| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2008 |
Incident |
| 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 thge ballast tanks or told to inspect them from a safe distance
above. Click
here to see story at BBC. |
Crew
member dies in acccident |
| 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 Chuch 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
remainsunder 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 snadboank
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 exteniguished
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 snorkelling 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 travelling 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 |
| dd/mm/yy |
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 proeplers. Only crew
wasonboard 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 passsengers 10 months earlier when another ship went grounded in Anarctica 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 aresenic 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 --- Envorinmental |
| 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 Dewcember 3. It is
unclear whether future cruises will sail or not, given thecompany's
finanial 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 habour -- 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 sailoer 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 empoyees 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
becuase 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
rerturning 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 ocurred 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 specialised 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 diarrhoea 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
Phillipines. 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. |
Cancelation |
| 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 Antartica). 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
Guary investigation into whether the ship had illegally discharged
waste oil and deliberately bybassed its pollution prevention
equipment. The incidents occured in October 2004.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 25, 2006; the porposed 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 maided
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 Guld 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
bankrupcy
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
extingished 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. |
Cancelation |
| 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 oill 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 smached bow. There were no injuries;
there were 500 passengers onboard. The ship is scheduled to be
sold to Transocean in Fenruary 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 |
| 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 chicked
brought onboard in Amsterdam. |