| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 5.2.08 |
Und Adriyatik (Turkish) |
The ship caught fire close to Croatian territorial waters and was likely to sink, but all crew members and passengers had been rescued, Croatian marine officials said. Croatia's sea and transport ministry said the incident happened 13 nautical miles west of the Adriatic town of Rovinj. "The ship's stern is completely destroyed, while its prow is is still burning," the ministry said in a statement. The statement said the 193-metre long ship Und Adriyatik was sailing from Istanbul to Trieste and was carrying "200 trucks and nine tons of dangerous material". | Fire -- Abandon Ship -- Sunk |
| 1.2.08 |
Riverdance Seatruck Ferries |
23 people were airlifted off the ferry in the Irish Sea
after the
ship ran into difficulties in bad weather. The ferry had apparently
been travelling
close to Fleetwood in Lancashire, northwest England, when it ran into
difficulties after its cargo suddenly shifted. The ship was listing
badly and bad weather
was hampering the rescue effort. A spokesman for Seatruck Ferries said
the ship, bound for Warrenpoint,
Ireland, was carrying trucks and trailers. The ship ran aground on the
north shore of Blackpool Beach. |
Heavy list -- Abandon ship |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 15.12.07 |
Pride of Kent |
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 |
| 8.11.07 |
Red Funnel Ferries |
A
42 year old man went missing from the Isle of Wight passenger ferry. He
was the only foot passenger aboard the 11:30PM ferry between East
Cowes and Southampton (a one hour trip). The man's disappearance became
known after the
ferry docked at Southhampton. His body was subsequently found in a
search. It is unclear whether he fell overboard or intentionally jumped. |
Person missing -- Body recovered |
| 15.10.07 |
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 |
| 13.8.07 |
Salih Reis 4 |
A Turkish ferry and a Ukrainian-flagged cargo ship collided off Istanbul, injuring at least 30 people. Ambulances rushed to the quayside after the crash in the Sea of Marmara. The ferry docked at Yenikapi pier -- most of those injured had hit their heads on seats or on other parts of the ferry, none seriously. It is not yet clear how many people the ferry was carrying at the time. Its capacity is 450 passengers. The ferry had been travelling from Bostanci on the Anatolian side to the island of Avsa in the Sea of Marmara. Sea traffic through the Bosphorus Strait was unaffected. | Collision |
| August 1 |
Carmen del Mar Iscomar Ferries |
Spanish officials impounded the
vessael after its owners failed to inform the Maritime Authorities that
the ship had hit a marker buoy when it was setting off from Ibiza early
on Wednesday. The Alicante newspaper, Información, reports that
the vessel is to remain in Ibiza until a new order comes allowing it to
leave. The ferry was held in port in Dénia in early July
for health and safety reasons, after inspectors discovered cockroaches
in the fridges of the ship’s kitchen, and only half its life rafts
operational. |
Impounded |
| 28.7.07 |
HD1 HD Ferries |
The ferry
collided with a Condor ferry when it was coming into dock at St Helier
to drop off passengers. It was attempting to turn around and hit
the hull of the docked Condor ferry which was loading passengers and
cars. HD1 was left with several holes above the water line and
the Condor ferry has slight scratches to its hull. This is the second
ferry collision since HD Ferries started its Channel Island service to
France in March. An HD ferries captain resigned in May after HD1
collided with a Condor ferry in Jersey's harbour. An investigation
found the performance of the captain was not satisfactory. |
Collision |
| July 27 |
Aqua Jewel Alpha Ferries |
Some 850 passengers were safely evacuated at the port of
Rafina (30 km east of Athens) after a minor collision with a smaller
ship. About 75 passengers were on board the smaller ferry
involved in the incident, the Evia Star, and also safely
disembarked. The Evia Star was reversing into the dock when it
scraped the side of the Aqua Jewel, causing slight damage to the side
of the Aqua Jewel. The damage is currently being repaired, and most of
the passengers were placed on other ferries. |
Collision |
| 11.7.07 |
Don Pedro Iscomar |
This Spanish
RO-RO multi-purpose ferry sank this morning after striking a tiny
barren island a mile from Ibiza. All 20 aboard the vessel were
rescued. Seven had to be treated at hospital for minor injuries and
hypothermia. She sank at around 05:30 hrs on her way from Ibiza
to Valencia and had 150 tons of diesel fuel in her tanks which are
reported to be leaking. The ship sank half an hour after striking the
islet. Marine rescue services are seeking to contain the
contamination from the leaking fuel. The 8762 gross tons DON PEDRO was
built in 1984. |
Sank -- Environmental |
| 16.6.07 |
Isle of Inishmore Irish Ferries |
A man in his mid 30s was reported missing while the ship was travelling from Rosslare to Fishguard, at around 21:30 BST on Saturday. The incident is said to have happened 18.5 nautical miles west-north-west of St David's Head. A French warship and its helicopter, as well as other vessels in the area, took part in a search which was called off at around midnight. | Passenger Overboard? |
| 11.5.07 |
HD Ferries | The HD Ferries catamaran hit the Condor Ferries vessel, Commodore Goodwill, as it was manoeuvring in Jersey harbour. Authorities said the catamaran had earlier twice attempted to get into the outer harbour in adverse weather. As it manoeuvred near the Condor vessel, there was a collision.A harbour department pilot was on board the HD ferry at the time, although its captain was in control. The captain has been suspended pending an investigation. | Collision |
| 22.4.07 |
Le Bretagne Brittany Ferries |
An
air and sea search has been called off for a man missing from a ferry
en route from Portsmouth (UK) to St Malo (France). The
22-year-old
passenger from Erdington, Birmingham, is thought to have fallen
overboard on Saturday. The man was last seen just after midnight
on
Saturday (April 21). |
Missing Overboard? |
| 15.3.07 |
HD Ferries | HD Ferries' maiden voyage from the Channel Islands to France was delayed after the ferry encountered engine failures. The following day, the firm had to cancel the Jersey and Guernsey crossing to St Malo due to "operational reasons". Passengers for Jersey were transferred to the Condor Clipper crossing. St Malo travellers were offered a refund or could transfer to Saturday's service. | Engine
failue |
| 9.3.07 |
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
Stockholm. Fast reaction from the officers on the bridge of the Silja
ship prevented a collision -- relative distance vary between the ships
was from 60 to 200 meters; radio contact between the ships was
established only after the incident. |
Near miss |
| 8.3.07 |
Pride of Bilboa P&O Ferries |
The ferry arrived at Bilbao on time on March 7th, but
excessive wind speed prevented the ship from docking at the Spanish
port until 10:30 AM March 8. Over six hundred passengers had to wait
out the ferocious storm for 20 hours. Only one passenger suffered minor
injuries while cars were damaged on the vehicle deck as winds over
100mph and 25-foot waves battered the ship. |
Weather -- Delay |
| 8.3.07 |
Repubblica di Genova Grimaldi Lines |
The ship capsized during loading
today (Thursday) in the port of Antwerp The cause of the incident is
not yet clear but a port spokeman said the ship had rolled onto its
starboard side in dock and had taken in water before the crew were
ordered to evacuate. |
Capsized |
| 3.2.07 |
Sea Express One Isle of Man Steam Packet |
The Sea Express One (formerly SeaCat Isle of Man) was hit twice, in heavy fog on the River Mersey at Liverpool by a tug towing the "Alaska Rainbow." cargo ship near the entrance to Alfred Dock, Birkenhead, at 11.20 on Saturday morning. None of the reported 294 passengers and crew were hurt, and the ferry is moored at Liverpool Pier Head while water is being pumped from the engine room. 80 cars remain on board, and passengers have been warned that some may have been damaged. Here are a couple of pictures -- here and here | Collision |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| 18.11.06 |
Isle of Inishmore Irish Ferries |
A
57 year old man went overboard from the ferry near the end of its
journey from Rossiare to Pembroke Dock. His body was found ina
search,
but he waspronounced dead on arrival to hospital. Police say
there
does not appear to be aby suspicious circumstances surrounding the
death bu ttheir inquiries continue. |
Person overboard |
| 13.11.06 |
Pride of Kent P&O Ferries |
A man and a
woman in their 20s were presumed missing after a
coach
driver
realized the pair failed to return
to their coach party when the ferry completed its journey from
Calais and docked at Dover. They later turned up safe in
Belgium. In the interim, searches of
the ship and seas had been undertaken though water temperatures made
survival unlikely. |
Missing |
| 8.2.06 |
Pride of
Rotterdam P&O Ferries |
A 21-year-old Polish man went missing while in the North Sea ferry. He was reported missing by friends when he failed to meet them. The man and his two friends had boarded the P&O superferry Pride of Rotterdam at Rotterdam about 9pm on Tuesday; he was last seen in the bar on board at about 1AM Wednesday. | Passenger missing |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 |
Incident |
| 10.1.05 | European
Highlander P&O Ferries |
The ship ran aground off Cairnryan Harbour in the west of Scotland and was refloated after being stuck on a shingle bank for more than 30 hours. An initial inspection of the hull carried out by Maritime and Coastguard Agency divers found limited damage. | Aground |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2004 |
Incident |
| 16.2.04 |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2003 |
Incident |
| 13.11.03 |
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 |
| 19.9.03 |
Opera Silja Line |
Collided with several ships
and a crane at St. Petersberg.
Damage not sufficient to delay itinerary. |
Collission |
| 18.4.03 |
Pride of Provence P&O Ferries |
Ship hit a breakwater at
Dover, England while visibility was
good and sea conditions were fine. Her Master has been suspended from
duty as an investigation continues. Twenty-eight people suffered minor
injuries in the accident which left an indentation from deck 5 to the
ship's double-hull bottom |
Delivery
delay |
| 30.1.03 |
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. |
Engine
failure |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2002 |
Incident |
| 17.5.02 | Princess
of Scandinavia DFDS Seaways |
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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 27.4.07 |
Haitian Ferry |
Fifteen Haitians were killed when the ferry hit a sandbar and sent them overboard. The 560-ton ferry, with 300 people aboard, was loaded with items for sale in the capital of Port-au-Prince and was making the trip from Haiti's southern peninsula in the town of Jeremie. Civil Protection director Alta Jean-Baptiste said the overloaded vessel ran aground, killing the 15 and injuring dozens. At least 47 people were hospitalized, according to officials. | Grounded |
| 25.3.07 |
Taku Alaska Marine Highway |
A small fire
caused minor smoke and water damage to a stateroom while the ship was
being refurbished in Washington state. There fire, confined to an
interior cabin deck, was caused by a cutting operation above the
stateroom. Sprinklers activated and extinguished the fire. |
Fire |
| 13.3.07 |
Klickitat Wahingston State Ferries |
The ferry was pulled from service (Keystone - Port
Townsewnd) after a crack was found in the hull plating and water
seepage detected. The ship, which was
constructed in 1927, will return after repairs
are made in
dry dock. |
Cracked hull |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 and earlier |
|
| 28.9.06 |
Joseph and Clara
Smallwood Marine Atlantic |
A
search has been undertaken for a man believed to have gone overboard
from a ferry running a 160-kilometre route from Port aux Basque
(Newfoundland) and North Sydney (Nova Scotia). A 54 year old man
was
determined missing after his car was unclaimed. A jacket
containing
car keys and a bag with personal belongings were found near the railing
on the stern of the ship. |
Missing |
| 22.3.06 |
Queen of the
North BC Ferries |
The 125-metre
long ferry hit a rock and sank about 135
kilometers from Prince Rupert. Approximately 100 passengers and
crew were
evacuated and rescued safely; 2 passengers remain missing and are
presumed dead. In the
peak season, the vessel
could carry 700 passengers and crew and 115 cars. |
Sank |
| 10.5.04 |
Le Conte Alaska Marine Highway |
The Alaska ferry nearly sank after running aground Cozian Reef in Peril Strait en route to Sitka. 86 passengers and 23 crew were on board at the time and all safely evacuated the ship upon grounding. Soon after, 23,000 gallons of fuel were pumped out of the fuel tanks and cars were transferred to a landing craft in an elaborate procedure. A salvage operation then began and the vessel was successfully escorted to Ketchikan's Alaska Ship and Dry Dock for repairs under tow after temporary patches were put onto the expansive gashes that compromised five separate compartments of the hull — enough to have sunk the ship had it been lifted off its perch on the reef. After assessing the circumstances of the grounding, it was concluded operator error caused the incident (not the notorious tidal currents that Peril Strait is known for) and those in command of the vessel were fired from the ferry system. | Grounded |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
|
| 28.2.08 |
MV Saurav Bangladesh Ferry |
The ferry, carrying more than 100 passengers, capsized Thursday after hitting a cargo vessel on the Buriganga River. Most of the 39 dead were women and children who were traveling on the lower deck of the boat; about 20 people remain missing. The ferry had been traveling from Dhaka to the nearby town of Taltala.It sank near shore in the calm river after colliding with a small cargo vessel and many people were able to swim to safety. The cargo vessel was slightly damaged. | Sank |
|
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
|
| 12.7.07 |
Blue Water
Princess Blue Magic Ferries |
This passenger
ferry has sunk before dawn in central Philippines (off the town of San
Francisco, about 220km (140 miles) south-east of Manila), leaving at
least eleven people dead and an unknown number missing, officials
say. At least 106 passengers were rescued, officials say. It is
believed the ferry had as many as 256 people on board. The cause of the
sinking is not clear. The vessel was heading to the island of Masbate,
after leaving the port of Lucena. It grounded and rested half
submerged around 500 meters from shore. |
Sank |
|
| 11.7.07 |
Whai Star Indonesian Ferry |
At least two
people have died and dozens are missing after this passenger ship
disappeared in eastern Indonesia. The boat was travelling from
Buru to Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, when it experienced
engine failure. About 70 people were on board, 23 of whom have
now been rescued, an official with the port authority in Ambon said. |
Sank |
|
| 10.6.07 |
Catalyn-D San Nicolas Shipping Lines |
Five people died
and seven others were injured when the ferry, en route from Manila to
southwestern Palawan province, caught fire in
Paluan Bay in Mindoro (Philippines) Sunday. Two passing fishing
boats and a coast guard vessel rescued 255 passengers. Reports
said some of the
passengers and crewmen jumped to the sea after they saw flames had
already engulfed parts of the ship. The fire
is believed to have started in the ship’s cargo section. |
Fire |
|
| 2.5.07 |
Star Flyte Australian Ferry |
A
39 year old man fell from this high speed ferry into the Indian Ocean
while returning from Rottnest Island to Perth (Western Australia) via
Freemantle.. He fell overboard at approximately 4:20 PM, about
3.6
kilometers west of North Mole on the northern side of the mouth of the
Swan River, police believe. Helicopters were unsuccessful in
locating
the man, but they did recover some clothing from the water. |
Person Overboard |
|
| 24.4.07 |
Jet Cruise 3 Thailand |
74 tourist passengers were safely rescued by Krabi Marine
Police after a fire broke out in the ferry's engine room and spread
out. The ferry departed Rassada port in Phuket heading for the island
of Phi Phi in Krabi. The fire broke out at around 10.30 am when the
ship was at Maya Bay and the Marine Police were notified for
assistance. Speed boats were sent to rescue all 74 passengers and 5
crew members who were safely evacuated and taken to Phi Phi Don. |
Fire | |
| 25.2.07 |
Levina 1 Indonesian Ferry |
The ferry involved
in a deadly mid-voyage fire on Thursday has sunk
with several safety investigators, police and journalists on
board. A
TV cameraman has died and three others are missing, local media
says.
There were 16 people on the Levina I ferry off the coast of Jakarta
when it suddenly leaned to the right and sank, said a reporter who was
on board. Earlier, the death toll from Thursday's fire rose to 41
after rescuers found 21 bodies drifting at sea, officials said. |
Sank |
|
| 22.2.07 |
Levina 1 Indonesian Ferry |
At least seven
people, including two children, died after fire broke out shortly after
the ferry set sail from Jakarta. With more than 200 people
on board, the ship was 80km (50 miles) from shore en route to Bangka
island when the fire broke out. Officials said 211 passengers and crew
had been saved, many of them taken off the burning vessel by another
ferry. |
Fire |
|
| 18.1.07 |
Silvery Shark Fengdu Silvery Shark Shipping |
Rescuers took 140 people off a passenger boat that stranded in the Yangtze River off Chongqing Municipality of southwestern China. The ship ran aground about 20 meters from the bank at Dabeijiao at 4:40 a.m.. | Grounded |
|
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
|
| 30.12.06 |
Senopati
Nusantara Indonesian Ferry |
The passenger
ferry, with over 587 passengers and 63 crew
members sank in bad weather off the coast of Central Java
province late on December 29. Reports on December 31 indicate 177
survivors have been rescued. |
Sank |
|
| 30.3.06 |
Arabic al-Dana | The Bahrain
ferry capsized at about 9:45 PM, shortly after
leaving the dock and carrying Britons, South Africans, Egyptians and
Filipinos. The ferry was apparently beyond its capacity of 100
passengers -- reportedly there was as many as 150 onboard. 57
died in the accident. |
Sank |
|
| 3.2.06 |
Al Salam Boccaccio 98 | The Egyptian
RO-RO ferry sank off Egypt in the Red Sea with
almost 1000 persons losing their life. Approximately 440
passengers/crew were rescued following the disaster which is being
investiaged by Egyptian authorities and the International Maritime
Organization. Most of the passengers were Egyptian citizens on
the way home from work in Saudi Arabia. (See
NY Times Report, April 20, 2006) |
Ferry disaster |
