| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2009 |
Incident |
| 16.12.09 | Reef Escape Captain Cook Cruises |
The Fiji Times reports monster waves and strong winds from Cyclone Mick barrelled the cruise ship Reef Escape onto a beach on the southern end of Naviti, in the Yasawa Group. The ship was on a three-day cruise of southern Yasawa. The ship had departed Denarau on Saturday. The ship was rescued at 9.30am Tuesday. Then it was another six hour of rough sea travel before they were offloaded at Denarau. | Ran aground |
| 14.12.09 | Deutschland Peter Deilmann Cruises |
USA Today reports the ship skipped its port call at Galveston because of dense fog. | Skipped port call |
| 11.12.09 | Bleu de France Croisières de France |
The company, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited through Pullmantur Cruises, announced cancellation of the ship's Red Sea program, scheduled for Jan. 16 to March 20, citing ‘operational reasons.’ The ship was scheduled to sail the Red Sea from Egypt’s Sharm el Sheik after completing its current Eastern Mediterranean season. The cruise line started in May 2008 with Pullmantur’s former Holiday Dream, built in 1981 as Europa for Hapag-Lloyd. | Cancelation |
| 5.12.09 | Discovery Voyages of Discovery |
Cruise Critic reports the 40-night "Egypt, Arabia & the Orient" cruise was supposed to leave Barcelona on 28 November, but dry dock delays kept it in port until December 1 and rough seas caused further mayhem with the scheduled itinerary. Passengers boarded the ship on the 28th as planned, and lived onboard while it remained docked in Barcelona for a few extra days. The delay in departure resulted in the cancellation of a scheduled call in Valletta, Malta. When Discovery finally departed, rough seas further impacted the itinerary. Discovery is now spending December 1 to 4 at sea, which will result in a missed call in Alexandria, Egypt. Its visit to Port Said, Egypt, and Suez Canal transit will each be delayed by a day, and the ship will then skip its second day in Safaga to get back on schedule. Passengers on this voyage will receive a refund equal to the cost of two days of the cruise and a £50 per person shipboard credit. | Delayed departure / itinerary change |
| 3.12.09 | Palm Beach Princess Casino | WPTB-TV reports All bets are off for the Palm Beach Princess Casino. The cruise ship is not sailing Wednesday night. Unnamed sources said that the ship's workers are on strike because they've been asked to take a 25% pay cut and no additional pay for new, expanded hours. The cruise ship offered another explanation. "This morning we relieved our captain of his duties and brought in a new captain. He was paid in full for the term of his contract. He is trying to organize a strike and right now the company is in talks with the crew, trying to get the situation rectified so that we can resume sailing," said marketing director Mark Simkins. Simkins did not provide a timeline for how long the labor dispute will go on. He did say that the ship will not be sailing Wednesday night. UPDATE December 4: Palm Beach Post reports the labour dispute has been resolved, but on Tuesday the ship could be dry-docked by the U.S. Coast Guard. The company that owns the ship has until then to repair its main engine, which failed about three months ago, or at least have a detailed repair plan. The company, which agreed to a Dec. 8 deadline to fix the engine, has been paying two tugboats to haul the 420-foot ship in and out of the Port of Palm Beach since the engine failure, as ordered by the Coast Guard. "We will either fix the current engine or buy a new ship," Princess spokesman Mark Simkins said Friday. If Princess officials solve the engine problem by Tuesday, the Coast Guard will inspect it, taking the ship for a test run in the inlet and possibly out to the Atlantic Ocean. If the engine is not fixed, the Coast Guard will require Princess managers to show ordered parts and repair contracts if they are to be granted an extension, said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Mario Teixeira. "It would take a very detailed repair plan to convince the Coast Guard to grant another extension," Teixeira said. Update December 9: The Palm Beach Princess gaming cruise to nowhere is banned from operating out of U.S. ports, after the ship failed to meet a deadline Tuesday to have its main engine repaired, the U.S. Coast Guard announced. | Labour dispute / Engine problems / Banned by U.S. |
| 3.12.09 | Wonderful Star |
Safety at Sea International reports a ferry involved in a collision with a ro-ro in the Philippines is being towed to port today. The collision endangered 519 ferry passengers at Cebu late on Tuesday, but no serious injuries were reported. The Roble Shipping-operated ro-pax Wonderful Star and the Gothong Lines-owned, 15,439gt ro-ro Subic Bay 1 were both heading into the narrow Mactan channel, under the first Mactan-Mandaue Bridge when the 1,297gt ferry grounded. | Collision |
| 2.12.09 | Lyubov Orlova Quark Expeditions |
A person has posted a video at YouTube showing the ship "slashing the Maruba container Asia during the approach to dock at the Port Ushuaia." Note the black smoke coming from the ship's smokestack -- this is what concerns environmentalists, especially given the ship's travel to Antarctica. | Bump / Slash |
| 27.11.09 | Clelia II Adventure Life International Voyages |
There is a report the ship hit a rock in Possession Bay (Antarctica). Damage was minor; all onboard are safe and unharmed. UPDATE: The following was received in response to this report -- We became aware that you carried a report on your web site, Cruise Junkie, that the expedition cruise ship Clelia II hit a rock on November 27, 2009 in Possession Bay. We are the charterers and operators of the Clelia II, and would like to state categorically that the ship did not hit a rock in Possession Bay, which, by the way, is in South Georgia Island and not in Antarctica, as you wrote, or in any other place. We are really surprised that you would post information on your site without first checking the veracity of the report. We ask you that you retract your statement immediately and that you post an appropriate statement stating clearly that your earlier report was in error. If you do not post such a statement, we will take any and all legal actions against you to correct the record and seek appropriate damages. | ?Hit rock? |
| 23.11.09 | Expedition Gap Adventures |
From a reader: GAP's Expedition (the ship they refurbished to replace the sunk Explorer) cancelled their two first trips of the season, and rumor has it they will cancel two more. I couldn't find any reliable sousrce nor any news about it. Its not on their site. But the ship did not show up in Ushuaia when it was scheduled to. | Cruises canceled |
| 23.11.09 | Silja Europa Silja Line |
Monsters and Critics reports the ferry with almost 1,700 people onboard was to be towed to the Finnish port city of Turku on Monday due to problems with its rudder system. The rudder system failure was detected Sunday when the ferry was en route from Stockholm to Turku. The ferry is currently in the archipelago of the Aland Islands, located in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. The ferry operator said the engines were working and the ship was manoeuvrable. The ferry's scheduled departures Monday and Tuesday were cancelled and tickets were refunded. UPDATE: It was subsequently announced that all departures have been canceled until at least December 1, while repairs are undertaken. | Rudder system failure |
| 22.11.09 | Tallink Victoria Tallink |
Uutiset (Finland) reports a search and rescue operation for a man who fell off the ship off the coast of Hanko was called off Sunday morning. The man is now presumed drowned. Authorities said they did everything they could to find him, but to no avail. The ship was en route from Tallinn to Stockholm via Mariehamn. The man went overboard before ten p.m. on Saturday night. Nearby cargo vessels and three cruise ships joined Coast Guard helicopters and boats in the search for the man. "After hours of searching, the civilian vessels returned to their routes while the Coast Guard continued until four a.m. Generally, hypothermia sets in between half an hour to an hour if the water is six or seven degrees Celsius. | Overrboard - Missing |
| 15.11.09 | Kapitan Khlebnikov |
The Guardian reports 80 British tourists on a journey to watch emperor penguins in the Antarctic have been stranded for a week after their cruise ship got stuck in the ice. The Kapitan Khlebnikov, a Russian icebreaker that takes people through the icebergs of the Weddell Sea and to Snow Hill Island rookery, set out on 3 November and was due to return tomorrow. But bad weather caused the sea-ice to compact, making it impossible for the ship, with its 105 passengers to break through. A passenger, who has asked to remain anonymous, said: "The first three days went according to plan, but then the weather started changing. Now we have to wait for winds to change." The passengers and crew are in no danger and it is expected that the ice will decompress enough over the weekend for the ship to navigate its way out and return to Ushuaia, Argentina.UPDATE November 17: ABC News reports the ship is still stuck in ice. The ship is waiting for a stronger wind to try to begin moving again -- it is about five miles from clear water near the Snow Hill Island in the Weddel Sea. Update November 20: Reports indicate the ship has now broken free of the ice. It is scheduled to arrive in Ushuaia November 22. Passengers on the next expedition, which was to have begun last Monday, will embark Sunday for an abbreviated itinerary. | Stuck in ice |
| 6.11.09 | Grand Voyager Iberocruises |
It has been reported that the ship left Funchal today, 21 hours later than scheduled. I was originally scheduled to depart yesterday evening. There have been no reports of the cause for the delay. | Delayed departure |
| 31.10.09 | Iranian cruise ship | Press TV (Iran) reports a cruise ship has gone down off the port city of Genaveh in the Iranian southern province of Bushehr. The ship went down Friday afternoon after being hit by massive waves. It was en route from Khark Island -- in the vicinity of Iran's major port city in the Persian Gulf, Bushehr -- to Genaveh port city -- located on the Persian Gulf cost between Bushehr and Daylem port city. One life was lost and three others went missing in the incident. Twenty-one people were recovered by boats fishing at the site. | Sank |
| 15.10.09 | Discovery Voyages of Discovery |
The Cruising Forum reports: After all of the difficulties last year that ended up with Discovery missing ports and having more than the usual number of inspections...along with some very unhappy passengers and the eventual loss of the managing director, it appears that the gremlins have returned. Reports from various sources state that the ship has suffered another engine breakdown in September and that caused Lisbon to be missed. According to Paris MOU she was inspected in Venice on September 9th, 2009 and she again had deficiencies in her engineroom, safety training & ancilliary equipment departments. This sort of problem plagued her last year also. | Engine problems |
| 15.10.09 | Grimaldi Lines | The Daily Mail reports: A couple, from Terni near Perugia, had booked a three-day cruise last month from with Grimaldi Lines from Civitavecchia to the Spanish city of Barcelona. They had booked the holiday using loyalty points from a supermarket. But when they arrived at the port, they found the ship surrounded by TV crews covering the 'Revuelta gay cruise' - Italy's first all homosexual cruise. Lawyer Antonio Francesconi, who is representing them, said he had written to Grimaldi telling them he was taking them to court and asking for £2,800 compensation. He said: 'I have not yet received a response. It is not a question of discrimination but one of lost satisfaction because no-one had told them their holiday was at the same time as the gay cruise. 'When they booked the cruise, directly with the company, no-one told them it was also hosting the Revuelta event. They arrived at the port and saw the ship surrounded by the media.' They thought it was because someone famous was on board but it was in fact due to the event - the 1,500 passengers were all gay and there were numerous gay events during the three days. 'My clients were also left embarrassed because among the passengers were people they knew and had no idea that were gay, which was uncomfortable for all parties.' Note: There have been similar cases on mainstream cruise lines where large groups charter part of a vessel and passengers arrive un prepared for the lifestyle choice of the group. This speaks to the need for passengers to do their research and be informed about the cruise they book. | Lawsuit |
| 12.10.09 | Saga Ruby Saga Holidays |
The Daily Mirror reports the ship hit a concrete bollard while berthing in New York, and had to have emergency repairs to a hole in the bow before setting off back to the UK. When the incident happened, a pilot was on the bridge. The ship appeared to turn too fast into her own berth. Captain Philip Rentell threw the engines into reverse, but it was too late to avoid a collision. Saga issued a statement: "On Saturday at 07:43 hrs Saga Ruby was turning into Manhattan, west side, Pier 88 berth 1 and during the swing the stem touched the end of the pier shore bollard. This was a light touch so customers would not have been aware that the ship had touched the berth - so no injuries, just embarrassed pilots ! "Clipping the bollard caused some minor damage to the stem plate so we moved the ship to the Liberty Cruise terminal in Bayonne for repair. Passengers have enjoyed the extra day In New York and we plan to sail later today once the repair is inspected." Ruby's next scheduled voyage is a 14-night cruise to the Canaries, currently scheduled to leave Southampton on October 22. The itinerary will have to change, but Saga are waiting to see whether she will be one or two days late getting home before announcing changes. | Collision with pier |
| 30.9.09 | Charaideo Assam Bengal Navigation Company |
The Telegraph India reports the luxury river boat got stuck on a sandbank near Kharguli in Kamrup (metro) district. Though the Assam Bengal Navigation Company, which runs the cruise, said it was not abnormal for ships to get stuck on sandbanks, police had to rush to the spot late last night to guard the foreigners. The ship, which was on its way to Orang National Park, left for its destination this morning. Jahnabi Phookan, an official of the company, said the tourists boarded the luxury ship around 2pm from Pandu ghat for a four-night-five-day tour, including a trip to the Orang Rajiv Gandhi National Park. The ship got stuck near the Khurguli area after sailing for about half-an-hour. A police official said they were informed about the incident around 10pm and by the time a patrol party reached the ship in the middle of the Brahmaputra, it was nearly 1.30am. “We found all the tourists safe and comfortable inside their respective cabins. We kept guard all night,” the police official said. | Grounded |
| 25.8.09 | Antarctic Dream | SvalbardPosten (Norway) reports the ship, while coming alongside the quay in Longyearbyen this morning, collided with the smaller passenger vessel Langøysund. No persons were injured. While the crane operating the MOB boat on Langøysund was damaged, there were only minor signs on Antarctic Dream after the collision. According to Antarctic Dream’s captain the engine did not respond as it should when he tried to go astern. The Norwegian Maritime authorities are in Longyearbyen and will consider the damage on the vessels. They are unable to say whether Antarctic Dream can sail from Longyearbyen as planned at 1700 this afternoon, but most likely they will. Langøysund’s trip (daytrip) was cancelled today. | Collision |
| 22.8.09 | Princess Sophie | Novinite (Sofia News Agency) reports more than 150 passengers and crew have been safely rescued from a burning cruise ship near Novi Sad, Serbia. Bulgarian River Shipping Jsc said sailors on the Bulgarian vessel Nayden Kirov helped evacuate passengers from the river cruise ship that caught fire Friday night on the Danube River. The cruise vessel was anchored on the Serbian side of the Danube River when the fire began. The cause of the blaze was not reported. The sailors-turned-rescuers also helped Serbian firefighters extinguish the blaze as the Bulgarian vessel had to be used as a firefighting platform. No injuries were reported, but the rescued passengers reportedly received assistance from ambulance workers. |
Fire |
| 13.8.09 | Aida Vita Aida Cruises |
Kathimerini (Greece) reports a 29-year-old German woman who is a member of the crew was in stable condition at the Metropolitan Hospital in Athens after contracting swine flu. | Swine flu |
| 11.08.09 | Marco Polo Transocean Cruises |
The Scotsman reports another passenger has been struck down by norovirus. Hilary Brown became ill on a trip on board the Marco Polo, which last month had to cut short a round-Britain voyage when holidaymakers and crew were hit by the norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug. She boarded the ship less than a week after the vessel's visit outbreak in July. She said she and her husband were assured that the vessel was safe to travel on for a 12-day trip around the British Isles. However she suffered a severe stomach bug and needed injections and was on an intravenous drip as part of her treatment. She said: "I was worried about the reports of illness I had seen on the news so I took the precaution of calling the people I had booked with. I was told that everything was fine and that the Marco Polo would be the 'cleanest ship around'. I also checked with one of the members of crew as I boarded the vessel and was again told that everything was fine. "But then I began to suffer from symptoms of diarrhoea, stomach pain and vomiting and was given tablets to treat the diarrhoea. I also had to have injections and was placed on a drip. I had no energy and this really spoilt the holiday." | Illness |
| 11.8.09 | Festival Caspi Cruises |
YNetNews reports a group of Israeli tourists got into a squabble with some 20 locals while on the Greeks island of Rhodes. According to initial information, three Israelis touring the island apparently came across a group of 20 locals, believed to be of Greek or Arab origin. An altercation soon followed, and the locals reportedly mugged the Israelis. The three then returned to the ship they came aboard, gathered some of their friends and returned to the scene of the fight. They quickly located the locals who mugged them, started fighting with them again, and were able to reclaim some of their property. They then boarded the ship once more and left the island, en route to the Isle of Marmaris. | Pax mugged ashore |
| 6.8.09 | Aqua Aqua Expeditions |
The Telegraph (UK) reports nine armed bandits bound the hands and feet of the 20 passengers on a small cruiser heading up the Ucayali River in the Peruvian Amazon to the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve. The men boarded the vessel from a small speedboat at around 7am on Tuesday near a hamlet called Yucuruchi, close to the confluence of the Marañón, Ucayali and Amazon rivers. They took advantage of heavy rain and poor visibility to stage their raid. They are reported to have overcome two police officers guarding the ship after a similar attack nine days earlier before getting the holidaymakers out of their beds and forcing them to hand over their valuables at gunpoint. One of the officers received first aid for head injuries but the tourists were unharmed. Police reinforcements arrived after crew radioed for help. The robbers fled with cameras, cash, jewellery and designer clothes amid a shoot-out with police. Officers later recovered some of the holidaymakers' belongings after discovering them in the gang's jungle base camp, where they also confiscated guns and walkie-talkies the armed gang are believed to have used to coordinate their well-planned attack. Security in the area was stepped up in the aftermath of the raid, the second of its kind in the last fortnight. | Robbery |
| 30.7.09 | Oceanic Peace Boat |
Canadian media (here and here) reports the ship spilled fuel in Vancouver Harbour -- fuel was found blanketing the water around Canada Place in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet. The oil slick was reported Thursday around 5:00 a.m., but harbour master Yoss Leclerc said crews are still working to determine the severity of the spill. "We are in the middle of a rising tide," Leclerc said. "But we are trying to find the dimension of the slick and what kind of product we are dealing with." The ship has taken responsibility for the spill, according to the Vancouver Coast Guard. Port staff, with the help of coast guard and Transport Canada workers, began cleanup operations. Early indication is that the spill is not bunker oil, but light fuel oil, and that no animals have been harmed. | Environmental |
| 26.7.09 | Blue Water Princess Blue Magic Ferries |
News 24 (Philippines) reports twelve homemade bombs were found just before the ship left port with more than 300 passengers. The explosives were found in a trash can on the second deck in the port of Lucena City, 120 kilometres south-east of Manila. The bombs - 12 bottles attached to electrical wirings and packed with nails and scrap metal - were hidden in a jute sack placed in the trash can. Bomb-sniffing dogs found the explosives while inspecting the ferry before its departure. Bomb experts removed the bombs and defused them. (The ship previously sunk - see July 12, 2007) | Bombs onboard |
| 21.7.09 | Freewinds Church of Scientology |
Pacific Free Press reports the ship docked at Bonaire and offloaded wastewater that was dumped into trenches ashore. The effluent was tested and found to be acidic and to have an high level of ammonia. Other water quality tests are forthcoming. The ship was previously in the news for asbestos contamination (see May 11, 2008) | Environmental |
| 18.7.09 | New Pacific |
Cruising
Talk reports the Italian Coast Guard has seized the ship against
debts of US$14
million owed to the Genoa-based San Giorgio del Porto shipyard. |
Ship seized |
| 12.7.09 | Spirit of Adventure Saga Holidays |
Norway's biggest newspaper, VG Nett, reports the ship is leaking oil in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Geirangerfjorden on the western coast of Norway. On the pictures seen on VGs website, the ship is seen surrounded by lenses. Rescue boats, police, firemen and other teams rushed to the scene as the reports of the spill reached the officials. Norwegian environmental authorities also sent an airplane to provide aerial assessment of the possible damages caused by the spill. According to the newspaper, the leak was caused by an overflow, causing oil to spill into the fjord. The spill was reported at 8.45 AM, and officials are quoted saying the spill was of "significant amounts". There is no danger of the oil reaching the shores, Rita Berstad Maraak of Geiranger harbour says to VG. | Environmental |
| 27.6.09 | Oceanic Peace Boat |
The New York Post reports the ship (with 848 passengers) was detained after Coast Guard inspectors found a small hole in the ship's hull during a routine safety inspection. About a gallon of water per hour was coming into the ship, according to the Coast Guard. An additional twelve safety violations were cited. The ship arrived from Iceland and is due to leave tomorrow for Venezuela. Repairs are expected to be completed by then. | Detained - Hole in Hull |
| 8.6.09 | Coco Explorer 2 7107 Islands Cruise |
The Manila Standard reports the ship was seized from its owner who imported the vessel two years ago but did not pay P19.8 million in taxes on it. The ship, formerly named Coco Explorer 2, entered the Port of Batangas on Sept. 4, 2007, supposedly for repairs, but officials said it was actually brought in to be delivered to its owner, Esteban Tajanlangit. The ship had been operating on the Coron-Puerto Galera-Boracay route and is said to offer 137 rooms that can accommodate 400 guests “in five-star luxury.” The owner had tried to avoid paying duties on the ship by registering it with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. The Zone Authority said it did not grant the owner an import permit for the ship, and that it registered with it only last September after the vessel had already been subject to forfeiture proceedings. Customs seized the ship in Manila on May 30, a Friday, just as its passengers and crew were having a party. | Ship seized |
| 4.5.09 | Diana |
The Local (Sweden) reports passengers were evacuated to safety after the vessel, plying the trans-Sweden Göta Canal, ran aground near Oxelösund in eastern Sweden. Passengers were woken with a start when the mayday was sounded. "The boat was listing badly and a large number of people were unable to stand on the deck due to the boat's gradient," Göran Johansson at the Swedish sea rescue service said to news agency TT. Four boats and a helicopter participated in the rescue. All 53 passengers were evacuated to safety. | Grounded |
| 30.4.09 | SunCruz | WDBO News reports an 18-year-old man jumped off a gambling cruise ship near Port Canaveral on a $15 dare and swam to Jetty Park. The man jumped off the ship after accepting the dare from his friends. He was not injured and had not been drinking. | Jump overboard |
| 19.4.09 | Sea Cloud Sea CLoud Cruises |
Panorama News (Gibraltar) reports there was a fire onboard a cruise sailing ship at the weekend, as the ship sailed out of Gibraltar. There were 96 passengers on the 'Sea Cloud', which had the fire extinguised by the fire brigade before returning back to the Rock. | Fire |
| 8.4.09 | Greenlines Dong Song Xanh Joint Stock Company |
VOV News reports the cruise liner suddenly collided with a mooring buoy during its voyage from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City. The incident left the ship with a huge gash in the buoy but all 79 passengers were evacuated safely. The ship was carrying 79 passengers, including a number of foreign tourists and 5 crew. |
Collision |
| 7.4.09 | Discovery Discovery Cruise Line |
The Bahamas Weekly reports the cruise line, which offers cruise service between South Florida and Grand Bahama Island every day of the week except Wednesdays, announced the cancellations of sailings through April 12. According to Hanns J. Hahn, General Manager of Discovery, “Due to urgent repairs to the port main engine, cruises to and from Grand Bahama Island have been cancelled until April 13.” | Cancelation |
| 2.4.09 | Indian Ocean Explorer |
The Associated Press reports that tourist yacht and its crew of seven was hijacked by Somali pirates near the Seychelles islands off Africa's east coast yesterday. The yacht, which can carry up to 14 passengers, had just dropped off its contingent of tourists before it was seized. The British Navy suspects the boat would be taken to Harardhere, a pirate stronghold north of Mogadishu, and would be held about three months. All seven crew members are from the Seychelles. | Tourist boat seized by pirates |
| 18.4.09 | Minerva Swan Hellenic |
The cruise ship was due to arrive in Tristan de Cunha (in the South Atlantic ocean) early morning but was delayed and arrived at 1500hrs. No passengers were allowed ashore, so the Post Office, and others selling Handicrafts went onboard the vessel. She stayed off the settlement until 1900hrs before collecting two passengers and departing for Cape Town. | Late port call |
| 10.3.09 |
Choke Somboon 19 Dive Asia |
Travel
Blackboard reports seven people are missing after the Thai boat
bound for Phuket capsized and sank after heavy rain and winds on Sunday
night. The boat was traveling at speeds of eight to nine knots on its
return journey when it sank from the Similan Islands to Phuket with 30
passengers and crew on board. 23 people were able to get into the life
rafts and have safely returned to Phuket, but seven people are still
missing and a search in the area was conducted [Monday] and continues
on Tuesday. It is believed that the six-month old ship hit a vortex
which had formed quickly, causing it to capsize. Local fisherman, who
were nearby, raced to the scene and found the survivors adrift in an
inflatable lifeboat. |
Sunk |
| 19.2.09 |
Oceanic Discoverer Coral Princess Cruises |
The Sydney
Morning Herald reports an Australian crewman in his 20s is
in a critical condition after being crushed by a hydraulic door during
a fire drill while the ship was moored in Hawkes Bay. He is in a
critical condition in Hawkes Bay hospital's intensive care unit. The
ship is on a 12-day cruise off New Zealand's coastline, starting in
Auckland and ending at Milford Sound. |
Critical injury |
| 17.2.09 |
Ocean Nova Quark Expeditions |
Jeanne
Leblanc's blog and Associated
Press report the ship, with 64 passengers and 41 crew members
aboard, ran aground about one mile (two kilometers) from the San Martin
base (Antarctica), pushed by "extremely high winds" into craggy rocks.
An initial assessment of damage indicated that there was no imminent
danger and no threat to lives and there is no sign of leakage of any
kind from the vessel. The ship was on its eighth day of a nearly
two-week expedition exploring the polar circle that embarked from
Ushuaia, Argentina's southernmost city. The company says the ship
should be able to break free on its own as the tide rises. UPDATE: The
Telegraph reports the ship was unable to free itself and that
passengers will be evacuated to other ships. Update February 23: The company
canceled today’s sailing from Ushuaia so the ship can undergo an
estimated three days of repairs. Passengers were rebooked on Polar Star
Expeditions' Polar Star’s Feb. 24 sailing, with Quark providing hotel
accommodations tonight and rearranging return flights. NOTE: Non official sources on the Ocean Nova reports that the engine was
shut off and some maintanence was being done in the engine room (assume
it was a regular maintenance), but that is why they could not start
the engine immediately when the winds picked up. They had to put
together whatever it was that they had disassembled. |
Aground |
| 15.2.09 | Clipper Pacific International Shipping Partners |
The Juneau Empire reports the ship was cited for one air quality violation in Alaska during the 2008 cruise season. | Environmental |
| 9.2.09 | Aurora Expeditions | A passenger just returning from a cruise of the Ross Sea (Antarctica) posted a review at TripAdvisor. She cautions that the expedition cruise is not, as advertised, suitable for people of all ages and physical abilities. She cites a fellow traveller in her 80s who was tossed across her cabin in the rough weather and seriously injured. She was stretchered ashore on our arrival in NZ, and put into a waiting ambulance. She also tells (which is of greater concern) about a boatload of passengers left alone on an ice floe while the group expedition leader motored off in his zodiac because, as he said, he was “busting for a pee”. During his absence several icefloes came together in the current and, by the time he returned 15-20 minutes later, his zodiac access was blocked. The stranded passengers were only half-joking when they wrote HELP in the surface snow to attract the attention of the ship’s helicopters flying overhead | Pax left on ice floe |
| 2.2.09 |
Athena Classic International |
The
Islander (Australia) report two of the ship's tenders ran aground
off Kangaroo
Island. The ship was docked at Outer Harbor in Adelaide yesterday. One
tender ran aground with about 50 passengers and crew aboard. The other,
with three crewmen aboard, went to its aid and also ran aground.
Passengers were transported from the tender by a third tender as the
Cooinda charter vessel stood by and three helicopters, including
police, hovered in the area. Many more passengers were left stranded at
the wharf as one tender began the slow process of bringing them all
back to the cruise ship. The Cooinda tried to drag one tender to deeper
water about 4pm but decided it would have to wait until the tide was
higher, with high tide expected at 9pm. Local fisherman and boaties
were perplexed about why the ship had anchored where it was instead of
further into the bay where tenders would have a straighter run to the
jetty. |
Aground |
| 27.1.09 |
Vacancier CTMA |
CTV
reports the 300-passenger ship is stuck in the ice of the St.
Lawrence River since yesterday. It is trapped in a massive blanket of
ice that has frozen the ship's progress. The passengers were en route
to a week-long cross-country ski trip in the Chic-Choc mountains. Those
plans came to a grinding halt when the ice closed in around the ship
near Matane, Que. UPDATE: The
ship was freed after being stuck for 30 hours. |
Stuck in ice |
| 14.1.09 |
MV Barranda (Tourist Yacht) - Ecuador |
News
Agency Trend News reports a yacht carrying 15 tourists caught fire
near Ecuador's national park on the Galapagos Islands but caused no
injuries. The fire broke out at about 1:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Bartolome
Island of the Galapagos Archipelago. All 15 tourists aboard were
immediately evacuated by another two tourist ships near the scene. UPDATE: The
Telegraph reports passengers had to go into the water and wait 30
minutes to be rescued. Shortly before the evacuation they had been told
the waters were known to be shark-infested. |
Fire |
| 1.1.09 |
Corinthians 2 Polar Cruises |
The ship was supposed to leave Ushuaia tonight, but it is
having some trouble with fuel and will stay in Ushuaia tomorrow, and
offer a catamaran trip to their passengers. |
Delayed departure |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 30.12.08 |
Antarctic Dream Antarctic Shipping |
The ship was scheduled to leave port yesterday evening, but didn't leave until this morning. Water pressure at the port has been really low, and they have been using the firemen's truck to supply the small ships. Prior to arrival at Ushuaia, the ship has been operating with two of its three engines for the past two weeks (one engine is not operating) and is cruising at reduced speeds (as little as half its usual cruising speed) -- it does not appear the problem has been repaired and what impact this has on the itinerary and whether the ship's safety is affected. | Engine problems -- Delayed departure |
| 25.12.08 |
Jupiter Jupiter Cruise Line |
The Phnom
Phen Post reports more than 200 Cambodian tourists were denied
entry into Thailand despite having valid entry visas. According to a
passenger, border police demanded pax deposit $1,500 to enter Bangkok
and keep it there for two months. A group of Vietnamese made up of 25
people was allowed into Bangkok and only Cambodians were denied. |
Pax denied entry |
| 20.12.08 |
Minerva Swan Hellenic |
The ship reportedly canceled the first two cruises of their season, due to mechanical problems. | Mechanical problems |
| 20.12.08 |
Lyuba Orlova Quark Expeditions |
The ship reportedly had to cancel four trips due to a mechanical problem. There was leak on the cooling for the engine, and the Argentinean Port Authorities did not authorize it to sail. Later, after the repairs had been done, they could not sail because of some inspection problem. They proceeded to change their flag to the Cook Islands, and managed to sail on their first trip of the season today. | Mechanical problems |
| 19.12.08 |
Le Diamant Ponant Cruises |
On December 13th, the ship encountered strong winds during
their cruise on South Georgia. They suffered damage to their landing
platform (that hangs from the back of the ship), and lost one of their
two engines. They canceled the rest of their voyage (that was supposed
to go to the Antarctic Peninsula), and headed straight back to Ushuaia,
where they arrived today. They expect to have conducted repairs and to be able to resume their schedule December 20th. |
Engine problems |
| 15.12.08 |
Alexander von Humboldt Phoenix Reisen |
The ship's Antarctic season has been canceled because the
ship (under charter to Phoenix Reisen)has been seized due to its
owner's unpaid debts. |
Cancellations |
| 4.12.08 |
M/V Ushuaia Fathom Expeditions |
FROM A CREW MEMBER: Today, sometime during the morning around 10:30 AM, the ship Ushuaia run aground on a rock close to Wilhelmina Bay in Antarctica. I don't know the extent of the damage, but there is a hull breach, and possibly fuel leak. The Ushuaia is a small vessel, from Argentinean Company, carrying around 90 passengers and 40 crew (not precise numbers). The approximate coordinates are 64 degrees 34' S, 82 degrees 27' W. The British coast guard is coordinating the rescue by radio. The first ship to approach the accident is the Antarctic Dream, from a Chilean Company, another small vessel that can carry 80 passengers and around 40 crew members (approx). Two other ships are on the way, but we still don't know what we can do to help. Both ships are small, and none could accommodate the full compliment of crew and passengers from the Ushuaia. So far there has been no order to abandon ship. At the moment it seems they are not sinking, but there is no chance of it sailing across the Drake Passage with passengers. The weather on the Peninsula has been horrible, winds of 30 knots, gusts up to 60 knots. UPDATE: The Ushuaia was scheduled to make a landing at Danco Island this morning, but due to strong winds they canceled and went north to Wilhelmina Bay to try and find a more protect landing place. On their way there they hit a rock and run aground at approximately 10:30 am. They issued a distress call at around noon. Position: 64º34' S 62 º26' W. Two ships were in the area, the Antarctic Dream, and the Grigoriy Mikheev and attended to the distress call. The Antarctic Dream was the first to arrive at the scene at 13:30, and the Mikheev arrived at 15:00. At that time the situation was the following: There is a breach on their hull, it is on two of their fuel tanks. There is a diesel leak of about 40 m that is being dispersed by the winds. So although they are taking in water and leaking diesel, the breach does not affect the safety of the passengers, who will then remain on board until rescue arrives. On the other hand because the breach is in the fuel tank there is no chance of affecting any kind of repairs from inside the ship. Two ships from the Chilean Navy have been dispatched and are expected to arrive to their position tomorrow early morning: the Achiles and the Lautaro. The Achiles have capacity for 120 passengers, so it shall take on the passengers probably towards Frei Station (the one with the airport) or maybe directly to Punta Arenas. The other ship will work to try and free the Ushuaia. The crew will remain on board. The Lautaro has divers, and they will be able to access the extent of the breach. In the meantime, the Antarctic Dream is to stand guard around the Ushuaia, to provide assistance in case their situation changes. Its commercial activity has been suspended and it is on standby for any change in the situation, or further instructions. The weather is fine now, the wind has abated, and there was a nice sunset. Will give more information when I have it. NOTE: The ship previously ran aground in July 2005 and was cited for a number of deficiencies in its last safety inspection. See Lloyd's List. UPDATE: December 5 mid-day: all passengers have been taken aboard the Achiles, which is expected to arrive at Chile’s Frei station in Antarctica shortly before midnight. On Saturday morning they will be flown to Ushuaia. UPDATE: December 8, the ship has been refloated and is en route to Paradise Bay under its own power. Arrived in Punta Arenas December 18, entered Dry Dock December 24, and will need forty days for repairs. | Grounded in Antarctica -- Fuel Leak |
| 3.12.08 |
Athena Classic International |
The Courier
Mail reports planes buzzed a flotilla pirate boats, forcing them to
keep away from the ship with 450 passengers onboard off the coast of
Somalia. Fire hoses were run out to prevent boarding attempts and
passengers evacuated open decks. For hours, the ship was shadowed by
the pirates. Eventually, an aircraft arrived and buzzed the boats.
Passengers were told that just before dawn there had been attempts on
two nearby vessels. |
Pirates |
| 30.11.08 |
Nautica Oceania Cruises |
At 0528 GMT, the ship was transiting through the Gulf of
Aden. As the vessel sailed past several groups of non-hostile fishing
vessels, two small skiffs were sighted by the Officer on Duty and
deemed potentially hostile. The skiffs, approaching from a range of
approximately 1000 meters, attempted to intercept the vessel's course.
The ship immediately began evasive maneuvers and took all prescribed
precautions. The ship was immediately brought to flank speed and was
able to out run the two skiffs. One of the skiffs did manage to close
the range to approximately 300 yards and fired eight rifle shots in the
direction of the vessel before trailing off. No one aboard the ship was
harmed and no damage was sustained. |
Attempted pirate attack |
| 28.11.08 |
Astor Transocean |
Speigel Online reports (see
here) the German Navy warded off a suspected piracy attack in the
Gulf of Aden. The Navy's Mecklenburg-Vorpommern frigate chased off two
suspicious speed boats with warning shots last Friday, a spokesman for
the mission commando in Postsdam confirmed. A spokesman for Transocean
Tours in Bremen, which was operating the cruise ship, said the 492
guests and crew on board had not noticed the incident. The ship also
had not asked for help. The suspicious boats disappeared quickly into
Yemen's territorial waters. Transocean said the speed boats had
approached about 3 sea miles distant, and the frigate intercepted them
before they got to the cruise ship. The cruise ship was bound for
Dubai, where it arrived on Tuesday. |
Pirates |
| 23.11.08 |
Astoria Transocean |
From a poster at Cruisepage.com's
"Cruise Talk": Transocean Tours briefly issued a press release
earlier today, stating that during a routine dry docking, a major issue
with "Astoria's" main engines has been discovered, resulting in the
cancellation of the upcoming, 123-night world cruise. Later today, the
press release was removed from the Transocean web site for whatever
reason. |
Cancel world cruise |
| 1.11.08 |
Magic 1 or Mirage (same ship) |
The Cyprus Mail reports a search and rescue was launched off the west coast of Cyprus yesterday after authorities received reports that a 19 year old female crew member may have fallen overboard from a passing cruise ship. Paphos coastguard together with police and British bases helicopters spent from noon yesterday, when they received the report, until dusk searching the area in international waters some 33 nautical miles off the coast. No trace of the missing woman was found however. According to reports, the woman from Ukraine went missing from her cabin around 3am yesterday but it wasn’t until noon that Cypriot authorities were notified that she might have fallen overboard. A follow up story can be found here. | Passenger overboard |
| 10.10.08 |
Spirit of Adventure Saga Holidays |
The ship is having a few problems on current cruise -- today
in Kepez, Turkey the ship hit the quay after tug failed and gashed
hull. It was repaired and continued cruise. SUBSEQUENTLY, it had more tug
troubles leaving Yalta on October 14. |
Collision with pier |
| 30.9.08 |
Minerva Swan Hellenic |
Jane
Archer's blog indicates the ship is having to go into dry dock on
October 27 for a planned four days to have a diesel generator fixed. It
means the preceding Treasures of Africa cruise has had to be
shortened, from 15 nights to nine nights. Passengers who are affected
will be receiving letters today. |
Shortened cruise |
| 25.9.08 |
Royal Star African Safari Club |
Christian
Today reports the last 10 crew members of the ship, stuck in
Mombasa for five months, have finally been repatriated after being
helped by The Mission to Seafarers. The seafarers were part of a
130-strong crew operating the 5,600-ton vessel which sailed around the
Indian Ocean. When the shipowners ran into financial difficulty, the
majority of the crew were repatriated home with only part of the wages
they were owed. The ten men had stayed behind as lay-up and dry-docking
crew and were given repeated assurances that their wages would be paid
and that they would be sent home. Instead, the shipowners stripped the
vessel of anything valuable and fuel ran so low that the men were
forced to sleep on an upper deck because of a lack of lighting and air
conditioning. The Kenyan High Court had ordered the ship to be sold to
pay the crew and other creditors. But when the seafarers heard the sale
could not be completed before October at the earliest, the
International Transport Workers’ Federation was asked to fund the men’s
repatriation. |
Crew repatriated |
| 8.9.08 |
Andea Elegant Cruises |
From a passenger: At about 9PM whilst off the coast of
Albania, the ship suffered a complete power failure: engines and
electricity. We were dead in the water. Emergency electric came on
about 2 minutes later, and the ship was back under way in about 20
minutes. About 5 minutes later, at 9:25 PM another electric failure
occurred. The only announcement made concerning this disturbing
sequence of events was that we were back under way at 14 knots and
might be 15 minutes late into Vlore, Albania in the morning. |
Power failure |
| 4.9.08 |
Discovery Voyages of Discovery |
Despite assurances August 20 (see August 9) that engine
problems would be repaired "by the weekend," a safety inspection by
British authorities in Harwich confirmed the repairs have still not
been completed. According to the inspectors, the ship is running on
three engines but she is able to maneuver to legal requirements. They
inspected the paper work on the spare parts, and the company making the
new bearing has admitted that they supplied the wrong size. Discovery
hopes to fit the new parts in Lisbon or Nice. NOTE: The ship was also
inspected in Gdynia on Sept 1 where they found seven deficiencies,
including: Fire safety measures (Jacketed high pressure lines), MARPOL
annex I (Oil record book), Propulsion & aux. (Auxiliary engine;
Bilge pumping arrangements; Gauges,thermometers, etc), Structural
safety (Steering gear), and Working spaces and accident prevention
(Obstruction/slipping, etc). |
Engine problems (continuing) |
| 31.8.08 |
Clipper Pacific Peace Boat |
Coast Guard Inspectors conducted a Port State Control exam
on the ship in Seward over the weekend and issued a 32-item deficiency
list and detained the vessel temporarily for significant International
Ship Management code violations in respect to oil record books,
engineering logs and engineering rough logs. Customs clearance for
departure was withheld until a surety bond for $1.1 million was
provided by the owner but was later cleared by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection after a Letter of Understanding was received from the owner.
Inspectors found issues with the vessel's documentation and
non-compliance of the International Ship Management Code for Safety of
Life At Sea (SOLAS). There is evidence the vessel's crew operated the
oily water separator and potentially inaccurate oil content meter in
the U.S. exclusive economic zone in potential violation of United
States Code known as the Clean Water Act, 33USC1321 (b) (3). They also
failed to report a discharge of oil into a navigable U.S. waterway
while draining the bilges of their lifeboats which is another violation
of the CFR, 33CFR151.15. After four days the crew of the vessel had
fixed enough of the critical deficiencies that Coast Guard officials
were comfortable with the vessel leaving the U.S. port. However,
concerns about the oily water discharge system and the fact that this
is a foreign-flagged vessel that may not return to the U.S., prompted
officials in cooperation with Customs and Border Protection to require
the vessel's insurance agency, the P&I Club, to issue a the $1.1
million Surety Bond. |
Detained for safety
violations |
| 15.08.08 |
M/V Dalmajia Dinamik (Turkey) |
More than 200 Turkish passengers were besieged in the middle
of the Adriatic Sea because of dissension between a Turkish travel
agency and a Croatian ship manufacturer. Istanbul-based
travel agency Delos Tourism arranged Adriatic cruises for 201
passengers. Passengers boarded the ship, which is owned by a Croatian
firm Adriatic Cruise, last Saturday at 9 a.m. at İzmir Port on the
Aegean coast of Turkey. An announcement was conveyed from the owner of
the ship informing the passengers that due to problems with the travel
agency he had decided to cancel the tour and anchor in the middle of
the sea. The ship finally proceeded to Split (Croatia) and were flown
home. |
Cruise ended |
| 12.08.08 |
Fram Hurtigruten |
An enormous oil spill in Sisimiut harbour Greenland) resulted in 21 firemen working through Tuesday night to clean up 3000 litres of diesel, reports Sermitsiaq. When the passenger ship Fram attempted to refuel, 10,000 litres of oil escaped into the harbour waters. Sisimiut fire-chief Steen Borisen said that passenger ship Fram unsuccessfully tried to refuel and the oil spilled directly into the harbour. | Environmental |
| 12.08.08 |
SeaEscape |
The day cruise operator of gambling cruises, which has run
from Ft. Lauderdale for twenty-one years, is expected to tell the
Broward County Council that Sunday will be its last sailing. The
company's business has fallen off considerably since land-based casinos
have opened in Broward County, and its profit margins have been harmed
severely by rising fuel costs. |
Cease operations |
| 9.08.08 |
Discovery Voyages of Discovery |
It appears the ship is still having trouble. It was out of
action for a fortnight as of July 13, but her 25th July cruise missed
first/last ports of call. The ship was due in Flam today at 9.30am
local
time...It arrived four hours late. This cruise ends in
Copenhagen. According to passengers, the company is still not admitting
there is a problem, but dropped ports indicate there is. UPDATE August 15: TTG
Live reports a problem with one
of its ships four engines should be fixed soon after it takes delivery
of a new bearing for the engine this weekend. The continuing problem
has prompted criticism from customers on the cruise
networking website Cruising Talk
and elsewhere. UPDATE August 20:
Today's Telegraph
reports the problem will be fixed this week -- time will tell. |
Engine problems (continuing) |
| 4.08.08 |
Akademik Ioffe Quark Expeditions |
Northern
News Services reports the ship was expected to end its journey in
Resolute Bay where
passengers would disembark and take a First Air flight to Ottawa on
Aug. 3 However, ice conditions didn't allow for the crew's Zodiac boats
to
take passengers from the ship to the community, so the ship continued
on to Arctic Bay. A First Air charter was then expected to take the
passengers to
Ottawa from Arctic Bay, but mechanical problems grounded the plane at
the airport in Nanisivik while a mechanic and parts were flown in. The
pilots would have exceeded their duty day time by the time
the plane was repaired, so arrangements were
made for passengers to overnight in Arctic Bay. The majority of
the travelers stayed in the gym, while others stayed in the 20-bed
hotel or
the 8-bed B&B. The ship had disembarked 97 passengers plus crew. |
Stuck sleeping in a gym |
| 23.7.08 |
Antarctic Dream Antarctic Shipping |
Aftenposten
(Norway) reports the ship ran aground off the Arctic archipelago of
Svalbard (near Alkefjellet in the Hinlopen Straits), just east of the
island of Spitsbergen. The vessel, with about 130 passengers on board,
called for help around 11am. There apparently was no damage to ship and
that neither the vessel nor its passengers and crew were in danger. Any
grounding, however, sparks environmental concerns. A rescue vessel was
trying to free the vessel Wednesday afternoon, which was freed after
six hours. The ship has been
sailing around Svalbard this summer, and had an expected return to
Longyearbyen on Monday. |
Aground |
| 16.7.08 |
Clipper Pacific Peace Boat |
Newsday reports that the cruise ship (the 1970-built Song of Norway) with 1,200
passengers aboard was detained in New
York Harbor on July 13 after a Coast
Guard inspection found significant hull damage.
The inspection, which began on Sunday and
ended Tuesday, found that the ship's hull was leaking and found 66
safety problems on the ship,
including damage to the lifeboats and life jacket issues.
A commercial diving company has made temporary repairs to the
hull, but the Coast Guard ordered the 637-foot ship to remain in
the harbor until further repairs were made.
The ship is based in the Bahamas, and was inbound from
Greenland when the Coast Guard stopped it. It was headed for
Venezuela. UPDATE: The
ship left New York July 17 and proceeded to Tampa where it arrived July
21 and will enter drydock for fuller inspection and repair as needed.
It is expected that passengers will remain on shore for two days. UPDATE July 26: Inspectors found new
safety problems, leaving about 675 Japanese passengers stuck in
Tampafor at least another day. Representatives of the Bahamian
government and ship's classification society, which vouches for a
vessel's seaworthiness, discovered "several deficiencies" in
firefighting, life-saving and safety equipment.
The Coast Guard won't let the ship depart or allow passengers to stay
on board in port until the problems are resolved. The ship is on a
round-the-world cruise that left from Japan in May. |
Safety problems --- Detained in port |
| 12.7.08 |
Sea Lion Lindblad Expeditions |
This photo was taken in the morning while the ship (apparently on charter to National Geographic) was tied to the fuel dock in Sitka, just below the OConnor Bridge. It's probably just gray water (not illegal), but still not consistent with a company that claims to be environmentally sensitive and responsible. (Photo courtesy of Island Resources Foundation). | Environmental |
| 7.7.08 |
Discovery Voyages of Discovery |
It has been reported that the ship is still experiencing
engine problems and the itineraries are affected. From a passenger: I came across your page after looking on
the web after we received cancellation of our cruise Fjords,Faroes,Fire
and Ice II on the MV Discovery -sail date 14/7/08 via a letter
today dated 9/7/08. A second engine has now got a problem and impact on
maximum cruising speed means they cannot complete the planned cruise as
they need time for engineers to undertake a full a speedy repair to
their usually reliable engines. |
Engine problems |
| 21.6.08 |
Princess of Stars Sulpico Lines |
The ship stalled in rough seas
near Sibuyan island in the central Philippines while in the midst of a
typhoon. "It’s dead
on the water, but we can’t get to it because of big waves,” said a
coast guard spokesman. The ship left Manila on Saturday morning for the
central province of Cebu. The ship capsized later in the day. As of
June 23, more than 700 people remain missing and are feared dead.
Twenty-eight passengers and crew did survive and miraculously made
their way to the coast in a lifeboat. |
Dead in the Water --- Sank |
| 13.6.08 |
easyCruise Life easyCruise |
The ship ran aground inside the
port of the Aegean island of Syros on Friday with 353 passengers and
105 crew on board. No injuries or damage were reported. The Merchant
Marine Ministry, which handles rescue efforts at sea, said the
Maltese-flagged ship from the budget easyCruise line ran aground on a
sandy part of the port. The ministry said the easyCruise Life was not
damaged, and a tug boat removed it from the sandy spit. The ship tied
up at another part of the port for a full damage inspection and was
then expected to continue its cruise. |
Aground |
| 11.6.08 |
Saga Rose Saga Holidays |
A 43 year old Filipino crew
member died after running out of oxygen in the ship's ballast tank;
another crew member was removed from the tank unconscious. Neither man
was outfitted with the usual breathing gear. The ship was in
Southampton where police are investigating whether the men were told to
enter the ballast tanks or told to inspect them from a safe distance
above. Click
here to see story at BBC. |
Crew
member dies in accident |
| 27.5.08 |
Discovery Voyages of Discovery |
It has been reported that the ship has a crankshaft fault
and is cruising at reduced speed. She has altered itineraries and
dropped ports. There is no indication as to when she will be
repaired or when the problem started. Additional details will be
posted as they become available. |
Engine problems -- Changed itinerary |
| 11.5.08 |
Freewinds Church of Scientology |
According to Asian
News International, the ship has been was
said to be "under seal" on the Caribbean
island of Curacao after cancer-causing particles were found on the
vessel. According to reports, deadly blue asbestos
dust was released during refurbishment of the ship, used by the church
as a floating "education centre" and for VIP parties. The ship was
originally built in 1968 and sailed as Commodore Cruise Line's Boheme
until 1981. Commodore Cruise Line, which predated Carnival Cruise
Lines, had the tagline, "A Happy Ship." UPDATE June 6: The ship
remain sunder seal since it was quarantined on April 26. Experts advise
that decontaminating the ship would cost millions of dollars and may
not even be possible. Meanwhile, the church continues to solicit funds
for cruises that will not happen. The ship is contaminated with raw
blue asbestos, the most dangerous type of asbestos because the fibres
are smaller than the white asbestos and can penetrate the lung more easily. |
Asbestos scare |
| 4.5.08 |
Mona Lisa |
The ship ran aground early in the morning on a sandbank
about 10 miles from the Latvia coast. It was on its way from Kiel
(Germany) to Riga (Latvia). Attempts to free itself were
unsuccessful which meant that almost 1000 passengers needed to be
evacuated by the Latvian Coast Guard. There were no known injuries and
no known environmental issues. The ship previously ran aground in
Venice May 12
2004 and July
26 2003. |
Aground |
| 8.4.08 |
Queen of the West Majestic America Line |
Fire broke out in the engine room while the ship was near
Maryhill, WA on the Columbia River. The fire was quickly extinguished
but the ship had to be towed to a state part where it was nudge into
the river bank for evacuation of th124 passengers and 53 crew. The only
reports of injury were from crew members who suffered smoke inhalation
while fighting the fire. |
Fire |
| 4.4.08 |
Le Ponant Compagnie des Iles du Ponant |
Pirates took over the ship with
30 crew on board off the coast of Somalia. The luxury sailing ship was
heading from the Seychelles to the Mediterranean Sea when pirates
stormed it in the Gulf of Aden. There were no passengers onboard at the
time of the attack. The ship was subsequently freed by French military
and some pirates arrested following a ransom payment. |
Pirate Attack and
Seizure |
| 13.3.08 |
Georgis Piraeus-based |
The ship was evacuated (278 passengers and 35 crew) after it ran aground off the Saronic Gulf island of Poros, near Athens. The Greek-flagged ship is believed to have hit a reef three nautical miles from the port of Poros, a small island in the Saronic Gulf an hour's distance from the capital that is popular with tourists. Winds up to 40 kilometres (25 miles) an hour were blowing in the area at the time. The ship was on a day cruise from Piraeus to the Saronic islands of Aegina, Hydra and Poros. | Run Aground |
| 25.2.08 |
Saga Rose Saga Holidays |
An 82-year-old British man drowned while snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef shortly after assuring worried cruise ship staff he was fine and wished to continue his swim. He was found unconscious in the water a short time later. Despite attempts at resuscitation, the man was pronounced dead at the Hamilton Island Medical Centre. He was traveling with his partner on an over-50s, round-the-world cruise; the ship was anchored near Hamilton Island, when the accident happened. | Death on snorkeling excursion |
| 16.1.08 |
Lyubov Orlova Quark Expeditions |
From a passenger: We took a trip to Antarctica for a study abroad program with the University of Delaware. Aboard the Lyubov Orlova through Quark Expeditions, we traveled with 25 students and 2 advisors on a 10 day Antarctic cruise January 6-16. While aboard, we witnessed dumping of trash, including plastic garbage bags, overboard. Luckily, we were able to catch the act on video and are extremely unhappy with current dumping regulations. Editor's note: Sadly, the Orlova has a long history of this type of behaviour though no government or authority has yet to address the problem. | Environmental |
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Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 22.12.07 |
Aida Aura Aida Cruises |
The ship has suffered a mechanical failure on a voyage from
her scheduled dry-docking in Genoa, Italy to Palma de Mallorca. The
problem, not yet specified, seems to involve the propulsion and a
return to the shipyard in Genoa has been made necessary. She was
sailing without passengers when the problem occurred but her cruise
from Palma de Mallorca to Aruba has been cancelled. |
Propulsion problems -- Canceled cruise |
| 22.12.07 |
Dipolog Princess Sulpicio Lines |
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) today said they have began conducting rescue operations on the ship, carrying 825 passengers, that ran aground some 500 yards off the pier of Tagbilaran, Bohol on Friday morning. The ship hit a shallow area of the Tagbilaran Channel, which was near the Port of Tagbilaran en route to Zamboanga del Norte. The shipping company is sending sister ship agayan Princess to fetch the passengers from the port and bring them to their destination in Zamboanga del Norte. It also sent a tugboat but it failed to pull the vessel free. | Grounded |
| 22.12.07 |
Van Gogh Travelscope |
The company has ceased operations. Passengers on the current
cruise are not affected, however the cruise due to begin in Falmouth
January 4th is uncertain ... indications are that arrangements have
been made for the World Cruise will proceed as planned. UPDATE: The world cruise scheduled
to begin January 4 will go ahead as planned. |
Ceased operations |
| 5.12.07 |
Lycianda Blue Lagoon Cruises |
The ship was on its way back to Lautoka when it was run
aground in Rotuma by cyclone Daman. The ship suffered no damage to its
hull, only minor damage to its rudders and propellers. Only crew
was onboard at the time; there were no injuries. (Source: Fiji Times) |
Aground |
| 23.11.07 |
Explorer GAP Adventures |
More than 150 passengers and crew (91 passengers, 9 expedition staff, 54 crew) on an Antarctica cruise abandoned ship near the South Shetland Islands, 120 km north of the Antarctica peninsula, after the ship hit an unidentified object (likely ice) which put a 5 - 6 hole through both hulls, took on water and listed 25 - 30 degrees and started sinking. A distress call was issued at about 3:30 AM GMT and passengers boarded lifeboats 90 minutes later in the dark. After 4 or 5 hours in open lifeboats in active seas, passengers were transferred from life boats to Hurtigruten's Nordnorge which was in the area (it rescued passengers 10 months earlier when another ship went grounded in Antarctica January 30, 2007) . Air temperatures are around minus 5C; sea temperatures are minus 1C. Last word from the cruise ship's operator are that the ship has been stabilized and is not likely to sink, but this is disputed by news photos and reports. The ship left Ushuaia on November 11 for a 19 day cruise to the Drake Passage. UPDATE 19:30GMT: The Chilean Navy has dispatched an icebreaker, Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro, to evaluate the condition of Explorer and to see if she can be righted/toed to King George Island (presently listing 45 - 50 degrees). The passengers and crew will be spending the night at the island Chilean Navy base before flying to Punta Arenas in the morning. Chances are she could sink overnight as bad weather is forecast, but the Chilean Navy will be checking her over and maintaining a watch overnight. Ship sank overnight. PICTURES HERE. NOTE: Think about the environmental impact -- fuel oils, hydraulics, chemicals and substances in air conditioning and other systems, and arsenic and other harmful chemicals from televisions, computer screens, etc. The ship sank with 185,000 litres of fuel oil on board in addition to 1,000 litres of gasoline and 24,000 litres of lubricants. It left an oil stain five kilometers wide by eight km long. | Abandon ship near
Antarctica --- Sank --- Environmental |
| 18.11.07 |
Discovery Sun Discovery Cruise Line |
49-year-old woman who was reported missing had been last
seen at about 9:30 PM. She was in the lounge with her husband when she
left to go smoke and never returned.The Broward Sheriff's Office and
Coast Guard began its search at about 10:30 PM. The casino ship
returned to Fort Lauderdale at the end of its cruise later in the
night. The woman's body subsequently washed ashore in Florida the
following morning around 7:30AM. |
Missing passenger |
| 18.11.07 |
Dream Danielle Ship Management Ltd (Caspi Cruise Line) |
Athens
News Agency reports that the ship, which was detained in September
in Rhodes and remains in port, for repairs, came loose from its
moorings. It was only manned by a skeleton crew when it came loose and
was adrift within the harbour, where there was a danger that it might
collide with other vessels docked in harbour. The coast guard
intervened and managed to tow the ship back with the help of three
tug-boats. |
Broke loose from mooring |
| 15.11.07 |
Windjammer Barefoot
Cruises |
The sailing of Legacy scheduled for November 17 has now been
cancelled, as have the cruises on November 24 and December 3. It is
unclear whether future cruises will sail or not, given the company's
financial problems. The company's other ships remain idle. |
Cancellations |
| 13.11.07 |
Island Adventure SeaEscape |
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a crew member (an assistant cook) missing from the cruise ship. That missing crewman, identified as 44-year old Oliveiro Fernandes from India, is believed to have fallen overboard. He was reported missing after a crew check this morning, a search of the ship was fruitless. The crewman was last seen at 9:30 p.m.last night; the ship returned to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale around 12:15 a.m. this morning. | Missing crewman |
| 29.9.07 |
Windjammer Barefoot
Cruises |
All cruises were cancelled, at least through October 21,
while the company searches for a viable plan to continue. The
company has experienced severe financial difficulty, with fierce
divisions and legal battles among the family members who control the
company.The 55-year-old company operates four ships ranging is size
from 64 to 130 passengers. |
Cruises cancelled |
| 18.9.07 |
Dream Danielle Ship Management Ltd |
The ship was detained in Rhodes for spilling waste in the
harbour -- it has been charged with willfully polluting the
environment. An inspection by port authorities found that the
ship's waste tanks had overflowed and caused it to list 10 degrees to
its side. The ship's tanks held 3000 tons of waste which would
take up to a week to remove. UPDATE
OCT 3: 340 crewmembers have remained stranded onboard the
ship and have requested assistance with food and water. The 930
Israeli passengers continued their voyage from Rhodes on charter
aircraft. |
Environmental -- Ship Detained |
| 30.8.07 |
Salamis Glory Salamis Lines |
The Cypriot cruise ship and an Israeli freighter collided in
Haifa harbour -- the freighter sunk and two of the 16 crew members
went missing; their bodies were recovered later. There were no
injuries on the cruise ship,
however it has been detained in Haifa until problems in its navigation
system, which apparently caused the crash, are fixed. |
Collision |
| 23.8.07 |
Windjammer Barefoot
Cruises |
The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has had labour problems the past few weeks,
largely because workers had not been paid and went on strike (resulting
in last minute cancellation of cruises). The company also has
other cash flow problems, however it appears that Windjammer is being
bought by TAG Virgin Islands Corp and when the sale is complete things
should settle down. |
Cancellations |
| 11.8.07 |
Jules Verne Vision Cruises of Alicante |
The 550-passenger ship, which rescued 14 African migrants from rough seas and brought them to Malta, resumed its cruise heading for the port of Barcelona, skipping Sardinia (its next scheduled port call) because of the delay incurred bringing the migrants to Malta. The ship had plucked the migrants out of the water some 60 miles south of Malta and also escorted another boat with some 220 people believed to be African migrants until a Maltese coast guard vessel was able to take charge. The 550-passenger ship dropped the migrants off in Valletta’s Grand Harbour some 13 hours later than scheduled. They were received by Malta's immigration police and detained. The majority of the ship’s passengers were reported to have appreciated what happened and agreed that the ship had to give humanitarian help. | Changed itinerary -- Refugee rescue |
| 8.8.07 |
Alexey Maryshev |
Seventeen tourists and a Russian sailor were injured Wednesday, four of them seriously, when the Russian cruise ship "Alexey Maryshev" came too close to Hornbreen glacier on Svalbard and a block of ice fell onto the ship's deck. The injured were flown by helicopter to the hospital at Longyearbyen, and the two seriously injured were flown to the University Hospital in Tromsoe during the night, | Pax injured |
| 13.7.07 |
SunCruz Jacksonville SunCruz Casinos |
An investigation was initiated after a former shipboard
employee tested positive for tuberculosis. While tests of his
family members cam back negative, tests of 126 employees on the cruise
ship identified 8 more workers who tested positive for
tuberculosis. These individuals will undergo further tests and
possibly be referred for medical treatment. |
Illness -- Tuberculosis |
| 12.7..07 |
SunCruz Jacksonville SunCruz Casinos |
A 93 year old man was attacked and beaten with a cane in a
bathroom onboard the ship. He appeared to be targeted in part
because of his age, but also because of his winnings (he had $1500 in
his wallet). The man was hospitalized briefly and then released. |
Passenger assault |
| 7.7..07 |
Royal Express Four SunCruz Casinos |
The Port Richey Casino cruise ship ran aground as it was
returning to shore. Several passenger fell and two people were
taken to hospital. There were only minor injuries. |
Grounded |
| 27.6.07 |
Coral Princess Coral Princess Cruises |
A 61 year old Sydney woman drowned after an excursion to the Horizontal Falls, at Talbot Bay, in The Kimberley (Australia), part of a 10-day cruise from Broome to Darwin. The voyage included an outing aboard an inflatable boat to the falls, but, as the boat - with four passengers and one crewman on board - navigated through the narrow gorges of the Horizontal Falls, it overturned and the woman fell into the water. She was pulled out and could not be revived. | Accidental Death
|
| 27.6.07 |
Disko II Albatros Travel |
The small cruise ship ran aground off Greenland's west coast and more than 50 people were evacuated safely Wednesday. It hit rocks near the island of Qeqertarsuaq, but was not believed to be seriously damaged. The 52 passengers - all Danes - and two tour guides were taken ashore as a precaution on the ship's lifeboats and small vessels sent from a village on the island; the 18-member crew remained aboard. The passengers would remain in Qeqertarsuaq, about 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle, while authorities investigated whether the ship (which appeared to not have suffered any damage) could continue its cruise north to Uummannaq, about 310 miles farther north. The cruise had started in Kangerlussuaq, the site of a former U.S. Air Force base in southwestern Greenland. | Aground |
| 7.6.07 |
Birka Paradise Birka Cruises |
A Swedish newspaper reports
a 20 year old Swedish man, sitting on a railing smoking a
cigarette, lost his balance and fell overboard while the ship was
docked at the port of Mariehamn on the Baltic island of
Åland. Staff on the ship threw out a life ring but the
rescue effort
was hampered by the simultaneous departure of the Tallink Romantica.
The
current generated by the ship's propellers pushed the young man
northwards.
A diver who witnessed the events jumped in to the water and swam out to
the man. The two men who suffered minor injuries were later picked up
in a small boat. |
Fall overboard -- Rescued |
| 7.6.07 |
Island Explorer II Island Adventures Tours |
The Coast Guard said there was no sign of an oil spill or
other pollution after a whale-watching ship ran aground near Deception
Pass State Park (San Juan Islands, Washington State). The boat
managed to pull free after the grounding and was able to make its way
under its own power to Anacortes, where all 52 people
disembarked. The hull of the vessel was damaged and water gushed
into two compartments, but pumps were used to control the flooding. |
Grounding |
| 29.05.07 |
Kristina Regina Kristina Cruises |
The Finnish passenger vessel collided with a timber loaded
deck barge in dense fog south of Gedser. The barge was towed by the tug
Pioneer, flying Comoros flag. Only slight damages to the side of the
Kristina Regina occurred and she could continue her voyage to Helsinki. |
Collision |
| 24.05.07 |
Dalmacija Hansa Kreuzfahrten |
The ship was detained in the port of Kiel yesterday by
public health authority inspectors. According to local newspaper
reports, two representatives from Kiel's health authorities found the on-board hospital to be insufficiently equipped during a routine inspection. Medical supplies ordered from a specialized pharmacy in Bremerhaven were due to arrive today. Dalmacija was scheduled to depart for a Baltic cruise last night. The departure was postponed, and a call at Bornholm dropped in order to get the ship back on schedule. Next port of call will be Stockholm. |
Detained in Port |
| 24.05.07 |
Island Sky Noble Caledonia |
The BBC Reports that Health officials are to carry out tests after several passengers and crew fell ill with vomiting and diarrhea during a voyage from the Western Isles to Orkney. Environmental and public health officials boarded the ship at Kirkwall from where it sailed to Leith, where City of Edinburgh Council staff plan to carry out further tests. The ship (the former Renaissance 8) has about 110 passengers on board. | Illness |
| 21.5.07 |
Astor Transocean Tours |
Hundreds of passengers were forced to spend the night in
Stornoway after bad weather prevented them from returning to the
ship. They had spend the day in the Hebrides, but the weather had
turned (heavy rain and wind) such that they could not be ferried back
to the ship. They will join the ship tomorrow in Invergordon, and
tonight will be accommodated in local hotels, B&Bs, and private
homes. |
Stranded ashore |
| 16.5.07 |
M/V Butuan Bay |
Three people were killed and 14 others injured when an
explosion rocked the engine room of a passenger ship in central
Philippines. The ship, with 513 passengers and crew, had last
left Cebu City, 585 km south of Manila. |
Engine Fire |
| 2.5.07 |
Finnmarken Hurtigruten - Norwegian Coastal Voyage |
A passenger aboard the cruise that sailed
from Bergen on 26th.April 2007 writes that he and his wife fell victim
to this most debilitating of illnesses (the symptoms indicate
norovirus) on the 6th day of the voyage. They indicate that no
advice whatsoever came from officers and crew members who appeared to
want to keep it low key. In sum, he knew of 20 cabins affected
plus
four of the crew (if the number of passenger ill was in fact 40
passengers, the illness would have affected 6% of those onboard).
The
passengers who wrote say they curtailed the last part of our holiday
because of the severity of their illness. (NOTE: Because
illness
outbreaks do not have to be reported on ships that don't stop at a US
port, it is difficult to keep accurate track of the frequency of these
outbreaks.) |
Illness |
| 18.4.07 |
Saga Ruby Saga Cruises |
The port call at Halifax was cancelled because a weather
system with heavy rain and winds had engulfed the Eastern seaboard for
the past several days. This was to be the first call at Halifax
for 2007. |
Cancelled Port Call |
| 5.4.07 |
Astoria Transocean Tours |
A Filipino sailor was killed on the western Greek island of Corfu in an accident during a safety drill. The 47-year-old man was killed and three other crew members were injured when a lifeboat harness snapped and the lifeboat dangled on the side of the ship. | Crew Member Killed |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| December 30 |
Dream Princess Caspi Cuises |
A 3 day New
Years cruise from Dubai to Muscat was cancelled
at the last minute because of a "technical fault." Some
passengers arrived at the cruise terminal at 5AM, but weren't told
until 9AM that their holiday plans had been cancelled. |
Cancellation |
| November 20 |
Lyubov Orlova Quark Expeditions |
The ship with
150 passengers onboard ran aground in Whalers'
Bay while visiting Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands (en
route to Antarctica). A Spanish ship responded to the distress
call and after an assessment waited for high tide and began towing
operations. The Orlova was freed eight hours later and returned
to Ushuaia on its own power. |
Grounded |
| October 17 |
Adler Dania Adler-Schiffe |
The Polish Coast
Guard shot warning shots after the German
cruise ship quickly departed from port and bolted for German
waters. The Captain took this action because (as related in
Spiegel Online) the Polish customs officials presented questionable
identification and demanded to inspect the ship's alcohol and cigarette
supplies. |
Warning shots over bow |
| March 19 |
Spirit of Enderby Heritage Expeditions |
Passengers and crew, scheduled to arrive at volcanic Raoul Island today, have been banned from landing on the island after a volcanic eruption on Friday. The 72m ship left from Auckland last Monday for the 1,000km trip to Raoul Island and was due to moor there today for a four-day visit. Its landing permit was cancelled because of concerns about the volcanic activity, but the ship can stay in the area. | Volcanic Eruption Cancels Port
Call |
| March 15 |
Texas Treasure Corpus Christi Day Cruise |
The ship's
operator plead guilty to obstructing a US Coast
Guard investigation into whether the ship had illegally discharged
waste oil and deliberately bypassed its pollution prevention
equipment. The incidents occurred in October 2004.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 25, 2006; the proposed plea agreement
includes a $300,000 fine and the institution of an Environmental
Compliance Plan. |
Environmental |
| February 2 |
Royal Star African Safari Club |
The ship aborted
its planned call at Mossel Bay (South
Africa) after local taxi drivers, upset that their services were not to
be used by passengers, brandished guns and blocked the harbour's
entrance. The ship began its itinerary in Mombassa and had port
calls at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and Durban. For more, see here. |
Canceled port |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 |
Incident |
| October 17 |
Salam 95 |
This Egyptian
cruise ship carrying 1300 muslim pilgrims
collided with a Cypriot cargo ship at the southern entrance of the Suez
Canal. The cargo ship gouged a five metre diameter hole in its
side into which sea water flooded into its engine room. 22 people
were injured and taken to hospital. |
Collision |
| July 2 |
Ocean Jewel Titan Cruise Lines |
The ship was
cleared to sail after it stopped operations on
Tuesday (June 28) because two on board generators failed. |
Mechanical problems |
| May 9 |
easyCruiseOne easyCruise |
On its maiden
voyage in Europe the ship diverted from St.
Tropez and stopped at Toulon instead. The change was due to
encountering high winds (force eight gales) and high seas. Buses
were provided for transportation from St. Tropez to the ship. |
Port change |
| May 1 |
Ocean Jewel Titan Cruise Lines |
For the
second consecutive weekend, bad weather and high
seas left guests stranded aboard the ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
On April 30 and April 24, high waves prevented shuttles from docking
with the casino ship and passengers remained onboard overnight until
8AM. Stranded passengers were given $20 and an Ocean Jewel
t-shirt. |
Delayed disembarkation |
| February 14 |
Grand Voyager Iberojet Cruises |
The
ship (former Olympia Voyager) sailed through a storm with 15 metre
seas and gale force 11 winds while some 60 miles off Palma, Majorca at
approximately
0900 CET this morning. A huge wave breached a bridge window,
resulting in damage to electrical
control systems, a temporary loss of propulsion, and loss of all
communications. A distress
call was issued. Twenty passengers reported minor
injuries (including eight with broken
bones) and are
being treated by on-board
medical
facilities, though no reported life threatening conditions. Power
was restored after several hours and one of the four engines was also
restored. The vessel is
proceeding to the port of Cagliari, Sardinia where she arrived early
the following morning. According to
Iberojet, there are 477 passengers and 313 crew members onboard;
according to V Ships the numbers are 480 and 296 respectively. It was like being on a rollercoaster," one Spanish passenger told local media. "I thought the television in my cabin was anchored down and instead I saw it go flying and slam into the wall. NOTE: This ship, like the M/V Explorer similarly hit by a wave two weeks earlier causing it to lose power in a major storm, is managed and crewed by V Ships. V Ships also manages and crews Radisson Seven Seas' ships (among others). |
In Distress Loss of propulsion in heavy seas |
| January 27 |
M/V Explorer Semester at Sea |
The Explorer (former Olympia Explorer) lost
power in three of its four
engines when a 50-foot wave broke bridge windows, damaged controls and
injured two crew members. The ship was 650 miles south of Adak in
Alaska's Aleutian Islands -- about 1300 miles southwest of
Anchorage. Crew members were able to start a second engine and
the ship "limped" to Honolulu for needed repairs. |
Loss of propulsion in
heavy seas |
| January 25 |
Ocean Jewel Titan Cruise Lines |
The ship was
detained at port when the Coast Guard found
numerous fire safety violations and several crew members unable to
perform their jobs. Repairs were made, crew members replaced, and
the ship returned to service later in the week. |
Detained in port |
| January 2 |
The World Residensea Delphin Renaisance Delphin Seereisen |
The ships were
unable to sail from
|
Delayed |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2004 |
Incident |
| September 2 |
Berlin Peter Deilmann Cruises |
The ship
entered dry dock for repair to a stabilizer damaged
when it collided with a pier at Invergordon. The cruise scheduled
for August 28 was cancelled. The next cruise will depart from
Kiel on September 4. |
Cancellation |
| June 18 |
World Discoverer Society Expeditions |
The ship's mortgage holders
took possession of the ship and the company ceased operations.
Passengers
onboard were flown home from Nome, Alaska, where the cruise was
planning
to disembark and embark passengers. The company filed for
bankruptcy
on June 30. |
Bankruptcy |
| May 21 |
Ocean Majesty Majestic International |
The ship arrived in
Warnemunde and was scheduled to depart
for Tallinn that evening, but the sailing was cancelled due to a
problem with the steering gear's hydraulic system. Passengers
were disembarked. |
Cancellation |
| May 15 |
Sun Cruz V Sun Cruz Casino Boat |
An engine room fire was
extinguished and no one was injured
after the ship caught fire with 160
passengers onboard (560 capacity) when it was 3 miles (30 minutes)
south of Port Everglades. It was towed back to Port Everglades
two hours later and passengers were offloaded. |
Fire |
| May 12 |
Mona Lisa Holiday Kreuzfahrten |
The 655 foot ship, with 1000
passengers onboard, got stuck
in the mud close to St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. It was at
the start of its voyage. There were no injuries and no known
damage to the ship, but the grounding renewed calls for ships not to be
allowed to cross the St. Mark's Basin. |
Grounded |
| February 26 |
Astor Transocean Tours |
It was disclosed on March 3
that the ship had grounded in
the shipping
channel after leaving Townsville port, Australia.
According to Australian authorities, the ship made a turn
a bit too late and hit soft mud at the end of the channel. The
ship was detained for two hours to ensure seaworthiness. It was
further inspected
at Cairns (its next stop) and found to have sustained no damage.
See: Independent
investigation into the grounding
of the
|
Grounded |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2003 |
Incident |
| September 17 |
M/V Astoria |
This German ship was detained
by London's port authority
after a routine inspection revealed that it's galleys were infested
with cockroaches. The
ship's passengers are believed to have disembarked in London, and the
ship returned (unauthorized to leave) to Bremerhaven. |
Infestation |
| August 8 |
MTS
Atlantis (Greece) |
A crewman was killed and 19
others admitted to hospital when
a fire extinguisher exploded while ship anchored
at the island of Santorini. None of the 1,063 tourists and other
passengers on a day trip from Crete were on board when
the incident occurred. |
Crew member
killed |
| August 6 |
Mirage Ocean Club Cruise Line |
A 31 year old steward was
arrested for allegedly having
consensual sex with a 15 year old female passenger. He was charged with
lewd and lascivious battery on a minor under 16 years of age. |
Sexual
Assault |
| July 26 |
Mona Lisa Holiday Kreuzfahrten |
670
passengers were evacuated after the ship ran on
to rocks near Sptisbergen in the Barents Sea (close to
the Arctic Circle). Both propellers and the hull are
thought to be damaged. Cruise scheduled for August 2 has ben
cancelled. |
Grounded |
| June 18 |
Hebridean
Princess Hebridean Island Cruises |
Cruise was cancelled when
half of the ship's 38 crew were
struck down with severe tonsillitis. |
Cancellation |
| April 14 |
Island Adventure SeaEscape |
A fire in a storage area on a
lower deck of the ship forced
evacuation of crew from the ship. There were no passengers
onboard. Minor damage. |
Fire |
| February 18 |
Star Flyer Star Clippers |
Ship sustained minimal damage
and a small section of the
wharf collapsed at Port Klang, Malaysia after it collided with the
wharf. |
Collision with wharf |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2002 |
Incident |
| November 20 |
Olivia Ukrainian- registered |
With 650 passengers onboard,
the ship was detained for a
full day by the New Zealand Marine Safety Authority. Safety
inspectors found problems with an emergency pump and with equipment
that separates oil from water in the ship's bilges. A full audit
will be undertaken when the ship arrives
in Sydney, Australia. |
Detained -- Problems with environmental systems |
| June
3 |
Crown Crown Investment (PRC) |
Previously the
Norwegian Star I (Royal Odyssey, Royal Viking Sea), the ship was
in Shanghai for inspection and refurnishing by the new leasor (Crown
Investment, PRC) on a 3.5 year charter (delivered by Star Cruises on 25
May). Upon inspection by the Inspection and Quarantine Bureau,
swarms of cockroaches were found in the kitchen and other areas.
The China Daily reported that port officials "killed more than
10,000 cockroaches on the Bahamas-registered cruise ship. (Reported in
Lloyd's List, June 13, 2002) |
Infestation |
| May 1 |
Terra Austalis Cruceros Australis |
Ship sank off southwest
coast of Chile following a fire
that began in the engine room and spread throughout the ship. No
pax aboard, but 1 crew member died of smoke inhalation. Environmental
impact assessed for pollution risk from fuel and oil leakage. |
Sunk |
| February 13 |
The World Residensea |
Announced that after several
delays, The World will be
delivered February 20, but will not set sail until mid-March.
Christening ceremony in New York City rescheduled from April 19
to May 17. |
Late delivery |
| January 28 |
Walrus (Asia market) |
Collides with the
Chinese
cargo ship Wangtong 87, setting fire to the latter's wheelhouse.
The captain of the cargo ship remained missing. The Walrus
undamaged and returned to service. Foggy conditions. |
Collision |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2001 |
Incident |
| November 11 |
Arkona Seetours |
The ship
suffered an engine room
fire at Mahon (Balearic Islands), lost control, and slammed into a
pier, resulting in a heavily smashed bow. There were no injuries;
there were 500 passengers onboard. The ship is scheduled to be
sold to Transocean in February 2002 and be renamed Astoria. |
Fire |
| March 3 |
Caledonian Star |
The ship issued
a distress call
after being struck by a rogue wave (estimated at over 100 feet).
The glass in five Bridge windows was broken in, the bridge awash,one
bridge wing damaged with electrical failure and drifting. The
ship was was guided by a tug back to Ushuaia. (160 pax; 57 crew) |
Rogue Wave |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
Reported Illness Outbreaks |
| July 6 | Marco Polo Transocean Cruises |
BBC reports one man has died and 150 people have been taken ill from (it appears) norovirus on board the ship, which is berthed at Invergordon in Easter Ross (Scotland). NHS Highland said tests were under way to establish that the outbreak was caused by norovirus. The cruise line issued a statement that the man's death was not the result of norovirus. UPDATE July 7: The Daily Mail today reports 380 people (340 passengers, 40 crew) have reported ill (the ship has onboard 749 passengers and 340 crew) and that five have been treated in hospital.The present cruise, which began July 4, was terminated July 7 because of the outbreak. The Herald reports July 9 that there had been an illness outbreak on the previous cruise to Iceland (31 passengers; 2 crew). The ship's master faces possible legal action because the illness outbreak had not been reported when the ship disembarked/embarked passengers in London on July 4. |
| 8.10.08 |
Grande Caribe American Canadian Caribbean Line |
The ship reported 1 of 17 (5.9%) crew and 18 of 68 (26.46%) passengers had reported ill with gastrointestinal illness on a 12 day cruise ending October 12. |
| 7.12.04 |
M/V Explorer |
The ship reported that an unusual number of passengers and some crew members were experiencing GI illness. The ship’s medical staff reported that 71 of 758 (9.37%) passengers and 1 of 195 (0.51%) crew members were ill. Predominant symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting. The cruise ends in Fort Lauderdale on December 8. |
| 3.1.04 |
Legacy Windjammer Cruises |
22 passengers (20.5%) and
2 crew (4.65%) reported gastrointestinal illness suspected to be caused
by Norwalk-like virus. The seven day cruise began and ended
in St. Thomas, December 27 - January 3. |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2003 and earlier |
| 26.8.03 |
Ocean Monarch Majestic International Cruises |
A German passenger died, and four others are infected with
Legionnaires' disease following return to Germany from
a cruise to Greenland.The cause of the infection
is not known,
a spokesperson for the cruise operator said. |
| 28.1.03 |
Pacific Venus Japan Cruise Line |
It was announced that
two passengers contracted Legionnaire's disease while on board
the Pacific Venus. The passengers were on a cruise to Taiwan from
December 27 to January 6. A cruise schedule for February 1-28 has
been cancelled. |
| Jan.03 |
Arabella Cruise Arabella |
Outbreak investigation by CDC -- source not identified |
| Feb.02 |
Albatross Phoenix Reisen Cruises |
Gastrointestinal outbreak reported
to CDC -- Details unknown |
| 23.8.01 |
Switzerland Leisure Cruises |
Approximated 25% of the ship's
passengers were affected by an outbreak of salmonella traced to chicken
brought onboard in Amsterdam. |