Cruise news (accident-tagged)
- Accidents
2 harbour crew missing after a tugboat assisting Hebridean Princess capsized off Greenock (Scotland)
A major rescue operation has been called off after a tugboat capsized and sank off Scotland's coast Friday afternoon, February 24th. An RNLI...
February 25, 2023 - Accidents
545 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry evacuated after it runs aground in Malaysia’s...
Maritime authorities safely evacuated the 545 passengers and crew members of an inter-island ferryboat after it ran aground in Malaysia’s...
February 25, 2023 - Accidents
55-year-old crew dies onboard Costa Diadema cruise ship
A 55-year-old Indonesian, who was working in the engine room of Costa Cruises' Costa Diadema ship, was found lifeless in his bed. According to his...
February 22, 2023 - Accidents
5-masted sailship Club Med 2 runs aground off Panama's San Blas Islands
The 5-masted schooner/sailship Club Med 2 (IMO 9007491) ran aground off Panama's San Blas Archipelago between Wednesday, February 15th, and Thursday...
February 22, 2023 - Accidents
Interislander ferry turns back to Wellington NZ due to medical emergency on board
An Interislander ferry had to turn back to Wellington (New Zealand) shortly after setting sail on Monday after a passenger suffered a medical...
February 20, 2023 - Accidents
Dozens of ferry cancellations after powerful storm hits northern Europe
A storm over Europe's North Sea caused dozens of train and ferry cancellations on Friday, February 17th in Denmark and Norway. The Danish...
February 18, 2023 - Accidents
59-year-old Filipino crew goes overboard from Ponant's ship Le Lyrial
A 59-year-old Filipino crew went overboard from Ponant's vessel Le Lyrial, while it was docked at Port Ushuaia (Argentina). The accident happened on...
February 16, 2023 - Accidents
Interislander ferry Aratere breaks down in Cook Strait NZ
An Interislander ferry broke down in the Cook Strait Sunday evening, February 12th, and drifted while en route to Picton from Wellington (New Zealand...
February 13, 2023 - Accidents
Engine fire breaks out on Stena Europe ferry carrying ~150 passengers
Emergency services were called in order to respond after a fire broke out on a ferry traveling between Ireland and Pembrokeshire on Saturday...
February 12, 2023 - Accidents
CCL cancels month-long cruises on Carnival Glory ship due to drydock-refurbishment
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced it is canceling a month of voyages aboard its Carnival Glory ship in the spring of 2024, due to drydock...
February 8, 2023 - Accidents
USCG aircrews conduct 2 medevacs from cruise ships (near Dominicana) to Puerto Rico
CG-Coast Guard aircrews medevaced a cruise passenger from RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS on Monday, February 6th, and a second passenger...
February 8, 2023 - Accidents
Tropical cyclone forces Carnival Luminosa cruise ship to turn back to Brisbane (QLD Australia)
A Carnival Australia ship that left Brisbane (Queensland Australia) on Sunday, February 5th, for a 7-day Pacific voyage, turned back in an...
February 8, 2023 - Accidents
Small fire breaks out on RCI-Royal Caribbean's Icon OTS at Meyer Turku shipyard
Media outlets in Finland reported that a small fire had broken out on the next-largest cruise ship in the world, currently under construction at...
February 5, 2023 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Musica ship breaks off moorings at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
MSC Cruises' ship MSC Musica broke off her moorings at Port Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in the afternoon on February 3rd, when hit by a squall. The...
February 4, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Viking Orion cruise ship docked in Sydney (NSW Australia)
Due to a small cabin fire, around 850 people (~600 passengers plus ~250 crew) were evacuated from a Viking Ocean Cruises ship docked at White Bay...
February 3, 2023