Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
16 Cruise Passengers Arrested with 306 kg of Cocaine on Costa Favolosa
Sixteen passengers from a Costa Cruises ship were arrested on Wednesday, March 27 for drug smuggling in the port of Santos, Brazil. According to...
March 29, 2019 - Accidents
12 Arrested After GBP 2 million of Cocaine Was Found in Cruise Ship Crisps
Two British citizens are among twelve suspected smugglers who were arrested after more than GBP 2 million of cocaine was seized onboard an MSC...
March 29, 2019 - Accidents
Press Release About Viking Sky
Last night, March 26, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) granted Viking Cruises a permit to sail on a single trip to Kristiansund in order to...
March 27, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: BC Ferry Strikes Dock at Langdale Terminal
Crossings were canceled until 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 26, between Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver, BC) and Langdale (Sunshine Coast, BC) after...
March 27, 2019 - Accidents
Norwegian Police Investigate Why Viking Sky Set Sail Despite Storm Warnings
Viking Cruises has been accused of “recklessly” putting cruise passengers at risk via setting sail despite storm warnings, thus forcing...
March 26, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Viking Sky Reaches Port After Air Rescues
Viking Sky, which was stranded off Norway’s western coast, reached port with her remaining passengers. The vessel airlifted more than...
March 25, 2019 - Accidents
Viking Sky Heads to Port After Passengers' Evacuation
Viking Sky, which got into trouble off the coast of Norway is heading to port following the dramatic rescue of hundreds of cruise passengers...
March 24, 2019 - Accidents
Carnival Cruise Ship Suffers Fire During Transformation
Carnival Triumph, currently being drydock-converted into Carnival Sunrise, suffered a fire on her Deck 4, while in Navantia Cadiz Spain for...
March 23, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Passengers Evacuated from Viking Sky Due to Engine Failure
Rescue helicopters have been evacuating people from a Viking Ocean Cruises ship that suffered engine failure on Saturday, March 23, in windy...
March 23, 2019 - Accidents
At Least 71 Killed After Ferry Overturns in Iraq
A rescue operation is underway after a ferryboat overturned in Iraq. Overloading and the rise of the water table in Tigris River due to unleashed...
March 21, 2019 - Accidents
MS Edelweiss Collides with Cargo Ship on Waal River
The cruise ship ms Edelweiss collided with a cargo vessel, loaded with cars, on Waal River close to Nijmegen at around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday...
March 20, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from MSC Divina
The U.S. Coast Guard has come to the rescue of a 52-year-old cruise passenger. The man fell ill on an MSC Cruises ship off New Jersey on Tuesday...
March 20, 2019 - Accidents
Fire on Costa Smeralda Causes Evacuation
Finish shipyard Meyer Turku revealed that there was a fire on Costa Smeralda's Deck 15 on Monday, March 18. Stored equipment inside the ship caught...
March 19, 2019 - Accidents
87 Injured After Japanese Ferry Hits Whale
A ferryboat collided with what apparently was a marine animal (most probably a whale) off a Japanese island on Saturday, March 9, injuring at least...
March 10, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Princess Cruises Ship Rescues Two from Plane Crash at Sea
The crew of the Princess Cruises ship Regal Princess made a remarkable rescue following a small plane crash in the Caribbean Sea. The private...
March 6, 2019