Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Passenger Saved After Falling off Norwegian Epic
Passengers onboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship witnessed rescue fitting of ship’s name. As the Norwegian Epic cruise ship sailed close...
March 8, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Queen Elizabeth
The luxurious cruise holiday of a 71-year-old female American woman went wrong on Sunday, March 4, after needing emergency transport to hospital from...
March 6, 2018 - Accidents
Captain Dies Aboard Sydney Party Cruise Ship
A party cruise turned to tragedy in Sydney overnight after the ship’s captain suffered a heart attack at the wheel. Nearly 200 guests were...
March 5, 2018 - Accidents
US Cruise Passengers Missing from Carnival Sensation
Three Americans have gone missing from Carnival Sensation, which arrived at Port in Ocho Rios, St Ann February 28. They were identified as 24-year...
March 3, 2018 - Accidents
Ferry McFerryface Crashes Into Wharf
The much-maligned Sydney Harbour ferry, Ferry McFerryface, has crashed into Balmain East wharf. The boat has suffered minor damage during the...
March 1, 2018 - Accidents
Woman Sexually Assaulted on Carnival Cruise Ship
An 18-year-old woman with special needs has been allegedly assaulted by a male passenger in a hot tub onboard CCL-Carnival Cruise Line ship. The...
March 1, 2018 - Accidents
70 KG Cannabis Discovered on Isle of Man Ferry
A man was charged with drugs offences as cannabis with street value of GBP 440,000 was found in a vehicle on Isle of Man ferry. The man, 30-year...
February 24, 2018 - Accidents
Ferry Explosion Injures 25 Passengers in Mexico
An explosion onboard a ferry which unloaded passengers in the Caribbean city of Playa del Carmen on Wednesday, February 21, hurt 25 people...
February 22, 2018 - Accidents
Double-Booking in Havana Triggers Changes on Marella Transatlantic Cruise
TUI's UK brand Marella Cruises told hundreds of passengers booked on a Transatlantic crossing in April (repositioning cruise from Jamaica to Mallorca...
February 15, 2018 - Accidents
Kayaking Cruise Passengers Rescued from Wellington Harbour
Two cruise passengers were rescued by police after their kayaks capsized in Wellington Harbour. The two, aged in their 70s, had been in the water...
February 15, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Carnival Pride
A Coast Guard rescue crew transported a female cruise passenger from a ship about 8 miles off Point Lookout MD, for medical attention. According to...
February 12, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Celebrity Solstice
The Otago regional rescue helicopter picked up a 78-year-old passenger from Celebrity Solstice at sea off the coast of New Zealand. RCCNZ said it had...
February 10, 2018 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Ship Diverts Due to Sick Passenger
On Tuesday, February 6, Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas which was sailing from St Kitts to Bayonne, New Jersey, had to divert to Bermuda to...
February 9, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ferry Connecting Kentucky and Missouri Closes for Repair
A ferry connecting Kentucky and Missouri was temporarily halted while mechanical issues were addressed. According to Kentucky...
February 9, 2018 - Accidents
127 Cruise Passengers Stranded in Ice off the Coast of Japan
A Russian ship carrying passengers from Kuril Islands in northern Pacific to Sakhalin peninsula has been stranded in ice for days off Japan's coast...
February 8, 2018