| 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. |
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 |