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Events at Sea by Hapag-Lloyd


The events listed have been reported in the public domain or to cruisejunkie by passengers or crew members onboard.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  For that reason it is necessary to be cautious in drawing conclusions from the potentially limited data.  Keep in mind that some companies may be more transparent than others about things that go wrong; conversely, some companies may be better at concealing events and thereby project an appearance that is inaccurate.  With that said, the following list is still interesting, as are the patterns seen viewed separately by ship.




Updated 1 March 07
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