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Events at Sea by Norway

Other
NCL
Ships:
Norwegian Crown (1988)
Norwegian Jewel (2005)
Norwegian Spirit (1998)
Norwegian Wind (1993)
Norwegian Dawn (2002)
Norwegian Majesty (1992)
Norwegian Star (2001)
Norway (1962)
Norwegian Dream (1992)
Norwegian Pearl (2006)
Norwegian Sun (2001)

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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 when viewed separately by ship.




Updated 1 March 07
dd/mm/yy
2003
Incident
25.5.03
Initially next 3 cruises cancelled because of boiler explosion.  By earlay-June, cruises through September had been cancelled.  Subsequently announced that all cruises were cancelled indefinitely.  
Cancellation
25.5.03
A boiler room explosion killed eight crew members and injured a dozen others.  No passengers were injured.  The ship had arrived at the Port of Miami around 5 a.m. The fire began at 6:30; it was caused by a steam leak.
Boiler
Explosion

dd/mm/yy
2002
Incident
28.7.02
U.S. Customs agents were waiting on pier as the Norway arrived at Miami with an arrest warrant for a  crew member on drug smuggling charges.  He fled, hiding onboard, and was eventually apprehended.  He had two kilos of heroin strapped to his body. Disembarkation delayed while drug dogs searched the ship.  The incident caused a four-hour delay in the ship's departure.   Drug bust / Delayed departure
21.7.02
Wine steward arrested for raping a passenger.  Both the woman and her husband were under the effect of some type of drug.  (Reported in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 26, 2002)
Rape
5.3.02 Stewardess accidentally fell overboard and rescued after ten hours in the water.  Port call at St. Maarten canceled. Person overboard
dd/mm/yy
2001 and earlier
Incident
Sep.01
Collides with pier in New York City, Grounded
Collision
27.5.01
The Coast Guard yanked the ship's permission to carry passengers out of a US port because the ship's fiure-safety system had sprung more than 100 leaks. 
Safety hazard -
Cancelation
28.5.99
Suffers a fire in its turbocharger room while entreing Barcelona and is put out of commission for 3 weeks.
Fire




Illness Outbreaks at Sea by Norway

dd/mm/yy
Reported Outbreaks
5.1.03
Reported that 105 passengers and 11 crew contracted Norwalk-like virus.  Passengers onboard suggested that the number afflicted was much higher than 100.


Illness
By NCL
Ship:
Norwegian Crown (1988)
Norwegian Jewel (2005)
Norwegian Spirit (1998)
Norwegian Wind (1993)
Norwegian Dawn (2002)
Norwegian Majesty (1992)
Norwegian Star (2001)
Norway (1962)
Norwegian Dream (1992)
Norwegian Pearl (2006) Norwegian Sun (2001)