dd/mm/yy
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2008
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Incident
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| 11.11.08 |
The ship ran aground as she came into her home port to make
her final call. It touched the bottom at the Brambles sandbank near
Calshot, Southampton, with three tugs attached to her stern. A
spokesman for Solent Coastguard said they were alerted to the
70,000-tonne ship being aground at the entrance of Southampton Water at
5.26am today. Five tugs were sent out to assist her getting off the
sandbank, he added, and she was pulled off just before 6.10am. The ship
leaves Southampton for its final voyage later today.
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Aground
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| 26.9.08 |
High winds (30 - 35 kms/hour) caused the ship to skip its
port call at St. John's, Newfoundland. The ship had been scheduled to
drop anchor at Foxtrap (Conception Bay South) and tender passengers
ashore.
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Missed port |
dd/mm/yy
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2007
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Incident
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15.12.07
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A cross-channel ferry narrowly avoided a collision with
the QE2. P&O Ferries Pride of Kent had to slam on the breaks when
the cruise liner failed to give wat at sea off the Dover coast and
sailed into the passenger ferry's path. A subsequent
investigation
said the QE2 was required to give way; when it became apparent that no
avoiding action was being taken by the QE2, Pride of Kent reduced speed
and allowed the ship to pass 0.6 mile ahead. |
Near-miss of collision |
8.09.07
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The ship set sail today following a 24 hour delay in
Dubrovnik aused by a mechnical fault. The ship was mid-way
through a two week cruise of the Mediterranean. The round trip
cruise from Southampton began August 31 and will disembark September
15.
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Mechanical problems -- Delayed in port
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dd/mm/yy
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2006
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Incident
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31.12.06
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A 62-year-old female passenger from Germany, travelling
with her husband on a 16 day
Christmas / New Year's cruise from Southampton (London), was reported
missing this morning while the vessel was traveling between Madeira and
Southampton. A search of the ship and surrounding waters
proved unsuccessful. The ship is due back to Southampton January
2. Website for missing
person -- appealing to passengers or crew on this cruise.
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Passenger Missing
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13.7.06
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From a
passenger: We were on the QE2
Iceland/Norway cruise. One evening out in the North Sea we were
caught with a following sea and for a short time the wind beam
on. The result a 5 degree roll on top of a 5 degree list that
lasted 20-30 minutes -- the
video clip shows the result. The rolls were very smooth and very
controlled. I've seen the old girl rolling further but the list
was more than I have seen before.Needless to say no damage was
caused and everything carried on as normal. See video by
clicking here.
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Minor List
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2.5.06
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Transport Canada confirmed the
ship had discharged 3,000 litres if what crew described as "paper pulp
in Canadian waters off Cape Breton on September 9, 2005.
Investigators say it is unclear what was dumped, but there was some
specualtion it was primarily toilet paper.
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Environmental
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dd/mm/yy
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2005
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Incident
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27.6.05
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More than 200 passengers have signed a petition protesting a
decision to anchor nearly three miles away from Tuesday's fleet review
that are part of Trafalgar 200 events. Passengers claim brochures
promised the shoip would be "at the heart and soul" of the festivities
-- Cunard says the "slight change" in location was to accommodate the
increase in the number of vessels taking part in the fleet
review. Read details here.
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Disappointed passengers
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30.5.05
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British media report that police are investigating a woman's
claim that she was sexually assaulted aboard the cruise ship on May
25. A 25-year-old crew member was arrested in connection with the
allegation.
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Sexual Assault
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14.4.05
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One of three tapestries commissioned by Cunard in 1969 was
reportedly thrown overboard by crew members. In addition, another
tapestry was damaged and crew toilets were vandalized. Three crew
members were arrested when the ship docked in Southampton April 16.
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Vandalism
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12.2.05
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12 passengers arriving for a segement of the world cruise
were "bumped" because the ship was overbooked. Passenger bumped
were transferred instead to the Sapphire Princess for a cruise to New
Zealand.
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Overbooked
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1.1.05
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According to
passengers
aboard QE2, the liner lost power in the early hours of New Year's Day
while on
her Christmas Cruise. Without power there is no propulsion,
ventilation,
lighting or water. Apparently, the ship drifted in this state for about
an hour
before power was restored. |
Power loss
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dd/mm/yy
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2004 and earlier
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Incident
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27.6.02
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Two
workers airlifted (from 250 miles southwest of Ireland)
after they were blasted with scalding steam from a faulty boiler
valve. See: Report
of the Escape of Steam and Hot Water on Board QE2 in the mid Atlantic
Resulting in one Fatality on 23 June 2002 , Marine Accident
Investigation Branch Report 17/2003 |
Workers injured
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| 24.5.02 |
Departure
delayed from NYC because of a leak in a condenser.
Departs more than 13 hours late. Arrival in England expected to
be on schedule.
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Delayed departure
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21.5.02
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A
large sea water leak was discovered in the aft engine
room, caused
by the perforation (by corrosion) of a sea water inlet pipe. The
leak
was stopped after several efforts (over 36 hours), but not before
several hundred tones of sea water had to be pumped overboard so that
workers could get at the leaking pipe in the engine room (which was
submerged by water from
the leak). For additional details see Report of
Investigation into Flooding of Aft Engine Room of Passenger Ship Queen
Elizabeth 2, 21/22 May 2002, Marine
Accident Investigation Branch Report 9/2003 |
Flooding
of Aft Engine
Room
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7.8.92
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Grounding of
the United Kingdom
Passenger Vessel RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Near Cuttyhunk Island Vineyard
Sound,
Massachusetts August 7, 1992. (NTSB Report Number: MAR-93-01) |
Grounded
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