 95 miles off the south west coast of Ireland |
Passenger
overboard
|
| 5.4.96 |
Royal Viking Sun |
The ship was holed as it struck
a coral reef in the Gulf of Aquaba. Passengers were evacuated and
sent home. The ship was detained by the Egyptian Government and
fined $23.5 million. |
Grounded - Holed |
| 7.8.92 |
QE II |
Grounding of the United Kingdom Passenger Vessel RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Near Cuttyhunk Island Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts August 7, 1992. (NTSB Report Number: MAR-93-01) | Grounded |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
| 30.12.07 |
Queen Victoria |
The
British media reports 80 passengers (4%) onboard the ship's 16-day
Christmas/New Year's cruise have contracted norovirus and are
quarantined in their cabins. The ship left London December 21 and
returns January 6. This is the ship's second cruise after being
christened in early December. Passengers have dubbed the trip as the
"cruise from hell" after complaining about poor room service, blocked
toilets, a lack of Christmas decorations, cold food, and extra charges
for tea and coffee. |
| 12.1.07 |
QE II
|
The ship reported that 10 of 1002 (1.0%) crew and 136 of 1652 (8.23%) passengers had reported ill on the 8 - 22 January cruise from New York to Los Angeles. Symptons were consistent with gastrointestinal illness (e.g., norovirus). Update January 15: 22 of 1002 (2.2%) crew and 243 of 1652 (14.71%) passengers reported ill. Update January 22: 28 of 1022 (2.79%) crew and 276 of 1652 (16.71%) passengers reported ill. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 and earlier |
| 27.2.06 |
Queen Mary 2 |
Centres for Disease Control report that an elevated number of Queen Mary 2 passengers and crew were experiencing symptoms consistent with acute gastroenteritis. On February 22, the ship’s medical staff reported that 31 of 1271 (2.44%) crew were ill and 86 of 2498 (3.44%) passengers were ill. The predominant symptom was diarrhea. The 14 day voyage concluded on February 22, 2006, (sailing dates: 02/08/2006-02/22/2006) in Los Angeles, CA. |
| 6.3.04 |
Queen Mary 2 |
The
ship reported that 33 passengers (1.35%) and 55 crew (4.07%) were ill
with symptoms consistent with Norovirus. The CDC posted this
information on its website on March 17th, which is twelve days after
the ship had docked in Fort Lauderdale (from Sint Maarten); 19 days
after it was first alerted that an unusual number of passengers and
crew had reported being ill. |
| 25.2.04 |
QE II |
The
ship, on a world cruise, reported five days after
leaving Sydney, Australia for Guam that 82 passengers and 24 crew had
reported gastrointestinal illness likely caused by Norovirus. |
| 19.1.04 |
QE II |
29
passengers (1.86%) and
46 crew (4.56%) reported gastrointestinal illness suspected to be
caused by Norwalk-like virus. The twelve day cruise ended in Los
Angeles on January 19. |
| 18.1.03 |
QE II |
Outbreak investigation by CDC for gastrointestinal disease caused by Norwalk-like virus -- 75 passengers (4.52%) and 19 crew (1.96%) |
| 30.4.02 |
Caronia |
45 passengers (6.67%) and 2 crew
(.51%) reporetd ill on the cruise running April 18-30. |
| 24.3-
5.4.02 |
Caronia |
225
passengers (and at least 15 crew) reported symptoms of
gastroenteritis. An investigation determined the cause to be e
coli from water bunkered at Guatemala. It was ingested with
water and ice cubes made from the water. See CDC
for more information. |
| 11.3 - 29.3.01 |
Caronia |
78 passengers (19.35%) and 44 crew members (11.58%) reported
ill -- norovirus. |