Accidents
Cruise Ship Responsible for Couple's Death
A year ago, on the first night of a long-planned cruise in Peruvian Amazon, Christy and Larry Hammer, retirees in their early 70s, were killed...
April 17, 2017Greenock Couple Takes Legal Action Over Cruise Illness
A Greenock couple are taking legal action after their dream holiday turned into a nightmare. Allison Baird stayed at Polis Grand Hotel in Athens...
April 17, 2017Cruise Passenger Airlifted From Carnival Ecstasy
The Coast Guard has airlifted a 71-year-old woman on Friday, April 14, from Carnival Ecstasy 120 km (75 mi) east of Daytona (off the Florida coast...
April 16, 2017Carnival Cruise Ship Suffers Technical Issues
Carnival Fantasy guests were docked for hours at Port Mobile on Thursday due to propulsion issues. Hundreds of passengers decided to get off...
April 15, 2017Ohio Sisters Seek Answers in Cruise Ship Death of Their Sister
Tracy Wright and Ronda Boomershine flew from Troy, Ohio to seek answers about their oldest sister’s death while on a cruise to Bahamas...
April 13, 2017Two Cruise Passengers Evacuated in Separate Accidents
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) stepped in during a cruise ship medical emergency, as 2 passengers had to be evacuated from a Royal Caribbean ship...
April 12, 2017Search Suspended for Passenger Missing from Cruise Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) suspended its search Saturday evening for a passenger from DeKalb County who went overboard from the 9th deck of a...
April 9, 2017Passenger Missing From Carnival Cruise Ship
A cruise passenger is missing off the Bahamas. 32-year-old Reco Scott, of Decatur, Georgia, has gone overboard from Carnival Liberty ten miles...
April 8, 2017Cruise Liner Twice Grounds in NZ Waters
Maritime New Zealand investigates how a cruise liner hit objects underwater in New Zealand waters twice within a month this summer. L'Austral...
April 5, 2017Crew Member Overboard From Costa Cruises Ship
A crew member is missing from Costa Deliziosa, according to the Dutch site cruisereiziger.nl. It is believed that he is overboard. The ship...
April 2, 2017Propulsion Problem on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Forces Itinerary Change
Passengers aboard Anthem of the Seas received a letter in their staterooms from the Captain, that indicated a propulsion problem had caused an...
March 30, 2017Passenger Medevacked from Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
The Coast Guard medevacked a man from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the North Carolina coast on Tuesday, March 28. Watchstanders in the 5th...
March 30, 2017Body Discovered in Suitcase NOT That of Missing Cruise Mum
Authorities confirmed the body found in a suitcase in the Italian port of Rimini was not the Dublin-based mum who went missing during a...
March 28, 2017Family About to Take a Cruise Hit by Truck
Authorities in South Florida said a pickup truck ran over a family of 6 tourists as they were walking back to the hotel after dinner. Sun Sentinel...
March 28, 2017Celebrity Summit Cancels Sailing Due to Propulsion Issue
British Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) announced yesterday that Celebrity Summit had cancelled its April 9 visit to Ann E. Abramson Marine...
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