Cruise news (aground-tagged)
River cruise ship refloated after running aground on the Danube
A river cruise ship carrying 200+ people temporarily ran aground on the Danube River near the village of Garla Mare (Mehedinti County, Romania...
October 31, 2025- Accidents
506 passengers evacuated after ro-pax Lite Ferry 5 grounds near Jagna Port (Bohol, Philippines)
On Saturday, April 19th, the Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger) vessel Lite Ferry 5 (IMO: 9873321, 2019-built, Philippines-flagged) ran aground...
April 21, 2025 - Accidents
550 passengers safely escorted to port as Agia Theodora ferry runs aground near Igoumenitsa
The passenger ferry Agia Theodora (1989-built, IMO 8822155) was en route from Corfu to Igoumenitsa (mainland Greece) when experienced a grounding...
October 29, 2024 - Accidents
Grounded TT-Line's Marco Polo ferry successfully refloated
The grounded ferry Marco Polo (15,955 gross tons) was refloated on Wednesday, November 1, with minimal additional environmental impact. The salvage...
November 2, 2023 - Accidents
Grounded TT-Line's Marco Polo ferry remains adrift, leaking oil
The passenger ferry Marco Polo (operated by TT-Line Sweden) ran aground in the Baltic Sea off the southern Swedish coastline a week ago, causing a...
October 30, 2023 - Accidents
TT-Line's Marco Polo ferry spills diesel oil after running aground in southern Sweden
On Sunday, October 22, a Ro-Pax ship/ferry ran aground in southern Sweden, resulting in a diesel spill extending over several kilometers...
October 23, 2023 - Accidents
Ocean Explorer cruise ship pulled free after running aground in northeast Greenland
Aurora Expeditions' chartered ship Ocean Explorer/tracker has been successfully dislodged from her grounding in the remote wilderness of northeast...
September 14, 2023 - Accidents
Ocean Explorer runs aground in Alpefjord within the National Park in East Greenland
Aurora Expeditions' chartered ship Ocean Explorer/tracker has run aground in Alpefjord near Mestersvig/Camp Nyhavn within the National Park in East...
September 13, 2023 - Accidents
Philippine Coast Guard deals with 2 accidents involving inter-island ferries
Over the weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard dealt with two incidents involving inter-island ferries, preparing for the possible evacuation of ~500...
July 18, 2023 - Accidents
Ferry carrying 596 passengers and 15 crew runs aground near Seattle WA
A passenger ferry carrying a large number of people ran aground near Bainbridge Island, located west of Seattle WA, on Saturday, April 15th...
April 17, 2023 - 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
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
MV Ganga Vilas gets stuck in Bihar's Chhapra on 3rd day of the world's longest luxury river cruise?
The world's longest luxury river cruise aboard the boat MV Ganga Vilas which on Friday, January 13th, commenced a 3200 km maiden voyage, was...
January 17, 2023 - 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