Cruise news (fire-tagged)
- Accidents
Turbojet ferry suffers engine room fire accident near Macau
A turbojet ferryboat en route from Hong Kong to Macau (carrying 239 passengers plus 9 crew) suffered an engine room fire accident at ~10 AM on...
January 19, 2024 - Accidents
Wightlink's ferry St Faith suffers fire accident at Portsmouth Harbour UK
In a prompt reaction to an alert from the crew of the St Faith ferry (1990-built, IMO 8907228), multiple emergency services were deployed to the...
January 8, 2024 - Accidents
Fire breaks out in P&O Cruises Iona ship's Atrium
Passengers were evacuated from the P&O Cruises UK ship Iona following an incident where the battery of a mobility scooter exploded and caught...
October 28, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on AQV's Ocean Navigator cruise ship in Portland ME
During a scheduled stop in Portland Maine, the 2001-built Ocean Navigator ship, operated by AQV-American Queen Voyages, faced an unexpected incident...
October 19, 2023 - Accidents
Italian Coastguard rescues 177 (150 passengers+27 crew) from a ferry experiencing fire accident
Italy's Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto – Guardia Costiera/Coastguard conducted a successful rescue operation, saving a total of 177 people...
October 1, 2023 - Accidents
NCL America's Hawaiian cruises removing Maui from itineraries due to fires
NCL America (managed by NCL-Norwegian Cruise Lines) has taken the lead in announcing that it will temporarily suspend Maui as a port of call on its...
August 14, 2023 - Accidents
Stena Line's ferry Stena Superfast VII catches fire in Belfast Harbour
Stena Line's ferry Stena Superfast VII caught fire in Belfast Harbour (Northern Ireland) on Wednesday morning, July 19th. Crews from Northern...
July 21, 2023 - Accidents
Marella UK cancels current and next cruise on Marella Discovery ship due to engine fire
Marella Cruises UK has decided to cancel the remainder of its ongoing voyage and the upcoming departure of the Marella Discovery cruise ship due to a...
July 10, 2023 - Accidents
Philippine ferry with 120 people on board catches fire
The Philippines' Coast Guard officials reported that a passenger ferry carrying 120 people caught fire at sea on Sunday, June 18th. In response, the...
June 18, 2023 - Accidents
UnCruise Adventures repairs Wilderness Discoverer ship at Vigor Ketchikan's yard after engine room...
UnCruise Adventures, a small cruise line, has made significant progress in addressing the recent engine room fire on Wilderness Discoverer, which...
June 11, 2023 - Accidents
Engine room fire accident on UnCruise Adventures' ship Wilderness Discoverer in Alaska
UnCruise Adventures - a prominent small-ship travel brand, has officially confirmed a fire accident on the Wilderness Discoverer ship while...
June 6, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on P&O Australia's ship Pacific Adventure with 4000+ onboard
A ship fire prompted the evacuation of numerous cruise tourists from their cabins. The accident occurred at ~3:15 am NSW time (~17:15 UTC) on Sunday...
May 28, 2023 - Accidents
High-speed Singapore ferry evacuated due to engine room fire
On May 5th, 2023, a high-speed ferry traveling between Singapore and Batam was forced to evacuate due to an engine room fire, as confirmed by the...
May 8, 2023 - Accidents
Dozens evacuated as MV Pentalina ferry runs aground off Scottish island
Passengers on a ferryboat to Orkney were evacuated and taken ashore by lifeboat after the ship ran aground in “a major incident”. All 60...
April 30, 2023 - Accidents
At least 31 people killed after ferry catches fire between Philippine islands
A passenger ferryboat carrying ~250 people (passengers plus crew) caught fire while navigating between Philippine islands. At least 31 people were...
March 30, 2023