Crusie news (tagged with collision)
- Accidents
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rules: Cruise Ship Captain’s Bail Release Unlawful
The decision by lower courts to release on bail the Ukrainian captain of a Viking Cruises riverboat that collided with a sightseeing boat in central...
July 30, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Motorhome Flies Through Air and Smashes into Ferry
A man died after his motorhome careered down the hill and off the raised loading ramp at the Tadoussac ferry port (Canada), before flying through the...
June 28, 2019 - Accidents
CMV Cancels 12-Night Iceland & Northern Isles Cruise Onboard Columbus
CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages had to cancel the 12-night Iceland & Northern Isles cruise onboard its Columbus, which was due to set sail from...
June 13, 2019 - Accidents
Viking Var Hits Danube River Lock in Germany
On June 5, 2019, the Viking longship Var hit a Danube River lock in Germany. The accident resulted in shutting down to all shipping traffic a section...
June 13, 2019 - Accidents
CMV Colombus to Be Back in Operation Following an Accident
Cruise and Maritime Voyages’ CEO and Chairman Christian Verhounig confirmed the cruise ship CMV Columbus will be back in operation next...
June 7, 2019 - Accidents
CMV Columbus Sailing Cancelled After Ship Strikes 'Foreign Object'
Cruise and Maritime Voyages' liner Columbus (former P&O Pacific Pearl) reported hitting an unidentified submerged object on May 30...
June 4, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: MSC Opera Rams Tourist Boat in Venice
A huge runaway MSC Cruises ship ran into a smaller boat in Venice Italy Sunday morning, June 2, injuring at least 4 people on the dockside. The 66...
June 2, 2019 - Accidents
Police Take Ukrainian Cruise Ship Captain into Custody
Hungarian police late Thursday announced it had taken into custody the captain of a Viking cruise ship involved in an accident on the Danube River in...
May 31, 2019 - Accidents
Ferry Strikes Humpback Whale in Elliott Bay
A state ferry ship struck a humpback whale in Elliott Bay WA on Tuesday, May 28, and initially, the USCG searched for the animal after travelers...
May 30, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: 7 Dead, 21 Missing After Danube Cruise Collision
A ship owned by Viking River Cruises crashed into and sank a small tour boat during a storm in Budapest, Hungary last night, May 29...
May 30, 2019 - Accidents
Five Dead, One Missing After Floatplanes Carrying Cruise Passengers Collide in Alaska
Five people are dead and one person is missing, with ten others currently in hospital after two floatplanes collided and went down in the water close...
May 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Key West's Mallory Square Port Reopens
Five months after Silversea's cruise ship Silver Spirit crashed into a mooring in high winds, the Key West pier reopened this week. The Mallory...
May 10, 2019 - Accidents
Two Holland America Ships Collide in Vancouver Port
A cruise ship sailing into Canada Place, Vancouver Harbour on Saturday, May 4, collided with another ship of the same cruise company while berthing...
May 5, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry Hits Bridge in Brazil Sending Two Cars into River
A ferryboat has collided with a bridge pillar in the Amazon region of Brazil on Saturday, April 6, causing the span’s central roadway to plunge...
April 7, 2019 - Accidents
Viking Idun Collides with Tanker
Just after midnight (CEST) on April 1, Viking Idun and a cargo ship (oil tanker Chemical Marketer (IMO 9304291), loaded with petroleum) have collided...
April 1, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: BC Ferry Strikes Dock at Langdale Terminal
Crossings were canceled until 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 26, between Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver, BC) and Langdale (Sunshine Coast, BC) after...
March 27, 2019 - Accidents
MS Edelweiss Collides with Cargo Ship on Waal River
The cruise ship ms Edelweiss collided with a cargo vessel, loaded with cars, on Waal River close to Nijmegen at around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday...
March 20, 2019 - Accidents
87 Injured After Japanese Ferry Hits Whale
A ferryboat has collided with what apparently was a marine animal (most probably a whale) off a Japanese island on Saturday, March 9, injuring at...
March 10, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Russian Cargo Ship Collides with Cruise Ship and Damages Highway Bridge in Busan
On Thursday, February 28, a Russian cargo ship struck a highway bridge in Busan, causing serious damage to the freighter and to the structure. Korea...
March 1, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Two MSC Cruises Ships Collide in Buenos Aires
MSC Orchestra collided with MSC Poesia on Wednesday, February 20, during a maneuver in Port Buenos Aires (Argentina), hard enough to leave a mark...
February 22, 2019 - Accidents
Norwegian Epic Returns After Puerto Rico Crash
Norwegian Epic is returning to sea today, February 18, after crashing into a dock in San Juan, Puerto Rico, causing damage to the ship. The gash...
February 18, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: Norwegian Cruise Ship Crashes Into Dock in San Juan
Norwegian Epic suffered power loss and failure of one of her engines on February 11, while on a Caribbean cruise. The NCL vessel had to...
February 13, 2019 - Accidents
Alcohol Detected from Nippon Maru's Captain After Collision
The captain of the Japanese cruise ship Nippon Maru that hit a pier in Guam in December was found to have an alcohol level exceeding the legal limit...
January 9, 2019 - Accidents
Nippon Maru Collides with US Navy Fuel Pier at Apra Harbor
The japanese cruise liner Nippon Maru collided with Delta Pier Sunday night, December 30, resulting in damage to the pier and the vessel, Guam Port...
December 31, 2018 - Accidents
Armorique Ferry Hits Berth in Roscoff
Passengers were left stuck onboard a cross-Channel cruiseferry when a vehicle door jammed after the ship hit its berth in Roscoff, north-west France...
December 15, 2018 - Accidents
Key West's Mallory Square Port Closed for 3 Months
A port of call in Key West's popular Mallory Square is currently unusable for at least 3 months while it is repaired for damage that was caused by...
December 11, 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 Silver Spirit collided with The Fisherman Wharf (at...
December 6, 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
VIDEO: Ferry and Boat Collide in Canary Islands
Passenger ferry collided with pleasure boat in Gran Canaria. The impact resulted in several pasengers being thrown into the sea. Heavily listing...
November 9, 2018 - Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry Smashes into Port of Barcelona, Huge Crane Explodes
A huge rail-mounted gantry crane (serving boxships) crashed to the ground at Port Barcelona after being hit by a cruiseferry due to harsh weather in...
October 31, 2018