Accidents
Virgin Voyages changes Scarlet Lady's itinerary for engine maintenance
Virgin Voyages made an announcement on August 16th regarding alterations to its forthcoming August 18th voyage (5-day Dominican Daze itinerary...
August 18, 2023
Dumai-Malacca ferry crew rescues 11 people floating near Indonesian maritime border
The crew of a ferryboat on the Dumai-Malacca route successfully rescued 11 foreigners who were found floating in the sea. The Captain of the ferry...
August 16, 2023
59-year-old passenger overboard from Emerald Princess cruise ship
A 59-year-old passenger named Kenneth Schwalbe from California disappeared while aboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises...
August 15, 2023
NCL America's Hawaiian cruises removing Maui from itineraries due to fires
NCL America (managed by NCL-Norwegian Cruise Lines) has taken the lead in announcing that it will temporarily suspend Maui as a port of call on its...
August 14, 2023
69-year-old passenger medevaced from Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Silhouette
On the 7th of August, ~40 NM (~74 km) southwest of Cabo Carvoeiro (cape near Peniche, Portugal), the Portuguese Navy conducted a successful medevac...
August 14, 2023
Food poisoning among the crew forces Brittany Ferries' ship Pont Aven to divert to France
Due to crew members falling ill, a Brittany Ferries vessel en route to Plymouth UK (England) underwent a diversion. As a precautionary measure, the...
August 9, 2023
Carnival Mardi Gras ship rescues stranded couple on a sailboat in The Bahamas
Early on Monday morning, August 7th, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras came to the aid of a distressed couple aboard a sailboat. The couple was...
August 8, 2023
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 ship breaks moorings due to strong winds in Italy
On Friday, August 4th, strong winds in Italy caused RMS Queen Mary 2 ship of Cunard Line to break free from her moorings. Despite the anticipation...
August 8, 2023
1 dead, 100 rescued after Philippine ferry strikes floating debris at sea
A passenger ferryboat carrying 117 people struck floating debris at sea and started taking on water in the central Philippines on Saturday, August...
August 5, 2023
Passenger overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Spectrum OTS
On Monday, July 31st, a passenger fell overboard from RCI-Royal Caribbean's cruise ship, Spectrum of the Seas, while en route to Singapore. The...
August 3, 2023
CCL-Carnival Sunrise cruise ship's air conditioning fails while at sea
During a Carnival Sunrise cruise, passengers faced more than just seasickness as scorching heat led to the failure of some air conditioning...
July 31, 2023
2 sisters on cruise ship MSC Seascape arrested for drug smuggling (4.75 kg cocaine)
According to a criminal complaint made by a federal investigator, two sisters recently went on a weeklong cruise to the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Mexico...
July 30, 2023
Astoria Grande cruise ship forced to leave the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi
On July 27th, the Astoria Grande cruise ship carrying ~800 passengers, including Russians, was compelled to depart from Port Batumi (Georgia) shortly...
July 28, 2023
Search called off for Carnival Elation passenger who went overboard off Melbourne FL
The US Coast Guard has ceased its search for a man who deliberately jumped from the deck of a CCL-Carnival ship. According to surveillance footage...
July 27, 2023
At least 30 dead after Philippine ferry capsizes in Laguna de Bay east of Manila
On Thursday, July 27th, a passenger ferry overturned in Laguna de Bay, located southeast of Manila, as a result of powerful winds. The accident...
July 27, 2023