Accidents
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
Sangke Palangga Ferry Runs Aground in Indonesia
KMP Sangke Palangga ferryboat with 28 crew members and 83 passengers on board, ran aground on a reef approx 5 miles from port Marapokot...
January 12, 2019
Passenger Evacuated from Carnival Cruise Ship for Emergency Surgery
The family of a cruise passenger evacuated to a private for-profit Mexican hospital during a medical emergency were stunned when his urgent treatment...
January 10, 2019
Oasis of the Seas Hit with Norovirus
Nearly 170 cruise passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean ship sailing in the Caribbean have taken ill with gastrointestinal symptoms on Wednesday...
January 10, 2019
Celebrity Solstice Avoids Wiping Out Stricken Dinghy in Tauranga
The occupants of a small rubber boat were lucky to survive after a Celebrity Cruises ship was forced to alter the course to avoid crushing the small...
January 10, 2019
Alcohol Detected from Nippon Maru's Captain After Collision
The captain of the Japanese cruise ship Nippon Maru that hit a pier in Guam in December was found to have an alcohol level exceeding the legal limit...
January 9, 2019
EDM Cruisers Caught Smuggling Drugs
For the 2nd year in a row, an EDM party cruise which disembarked from Port Canaveral FL ended with drug charges for travelers from across the country...
January 9, 2019
Oceania Riviera Crew Member Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine
Federal agents at PortMiami noticed something weird in the way a crew member walked off Oceania Riviera cruise ship the day after New Year’s...
January 8, 2019
Elderly Cruise Passenger Rescued from Fred Olsen Ship
A 73-year-old woman with a dislocated shoulder was rescued from a Fred Olsen cruise ship in the Solent. Bembridge RNLI Lifeboat was called to MV...
January 6, 2019
Royal Caribbean Drops Warning About Crime in The Bahamas
After talks with the government of The Bahamas, Royal Caribbean Line is dropping the warning it had issued passengers regarding crimes in the ...
January 5, 2019
Wind Blamed for Late Docking at Port of Napier
The wind was blamed for late docking of one of the newest ocean liners in the world at Port Napier on Wednesday, January 2. The 9-deck Viking Orion...
January 5, 2019
Ferry with 26 Passengers Runs Aground off Lombok
The Kalebi ferryboat with 26 passengers and vehicles onboard ran aground at Gili Lebur, located east of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, after leaving...
January 5, 2019