| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2012 |
Incident |
| November 15 | Columbus | The ship failed its inspection by the Vessel Sanitation Program with a score of 69 (a failing score is anything below 86). | Failed health inspection |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2010 |
Incident |
| 3.23.10 | Europa | It has been reported that the ship has developed a problem in one of her four engines and three cruises that were part of her world cruise have had to be cancelled. The ship will now offer a non-stop liner voyage from Singapore to Nice, between May 4 and 21. The 17-night voyage with no stops is being offered from Euros 7,990 per person, with flight out to Singapore from Frankfurt. The passenger load will be limited to about 275 so everyone will get a veranda and there will be no single supplements. The voyage will also be all-inclusive. This special trip has been planned to bring the ship back to Europe after her defective engine has been replaced in Singapore. | Cruises canceled - new
itinerary |
| 11.3.10 | Columbus | ABS-CBN News reports the ship accidentally bumped a cargo vessel and hit a steel bar while docking at the Iloilo International Port in Loboc, La Paz (Philippines) today. A Filipino crew said their captain did not anticipate the rough current and strong winds, making the ship bump the MV DaeJoo Ace, a Korean vessel that was unloading some National Food Authority (NFA) Rice. After hitting the cargo vessel, it also bumped a steel bar on the docking area. The front part of the cruise ship was damaged. The ship was scheduled to leave Iloilo and proceed to Hong Kong at 7 p.m. Thursday night, but it was delayed because it had to be fixed before it can sail again. Nobody was hurt in the incident. | Collision with ship & pier |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2009 |
Incident |
| Jan/Feb (exact date unknown) | Hanseatic |
I have heard about two accidents with zodiac drivers this Antarctic season, but I found absolutely no news about them. For one I have no details except that the driver hurt his arm and cannot drive zodiacs anymore. He fell from the Zodiac while the engine was running and his arm was hurt by the outboard engine propeler. The second accident involved one of the ships officers. Many of the officers of the Hanseatic used to drive the outboard engines sitting on them with the accelerator stick betweeen the legs. Drivers who got trained in the "old school", by an experienced driver from an expedition ship, will always drive standing up, by the side of the accelerator, holding it with one hand against one of the legs. Most stand to the left of the engine holding it with their right hands, a few to the right of the engine and hold the accelerator with the left hand. This is safer and gives more freedom of movements. Many mechanics have complained that sitting on the engine can damage the case and eventually the engine. The driver has no balance, as he is leaning against the engine. Well this driver used to sit on the engine, and as he "mounted" his engine, the accelerator got caught on his pants, accelerated the engine and he fell in water. The moving propeller cut his scalp open, and lots of blood fell in the water. The boat drew a big circle and came back to the sidegate, where people were able to jump aboard and rescue the officer. It is said that it was luck together with the cold Antarctic water that saved him. Most people who were watching thought he was dead instantly, but the propeller did not break the skull, just the scalp. | Crew injuries |
| 27.1.09 | Bremen |
Otago Daily Times reports a 40 year old Filipino crewman, whose arm was crushed in a self-closing watertight door, was winched from the ship in 6 metre swells by a New Zealand rescue helicoptor about 815 km south of Invercargill. The crewman's worked in the laundry, and as the laundry is on its own separate water-tight compartment, it is possible that he had opened the water-tight door when it was closed. This is not recommended, but its a common practice. The ships normally navigate with the water-tight doors open, but when crossing ice fields, close to rocks, or under heavy weather, the doors are normally closed. But as crewmembers would have to go up and down stairs to move on the same floor, it is common that people will open the doors no move from one compartment to the other. | Crewman seriously injured |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 9.12.08 |
Columbus |
The cruise line announced plans to fly its passengers over
the Gulf of Aden, instead of sailing them through, out of fear of
pirate attacks in the region. All 246 passengers and most of the crew,
currently at the start of an around-the-world cruise, will disembark at
Yemen, then fly to Dubai to continue their journey. The company called
the move a precautionary measure. The world cruise began November 28 in
Genoa, Italy and is due in Dubai December 17. Passengers will stay in a
five-star hotel in Dubai for three days until the Columbus arrives to
take them back onboard. |
Avoiding pirate attack |
| 7.9.08 |
Europa |
Press in
Finland report the ship spewed waste oil, hitting both the ground
and sea, at the Katajanokka terminal. The accident occurred when a hose
channelling bilge water to a container tank came undone. As a result,
waste oil erupted from the unfastened hose at high pressure, causing
oil to land both on the asphalt as well as in the sea. The ship was
docked at the time of the accident. Between 50 and 60 litres of oil
gushed from the ship, ten litres of which shot into the sea. The ship
departed for St. Petersburg half an hour behind schedule due to
clean-up work. |
Environmental |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| 25.9.06 |
Columbus |
The ship scraped bottom during her visit to Sault Sainte
Marie, sustaining no damage. Return visits October 5 and 16
depend on dredging to remove high spots near the dock face. The
high spots, probably caused by sedimentation and wave action, need to
be reduced 7 inches in order to accommodate the 17 feet required by the
Columbus. (Subsequent visits were cancelled.) |
Scrape Bottom |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 and earlier |
Incident |
| 21.8.05 |
Hanseatic |
The ship ran aground near the island of Luroy off the
Norwegian coast just south of the Polar Circle. The grounding
caused a 5 meter hole in the ships hull. The ship remained stable
and sailed to Bodo from where passengers flew back to Germany. |
Grounded |
| 15.12.02 |
Hanseatic |
While
on a coastal cruiseof New Zealand the ship was struck
by a rogue wave which broke out one of the bridge windows and damaged
electrical systems. The ship was expected to remain in port until
December 27. |
Weather |
| 25.1.02 |
Europa |
Departure from Cape Town delayed 26 hours because of gale force winds. Finally sailed, but as the ship passed through the entrance of Victoria Basin, her stern was blown against the East Pier. Ship reberthed, inspected, and eventually sail for Port Elizabeth where a full inspection will be done. | Delay |
| 23.2.01 |
Bremen |
The ship was damaged in a storm
in the South Atlantic. The wheelhouse windows were broken and
water had entered the bridge. No one was injured. The ship
sailed on to Ushuaia on its own, but will put in for repairs at
Montevideo, cancelling its February 26 call at Rio. |
Weather |
| 18.7.97 |
Hanseatic |
The ship was pulled free from a
sandbank near Spitzbergen after passengers had been evacuated.
There were no injuries and no damage to the ship. |
Grounded |
| 18.7.97 |
Columbus |
Forced to discontinue its
current voyage because of enhine problems |
Engine problems |
| 29.8.96 |
Hanseatic |
The ship ran aground on a shingle bank in the North West Passage of Canada. It was refloated following evacuation of all passengers. See: Grounding - Passenger vessel "HANSEATIC" Simpson Strait, Northwest Territories 29 August 1996, Transportation Safety Board of Canada Report Number M96H0016 | Grounded |