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Events at Sea by Star Cruises



The events listed have been reported in the public domain or to cruisejunkie by passengers or crew members onboard.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  For that reason it is necessary to be cautious in drawing conclusions from the potentially limited data.  Keep in mind that some companies may be more transparent than others about things that go wrong; conversely, some companies may be better at concealing events and thereby project an appearance that is inaccurate.  With that said, the following list is still interesting, as are the patterns seen viewed separately by ship.




Updated 1 June 07


dd/mm/yy
Ship
2007
Incident
30.5.07
SuperStar Gemini
The Department of Health in Hong Kong is investigating a gastroenteritis outbreak affecting 88 of 639 passengers (13.8%) and four of 465 (0.9%) crew members  aboard the ship, which arrived today after a 10-day cruise from Singapore.  Port Health Office and Centre for Health Protection staff have inspected the ship and advised control measures.  The ship will be throughly disinfected before the next cruise.
Illness
30.1.07
SuperStar Libra
Lakshadweep port authorities 'arrested and detained' the ship in connection with the death of a 14-month-old American citizen of Indian origin, on Nov 21 last year. The arrest was on the basis of an interim order of the Kerala High Court. The ship was released an hour later after the master furnished a bank guarantee of Rs 10 lakh (US$22,696).  The child's parents have a US$10 million claim in Malaysian court for 'negligence' resulting in the death.
Ship Arrested and Detained
dd/mm/yy
Ship
2006
Incident
21.11.06
SuperStar Libra
A boat used to ferry passengers from the ship to shore capsized off Kadamat Isalnd near Lakshadweep (India).  A 14 year old girl drowned in the accident; nine other passengers were safely rescued.  There are conflicting accounts as to whether passengers were wearing life vests and also regarding the number of passengers on the ill-fated vessel.
Tendering vessel capsized

SuperStar Libra: ex-Norwegian Sea / Seaward (Norwegian Cruise Line)