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Events at Sea by Sovereign of the Seas


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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 seen viewed separately by ship.




dd/mm/yy
Event
Incident
13.11.07
The Bahama Journal reports that a 28 year old Nicaraguan man is standing trial accused of forcing himself on a 20 year old cruise passenger while she was asleep in a friend's cabin on March 7, 2007.  According to the article, the young woman had arrived in the Port of Nassau and shopped at the Straw Market that afternoon. She testified that after dropping off her packages at the cruise ship and enjoying a few drinks at Senor Frogs in downtown Nassau, she went to dinner with several of her friends. After dinner, she said she returned to the cabin with three of her friends and immediately went to sleep. She told the court she had no recollection of what happened between that time and when she awoke to discover she was naked from the waist down and the crew member was on top of her and had penetrated her. On November 19, the assailant was acquitted. The case is laid out in Bahama Journal articles, if you are interested in reading about the case.
Sexual assault
18.4.03
A 30 year old cruise ship worker is charged with committing sex acts on a 14-year-old girl.  The victim was apparently on a high school band trip and told chaperones she had sex with the man on the last night of the cruise.
Sexual assault of child
4-11.3.01
After losing $9K in the casino as 23 year old man jumped overboard.  The ship's Captain reported to passengers that the man had been picked up by a small gambling ship off Nassau, but this was never reported in the media.
Overboard
19.12.00
A loss of power caused one cruise to end early and another to be canceled.
Power loss
14.11.06
The ship ran aground as it entered the harbour channel at San Juan.  The ship was refloated and the next cruise went off as planned.
Grounded




Illness Outbreaks at Sea by Sovereign of the Seas

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