Cruise news (collision-tagged)
- Accidents
CMV Colombus to Be Back in Operation Following an Accident
Cruise and Maritime Voyages-CMV’s CEO and Chairman Christian Verhounig confirmed the ship CMV Columbus will be back in operation next Saturday...
June 7, 2019 - Accidents
CMV Columbus Sailing Cancelled After Ship Strikes 'Foreign Object'
CMV Columbus (former P&O Pacific Pearl) reported hitting an unidentified submerged object on May 30, 2019, while leaving Amsterdam Holland...
June 4, 2019 - Accidents
Venice Crash Revives Calls to Ban Large Cruise Ships
A collision on a busy canal in Port Venice Italy sparked new calls for banning large cruise liners. On Sunday, MSC Opera lost control and people...
June 3, 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
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 cruise ship Silver Spirit crashed into a mooring due to high winds, the Key West pier reopened this week. The Mallory Square...
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 collided with what apparently was a marine animal (most probably a whale) off a Japanese island on Saturday, March 9, injuring at least...
March 10, 2019