| dd/mm/yy |
2010 |
Incident |
| 19.10.10 | From a reader: We are on Legend of the seas between Tawain and Hong Kong very rough seas we had a mayday call from a Cargo ship at 10.30 pm monday that was taking on water we turned round and got there at about 12:15 am tuesday morn (today)unfortanatly the ship sunk we saw it go down. we were joined by the Taiwainese coast guard and there helicopter we searched for 12hrs in force 10 seas and wind and we picked up 3 survivors the coastgaurd picked up 15 but there were still 7 missing. but after 12 hrs we were able to continue to Hong Kong where we arrive tomorow wednesday morn which is a day early as we changed itenary because of Typoon Megi. See here for a media account. | Rescue |
| dd/mm/yy |
2009 |
Incident |
| 9.2.09 | A poster at Cruise
Critic reports the ship pulled in to Key West this morning due to a
faulty azipod. The azipod was leaking oil into the water and was
ordered into port by the Captain of the Port. She is moored in Key West
with a boom around her. Repairs were completed by the evening and the
ship was again on its way. |
Oil leak from azipod |
| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 17.3.08 |
Several persons from the Dominican Republic were not allowed
to leave the ship in Sint Maarten after authorities were tipped off
that they intended to stay in the country. The ship home ports in
Dominican Republic, making it a good cover for people wanting to leave
DR in search of better economic opportunities. Local sensitivity to the
issue is raised by past incidents of "ship jumpers." |
Some pax not allowed to disembark |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 27.5.06 |
The seven day cruise ending today missed calls at Lisbon and
La Rochelle because of eather and high seas. The first appraoch
to Guernsey was cancelled but a stop on the ship's returen to
Southampton was wuccessful. |
Itinerary changes |
| 29.1.06 |
A 34 year old Colombian crew member was arrested when the
ship arrived in Tampa for an attempted rape of a 22 year old
passenger. The incident began around 3:30 AM in the bar area
where the crew member worked -- he offered to take the passenger on a
tour and led her to a dark room and pulled her in. She was able
to escape. He was held in ship's brig until the ship's return to
Tampa. |
Attempted Rape |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 and earlier |
Incident |
| 2.7.05 |
A passenger is in a Spanish hospital after contracting what
is believed to be Legionnaires' Disease. On June 27 the passenger
became very ill and was rushed to hospital when the
ship docked in Barcelona. Doctors diagnosed Legionella
Pneumophilia, the bacterium which causes Legionnaires' Disease.
The ship was detained in Barcelona for
an extra day while authorities decided if there was a risk to the 2,000
passengers. |
Legionnaires' Disease |
| 7.6.03 |
The
41
year old Food and Beverage Manager is arrested at
Seward, Alaska and charged with sexually assaulting a 22 year old
female crew member on June 5th. |
Sexual Assault |
| 23.4.03 |
A
20 year old passenger was arrested and accused of planting
two threatening notes on the ship (leading to an FBI search for
chemical, biological, radiological and explosive weapons) in hopes that
the cruise would end early (so she go home to her boyfreind). The
ship missed its stop at Hilo and had its stop at Kona cut short
because it had been diverted to Honolulu after the threatening notes
were found. Some passengers felt the cruise line was
not as forthcoming about what was going on during the crisis
-- one man said he didn't know that someone had been apprehended until
he arrived at the airport at the end of the cruise. |
Missed
ports |
| 9.6.02 |
It
was reported by the Juneau Empire (June 12, 2002) that
the Coast Guard is investigating a near miss by two ships (Legend of
the Seas and Infinity) entering Juneau harbour. The incident was
reported by concerned residents shortly after it occurred at about 10AM. |
Near
Miss |