| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
Event |
Incident |
| 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 |
| 25.7.07 |
Delta Queen
|
The ship made an unplanned stop at the Demopolis (Alabama)
Yacht Basin to make needed mechanical repairs. The overnight stop
allowed the passengers to participate in an extended tour of the city.
as well as providing an economic boost to the business community. |
Unscheduled Stop |
| 14.5.07 |
Empress of the North Majestic America Line |
The 360-foot long ship ran aground off the Alaskan coast and
began taking on water near Hanus Reef
in Lynn Canal. It was listing 6 degrees at the southern end of
Icy Strait, about 15 miles southwest of Juneau when all passengers
and most crew (approx 281) were evacuated to a tugboat and
barge. By early morning the ship was moving toward Juneau with 29
crew members
under Coast Guard escort. The accident occured on day 2 of a 7
day cruise. For past events for this ship, check
here. UPDATE 31 May:
The ship is expected to return to service June 24. |
Grounded / Evacuated |
| 21.3.07 |
Empress of the North Majestic America Line |
The
ship reported that 7 of 77 crew (9.1%) and 26 of 169 passengers (15.4%)
had reported ill on a 7 day Northwest River cruise that ended today. |
Illness |
| 26.10.06 |
Mississippi Queen Majestic America Line |
The seven day
cruise beginning October 25 was canceled the
second day after 12 passengers reported ill with norovirus.
Passengers were disembarked at Hannibal and bussed back to St.
Louis. The cruise scheduled for November 1 has also been caceled
so that the ship can be throughly and completely disinfected. |
Illness / Cancellations |
| 22.10.06 |
Mississippi Queen Majestic America Line |
Ten
passengers remain hospitalized with gastro-intestinal illness after at
least 36 passengers complained of illness, forcing the ship to dock at
Paducah, Kentucky. The illness affected approximately 20% of
passengers and crew. The cruise was ended 2 days early and the
ship was cleaned while it returned (passenger-less) to St. Louis. |
Illness |
| 24.3.06 |
Empress of the North American West Steamboat |
The 360-foot
cruise ship with
more than 250 people on
board ran aground on a sandbar near Washougal, Wash; there were no
injuries, the vessel wasn't sinking and a tugboat would be used to
refloat it. In the meantime, passengers were transferred to the
Queen of the West, which pulled alongside in order to take aboard
passengers and crew members. The ship was
refloated two days later at high tide. It returned to service
April 16th, following repairs. |
Grounded |
| 29.11.03 |
Empress
of the North American West Steamboat |
Ship went agrond on the
Oregon
side of the Columbia River. Two crew and on passenger suffered
minor
injuries. |
Grounded |
| 24.10.03 |
Empress
of the North American West Steamboat |
The paddle wheel ship was
headed upriver to Clarkson when it hit the gate at Ice Harbor Dam and
became
stuck in the natigagtional lock. 200 Passengers bussed back to
Portland. |
Grounded |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
Event |
Incident |
| 26.5.07 |
Bellriva
Rhine Danube Line |
More than 20 British tourists were injured when the river ship struck a lock on the Rhine in Alsace, eastern France. Thirteen of the 22 injured tourists were taken to hospital with concussion. One also had a broken leg. The ship struck a concrete wall designed to prevent vessels moving until the water is high enough at 06:30 GMT. It had left Strasbourg early on Saturday with 208 people bound for Breisach, on the German side of the waterway separting France and Germany. | Collision |
| 25.5.06 |
River Empress Uniworld |
The river boat
hit a
bridge on the |
Collision with bridge |
| 3.10.05 |
Oltenita Danube Black Sea Shipping |
A fire broke out
on the river cruise ship while on the
Danube near the Slovak capital of Bratislava. All 77 tourists
from Denmark, Norway, and Belgium evacuated safely. 43 Romanian
crew also escaped, though one crew member (a singer in the band) was
missing and feared dead. |
Fire |
| 4.4.05 |
River Duchess Uniworld |
The ship crashed into a dockside restaurant in Amsterdam on Sunday. Police said the ship — owned by US firm Uniworld — went off course due to technical reasons. It could not go into reverse and smashed into a dock, destroying a terrace and part of the restaurant. About 20 people were seated on the terrace when the accident occurred. A young girl was treated in hospital with head wounds after she fell trying to escape. Two people on the boat were injured. Work was needed to strengthen the restaurant's foundations due to the danger of collapse and will remain temporarily closed. The 110m ship was also severely damaged in the incident. | Collision |
| 10.6.04 |
Viking
Europe Viking River Cruises |
The river cruise ship (135
passengers; 39 crew) hit a bridge
in Vienna, injuring 19 people. Injuries were minor -- mainly scrapes
and bruises. The ship was still function and the damage to the bridge
was slight. |
Collision |
| 29.3 - 5.04.03 |
Viking
Burgundy Viking River Cruises |
Reported by a passsenger that
approximately 90 of the 150
passengers (and a number of
crew) became ill during the cruise, with gastro-intestinal
symptoms like Norwalk-like virus. There was no confirmation
of the cause. |
Illness |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
Event |
Incident |
| 2.12.07 |
M/S Aurora Nile Cruise |
Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke
out in the engine room on the Nile cruise ship when it was anchored
near the ancient
Egyptian ruins of Luxor early this morning, forcing the evacuation of
43 French
tourists. The five Egyptians who died were either trapped by flames as
they tried
to extinguish the blaze or drowned after falling into the river. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. |
Fire |
| 1.12.07 |
M/S Aurora Nile Cruise |
Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke
out in the engine room on the Nile cruise ship when it was anchored
near the ancient
Egyptian ruins of Luxor early this morning, forcing the evacuation of
43 French
tourists. The five Egyptians who died were either trapped by flames as
they tried
to extinguish the blaze or drowned after falling into the river. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. |
Fire |
| 22.3.06 |
King Tut Egyptian Nile River Cruise |
An Egyptian crew member was killed when the vessel hit a bridge in Dendera, site of a pharonic temple approximately 480 km south of Cairo. The crew member died, when the upper bridge dais collapsed under the shock of the impact, and 35 others were injured: 8 more Egyptian crew members and 27 German tourists. The “King Tut” was taking the tourists from Luxor north to Qena. | Collision with Bridge |
| 16.10.03 |
Kempiniski
Ganna |
A
2002-built Nile cruise ship suffered a fire as it sailed
from Luxor to Aswan with 144 passengers. The captain ordered the
ship abandoned. One passenger remained unaccounted for, 2 were
taken to hospital and discharged, and nine treated for injuries.
The fire is thought to have broken out in a passenger cabin. |
Fire |