dd/mm/yy
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Ship
|
2008
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Incident |
25.3.08
|
Sky Wonder |
The ship ran aground as a result of
strong winds while the port of Kusadasi (Turkey). A total of 1,029
passengers were evacuated and brought to Kusadasi safely; the cruise
was canceled. According to Think
Spain: It seems that the
captain of the'Sky Wonder' made a mistake as he was manoeuvering the
elderly vessel towards the dock, and given that the ship's reverse gear
was not working and that the Turkish port's tug boats were out of
action, could do nothing to prevent her from slowly drifting on to a
sand bank where she became stuck. The passengers only agreed to abandon
ship after receiving guarantees from the Pullmantour company that
organised the cruise.
According to one of the passengers, Marta (26, from Madrid), "at the
start they only offered us a 50% discount on our next cruise. "A protest meeting was organised and the
passengers - already fuming about not being kept informed about the
situation - opened negotiations, eventually agreeing to accept not only
a full refund (around €900 euros), but also the promised 50% discount. The ship previously ran
aground January 2007 -- click
here for details.
|
Aground
|
20.3.08
|
Holiday Dream
|
Three ships (RCI's Serenade of the Seas, HAL's Maasdam, and
Pullmantur's Holiday Dream) were prevented from docking at Bridgetown
because of high seas. Two of the ships made it into port, but a
decision was made to not disembark passengers. A fourth ship,
Silversea's Silver Wind cancelled its call for March 21, also because
of sea conditions.
|
Canceled port call
|
20.2.08
|
Sky Wonder
|
A failure in the steam system left the ship with no electric
power -- it took place 10km far from Punta Del Este. The lack of energy
left a lot of passengers worried. According to CVC, no one was hurt,
despite the turmoil. By morning the crew brought passengers on tenders
ashore and the ship was pushed to the local port for repairs. At the
end of the afternoon, when passengers returned to the ship from tous,
the problem was solved and the trip resumed.
|
Power failure
|
dd/mm/yy
|
Ship
|
2007
|
Incident
|
18.1.07
|
Sky Wonder
|
The ship ran aground
in the Rio de la Plata in the early morning, three kilometres away from
the port of Buenos Aires. Authorities say there were no injuries
(though one passenger was subsequently evacuated after complaining of
arrhythmia)
and indicated strong wind and sea currents pushed the ship to a bank of
sand.
After three tug-boats failed in the effort to "rescue" the ship, the
plan was to wait for high tide. The ship was freed after 20 hours and
was delayed a further 4 hours while the ship underwent a full
technical inspection.
|
Grounded |
dd/mm/yy
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Ship
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Pre-2006
|
Incident
|
| 7.8.04 |
R6 Blue Star
|
It was reported in Kathimerini
(English
edition) in Athens that 30 passengers (3.82%) and 2 crew members came
down with gastroenteritis on a seven-day cruise from Venice. The
ship
is carrying 785 passengers and 388 crew. |
Illness |