Accidents
The "Cape Doctor" Prevents MSC Musica from Docking
The notorious southeaster "Cape Doctor", which earned Cape Town, South Africa the moniker Cape of Storms, prevented the 93,000 GT MSC Musica...
January 24, 2019
Carnival Valor Loses Power at Sea
A Carnival Cruise Line's ship that headed to Cozumel temporarily lost power on Tuesday afternoon, January 22. Carnival Valor was stranded for nearly...
January 24, 2019
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Pride
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a woman from a Carnival Cruise Line's ship off the coast of North Carolina. A Coast Guard release says...
January 22, 2019
Nuclear Submarine and Ferry in Near-Miss
British maritime authorities launched an investigation into a near-miss accident involving a Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine and a...
January 22, 2019
Passenger Overboard from Golden Princess
Princess Cruises liner Golden Princess is sailing back to Melbourne after the death of a 22-year-old male passenger overnight. The...
January 22, 2019
VIDEO: Two Ships Catch Fire in the Kerch Strait
Two vessels in Kerch Strait (close to Crimea Russia) caught fire on Monday, January 21, when an explosion occurred, which forced crew members to...
January 21, 2019
Cruise Passengers Attacked in Castries
A German mother and her daughter were identified as the two cruise ship visitors attacked in Sans Souci, Castries, Saturday morning, January 19. The...
January 21, 2019
Passenger Ferry Carrying 126 People Suffers Engine Failure in the Philippines
The passenger ro-ro cargo ship Melrivic 2 with 126 crew and passengers, and 14 vehicles onboard suffered engine failure Saturday morning, January 19...
January 20, 2019
Up to 117 Migrants Die in Capsizing off Libya
Over 100 migrants from Africa who set off in an inflatable small boat died in a wreck off Libya's coast, humanitarian workers announced on Saturday...
January 19, 2019
Celebrity Summit Unable to Leave Port of San Juan
The Celebrity Summit ship was stuck In San Juan, Puerto Rico, due to what the passengers understood to be either a propulsion issue or computer...
January 19, 2019
Royal Caribbean Passengers Banned for Life from the Cruise Line
A passenger sailing on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was banned for life from the line after jumping from an 11th-floor balcony. 27-year-old...
January 17, 2019
Westpac Chopper Treating Passenger on Carnival Cruise Ship
A cruise passenger was treated by a medical team on a Carnival Cruise Line's ship off the Coffs Coast (NSW Australia). Westpac Life Saver Rescue...
January 16, 2019
Teenager Dies After Falling From Cruise Ship Balcony
A 16-year-old boy died aboard a Royal Caribbean ship while trying to enter his stateroom from the neighboring balcony, falling to death. The teen...
January 16, 2019
NCLH Reveals Opening of Second School with Proceeds from Hurricane Relief Campaign
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) announced the re-opening of Morne Prosper Pre and Primary Schools in Dominica's Morne Prosper Village...
January 14, 2019
Ship That Ran Aground in Sulu Sea Monitored for Possible Oil Spill
The Philippine Coast Guard is monitoring a possible oil spill from a ship that ran aground on January 7 in Sulu Sea, approx 15 nm northeast of...
January 13, 2019