Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
Elderly Couple Arrested on a Caribbean Cruise Ship for Drug Trafficking
An elderly couple were arrested after ‘large amount of cocaine’ had been found in their luggage as both returned from a Caribbean cruise...
December 10, 2018 - Accidents
Celebrity Cruises Officer Found Dead in Cabin
A young officer working onboard the Celebrity Millennium ship has been found dead, hanging in his cabin’s bathroom on Thursday, December 6...
December 10, 2018 - Accidents
Grimaldi Cruise Ferry Suffers Propeller Breakdown
Cruise Roma ferry (owned by GRIMALDI LINES) has suffered portside propeller breakdown (propeller shaft, reportedly) early morning December 8...
December 9, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: Silver Spirit Smashes into Mooring in Key West
On November 27, 2018, upon leaving call port Key West FL, due to heavy winds, Silversea's ship Silver Spirit collided with The Fisherman Wharf (at...
December 6, 2018 - Accidents
Marella Discovery Experiences Technical Issue
On November 30, 2018, while navigating south of Yemen, Marella Discovery experienced power problems, resulting in reduced cruising speed and a day...
December 6, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Valor
The Coast Guard has medevaced a 71-year-old woman from a Carnival cruise ship around 58 miles off the coast of Galveston to University of Texas...
December 3, 2018 - Accidents
Coast Guard Medevacs 2 Crew Members from NCL Ship
Two crew members on an NCL luxury ship off Crystal Coast have been burned on Monday, November 28, in an accident. The U.S. Coast Guard said they had...
November 27, 2018 - Accidents
Captain of P&O Cruises Ship Fined EUR 100,000
The Captain of P&O Cruises ship Azura has been fined EUR 100,000 (GBP 88,500) in Marseille court for burning fuel with...
November 27, 2018 - Accidents
7 MSC Seaside Crew Members Try to Smuggle Cocaine into PortMiami
Seven MSC Seaside crew members have been arrested on charges of smuggling cocaine into the USA at PortMiami last week. Customs and Border Protection...
November 27, 2018 - Accidents
Romanian Crew Member Dies After Dry Dock Accident
An accident occurred during dry dock refurbishment of Ponant's superyacht Le Boreal in port Valparaiso Chile on November 19, which resulted in the...
November 26, 2018 - Accidents
At Least 29 Dead After Pleasure Boat Capsizes in Lake Victoria, Uganda
Uganda police announced that at least 29 people had died after a pleasure boat capsized in Lake Victoria close to the capital, Kampala. Rescue teams...
November 25, 2018 - Accidents
Crew Member Reported Missing on Adventure of the Seas
A crew member has been reported missing onboard Adventure of the Seas from Cozumel this week. The Royal Caribbean crew member has been noticed...
November 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
British Passenger Rescued from Saga Cruises Ship After Falling Ill
A 75-year-old British passenger was evacuated by the coastguard of Portugal from a small Saga Cruises ship about 3.7 kilometres off Algarve coast...
November 24, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry Crashes into Dock in San Francisco
A Golden Gate Transit ferry crashed into the dock at San Francisco Ferry Building Friday afternoon, November 23, damaging both the ship and the...
November 24, 2018 - Accidents
Costa Luminosa Rescues Fish Carrier's Crew
Costa Luminosa has rescued the crew of a fish carrier that was on fire off Aegean Sea, saving 11 people onboard. Around midnight on Tuesday...
November 21, 2018