Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
71-year-old Tiffany tycoon dead after falling overboard from the Norwegian Spirit ship
The owner of the popular Tiffany’s jewelry empire in Turkey, Dilek Ertek, has died after falling from an NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ship in the...
November 8, 2022 - Accidents
Tropical Storm Nicole to impact Florida to Bahamas cruises
A new tropical system developed in the Atlantic is centered approx 600 mi / 1000 km east of West Palm Beach (Florida USA). The system with 45 mph...
November 8, 2022 - Accidents
27-year-old Brazilian missing after disembarking from Mein Schiff Herz in Gibraltar
A Brazilian man has gone missing in Gibraltar UK on Saturday, November 5, after disembarking from the TUI's ship Mein Schiff Herz. The missing...
November 7, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Ovation OTS cancels call at Christchurch NZ due to strong winds
A 4000-passenger Royal Caribbean ship was stopped from entering Lyttelton Harbour (New Zealand) after a night of heavy winds. The largest cruise...
November 3, 2022 - Accidents
Search suspended for passenger who fell overboard from MSC Cruises' ship MSC Bellissima
SASEMAR/Salvamento Marítimo suspended the search for a passenger who allegedly fell into the water in Port Barcelona (Spain) on Sunday...
November 1, 2022 - Accidents
Passenger overboard from Stena Line's cruiseferry in Belfast (Northern Ireland)
A major search & rescue operation was launched in the Belfast Lough area (Northern Ireland) late on Saturday night, October 29. Multiple...
October 31, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess with undisclosed number (100+) of COVID cases skips scheduled call in Western...
A large Princess Cruises ship with COVID cases onboard missed a scheduled call in Western Australia due to bad weather. Coral Princess has an...
October 27, 2022 - Accidents
Towboat captain dies as tugboat sinks during cruise ship mooring in Patmos, Greece
On Friday, October 21, a small tugboat sank while working a midsize cruise vessel at Port Patmos (Greece). As a result, the boat's 45-year-old...
October 25, 2022 - Accidents
Langkawi ferry runs aground with 500+ passengers and crew onboard
500+ passengers and crew were stranded after a Langkawi ferry ran aground on a mud bank in Malaysia's Kuala Kedah estuary at low tide on Sunday...
October 24, 2022 - Accidents
2 dead, child missing in passenger ship crash on the Wadden Sea near Terschelling
Two people died after a collision between a fast ferryboat and water taxi on the Wadden Sea close to Terschelling (Netherlands), the Friesland...
October 22, 2022 - Accidents
Commodore Clipper cruiseferry damaged in dry dock
The schedules of ferries to/from UK's Channel Islands were adjusted after a freight ship was damaged during drydock. The propeller and driveshaft of...
October 21, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Symphony OTS cruise ship passenger dies at Trunk Bay (St John USVI)
An RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise passenger visiting Trunk Bay on St John Island (US Virgin Islands) was pulled unresponsive from the water on Wednesday...
October 21, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry capsizes at the pier in Kalimantan, Indonesia
A Ro-Pax ferry capsized while unloading its cargo of vehicles at the port of Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo Island on Wednesday...
October 20, 2022 - Accidents
P&O UK's ship Ventura stuck in Southampton UK due to propeller issue
A P&O UK ship was stuck in Southampton (England) after something got wedged in the vessel's propeller. P&O Ventura was scheduled to leave...
October 19, 2022 - Accidents
TUI Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship passenger dies after falling 4 decks down from her cabin balcony onto...
A fatal accident occurred onboard the cruise ship Mein Schiff 6 of the Hamburg-based shipping company TUI Cruises. A passenger fell from his balcony...
October 19, 2022