| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2009 |
Incident |
| 9.12.09 | Sinfonia | Independent Online (South Africa) reports "drunken revelry, debauchery and even vandalism by some passengers, allegedly characterised a three-day party on the luxury cruise liner MSC Sinfonia which ended in Durban yesterday. It was claimed that some passengers "went ape" at the Miller Rock the Boat Party on a cruise from Durban to Mozambique." According to a passenger, some of the young revellers "just went ape, openly bonking on the deck and throwing deck chairs into the sea". A crew member said: "It was unbelievable. I have never seen anything like it." A spokesman for MSC's sales agent Starlight Cruises said the 2 000 passengers had broken records for bar sales. | Drunkenness / damage |
| 5.3.09 | Fantasia | Think
Spain reports one person was injured early this afternoon when a
gangway joining the ship to the passenger terminal in Palma harbour
collapsed. Three crew members also ended up in the sea and had to be
fished out by the rescue services. The accident occurred as a result of
the strong winds affecting the Balearic Islands today. At about 2.30pm
today, as the passengers were disembarking from the cruise ship, a
strong gust of wind ripped several of the bow moorings off the bollards
and the boat lurched away from the quay, causing the gangway, at some
15m above the sea, to collapse. The passenger who was crossing the
gangway at the time fell into the water, hitting their head on the side
of the ship on the way down, prompting three crew members to dive into
the water to rescue him. All four have been treated for hypothermia and
the injured passenger, whilst currently in the care of the cruise
company's medical staff, might still be moved to a hospital in Palma. Click
here for a video of the incident. |
Gangway collapse |
| 26.1.09 |
Sinfonia | O
Globo reports the cruise following the outbreak reported January 8 (below)
had 46 passengers (approximately 3%) report ill. That was on a cruise
between Rio and Buenos Aires. |
Illness |
| 8.1.09 |
Sinfonia |
The Associated Press reports that more than 340 passengers were stricken with severe vomiting and diarrhea. The Brazilian National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance said in a statement that an inspection found problems with the amount of chlorine in the ship's drinking water and with the storage of some perishable food items, notably mayonnaise. But officials said they would not know what caused the illness until they wrap up their investigation. The health agency said the outbreak was under control, and the victims were being interviewed and treated on board the ship. Most fell ill on Monday and Tuesday. UPDATE: O Globo reports the illness outbreak affected 380 people and is attributed to norovirus. Estadao reports: The analysis of water was negative for all viruses and bacteria. In the analysis of food, were found traces of the bacterium Escherichia coli (known as E.coli) in samples of raw meat. | Illness |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 6.6.08 |
Poesia & Costa Classica |
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. See here for a picture. | Collision |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 10.11.07 |
Lirica |
The one week
Mediterranean cruise scheduled for today has been cancelled in order to
accommodate repairs to damage suffered by the vessel when it scraped
the pier in Civitavecchia on November 2. The ship went into drydock
November 12 and is expected to depart, as scheduled on its
transAtlantic cruise departing November 17. It arrives in Fort
Lauderdale December 4. |
Cancellation |
| 2.11.07 |
Lirica |
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. |
Scrapes pier and damage to hull |
| 19.5.07 |
Rhapsody |
The ship was "bumped" by Louis Cruises' Oceanic II in Rhodes
due to 9 force winds. They had
been berthed all morning, and in the late afternoon the winds were so
strong that the mooring rope from the Oceanic snapped and the ship hit
the Rhapsody's stern causing damage to the deck rail and flag pole. |
Bump (Fender Bender) |
| 5.5.07 |
Sinfonia |
The ship was delayed an hour and
half in disembarking passengers at Malta because of containers
obstructing the edge of the Quay. Until the containers were
moved, it was not possible to lower the gangways to allow passengers to
disembark. |
Delayed disembark |
| 27.3.07 |
Symphony | Police stopped 82 Bolivians from disembarking the ship in
Cadiz, suspecting they were illegal immigrants. The ship sailed
from Fortaleza in Brazil, had stopped in Tenerife where authorities
also refused to allow them onshore. The ship heads next to
Valencia. |
Passengers not allowed ashore |
| 20.2.07 |
Melody |
The ship set sail from Durban yesterday for a four-day
cruise to ports and cities along the Mozambique coast, but after only
five hours into its journey, it was forced to turn back after reports
warned that Cyclone Favio was headed for Mozambique. It cruised
into Port Elizabeth tonight. he ship subsequently left Wednesday
night for Durban. |
Weather |
| 21.1.07 |
Opera |
Posted at Cruise Critic: We were standing on our balcony watching people getting off. Two members of my family just got off the gangway when a rope snapped (or the pilot boat ran over it). The ship started to drift out to sea. The gangway fell into the water. I kept watching for people to bob up in the water. They were very fortunate nobody was on the gangway. The pilot boat was dead in the water with one of the ropes in his propeller. He was attached to the ship as other ropes got tangled/sucked into the thrusters, causing the pilot boat to be bashed into the bow of the ship repeatedly. We eventually drifted about a mile or more out to sea before tugs pushed us back. Divers were in the water for about 7 hours removing rope from various places under water. Not a thing was ever said except an announcement was made that “there would be delays” in continuing the debarkation. Instead of leaving port at 6:00 or 7:00 pm we pulled out at 0200. | Gangway falls |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 and earlier |
Incident |
| 18.11.06 |
Melody |
A 24 year old Samoan crew member who wasjilted by his
girlfriend and a fellow crew member threw himself overboard while the
ship was cruising off the Mozambique coast at about 2 AM. The
girlfriend reported the "man overboard" and a recovery operation was
undertaken. The bridge officers calculated where the man overoard
would likely be based on currents, winds, and sea conditions -- at
sunrise they found the man, alive, 500m from the anticipated recovery
position (17 km from where the many had gone overboard). The
rescue will delay the ships arrival in Durban by about 5 hours. |
Person Overboard -- Rescued Alive |
| 23.9.03 |
Melody |
Ship ran into the pier at
Kusadasi harbour. Ship had to wait several days for repairs to be
completed. |
Collision |