Accidents
79-year-old Cruise Passenger Spends Night in Alaska Forest
A 79-year-old woman from Ontario Canada got lost on a solo hike close to an Alaska glacier and had to spend a night in the forest with no camping...
August 6, 2016
Norwegian Cruise Passenger Medevaced
The Coast Guard medevaced a cruise passenger experiencing severe stomach pain. 5th District Command Center, Portsmouth received an alert at 5:05...
July 25, 2016
Crew Member Dies After Norwegian Breakaway Lifeboat Accident
A 41-yo Norwegian Breakaway crew has died after a lifeboat accident which took place yesterday, July 20, while the vessel was in Hamilton Bermuda...
July 21, 2016
Fire on Le Boreal - Due to Human Error
French maritime authorities BEAmer released the final report into fire on cruise ship Le Boreal in 2015, which forced an evacuation of around...
July 21, 2016
Black Watch Departs Madeira for the U.K.
The fire-damaged Fred Olsen's cruise ship Black Watch departed Madeira for the UK and should return to service in time for her next cruise in 9 days...
July 10, 2016
Captain Found Dead In His Stateroom
Crew members found the 47-year-old captain of Admiralty Dream cruise ship dead on Monday, July 04, Alaska State Troopers reported. According to...
July 7, 2016
Fire on Black Watch
Nearly 700 Fred Olsen cruise passengers will be flown home from Madeira following a fire on the cruise ship Black Watch. Crew extinguished the...
July 4, 2016
8-Year-Old Boy Found Unconscious in Cruise Ship Pool
An 8-year-old boy from the Netherlands was found unconscious in a swimming pool aboard Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas Thursday...
July 1, 2016
Empress of the Seas Cruise Rerouted Due to Engine Problem
Only a month after returning to the fleet of Royal Caribbean after several years with sister brand Pullmantur and US$50 million refurbishment...
June 28, 2016
P&O Passengers Injured in Bus Crash in Vanuatu
Pacific Dawn departed Port Vila, Vanuatu following the dramatic bus collision which saw two local Ni-Vanuatu killed and ten P&O cruise passengers...
June 21, 2016
Carnival Liberty Returns to Galveston After Child Is Injured
Carnival Liberty briefly returned to her homeport in Galveston TX after a 3-year-old kid was injured. A young girl was posing with her family for a...
June 15, 2016
Viking Mani Hit by Cargo Vessel
Viking Mani, one of Viking's' Longships, sustained minor damage after being hit by a cargo ship last week while sailing on Rhine River. The accident...
June 8, 2016
Strikes in Athens Force Cruise Ships Diversions
Ongoing strikes in the busiest Greek port, Piraeus outside Athens, have forced at least a couple of cruise ships to divert to alternative port and...
June 8, 2016
Celebrity Infinity Destroys Berth in Ketchikan: VIDEO
Celebrity Infinity cruise ship collided with Berth 3 in Ketchikan at around 1415 LT on June 3 while docking. The berth suffered serious damages and...
June 4, 2016
Costa Concordia Captain's Sentence Upheld
An Italian appeals court upheld the 16-year jail term handed to Francesco Schettino, captain of the sunken Costa Concordia. In 2012, the ship sank...
June 1, 2016