Cruise news (fire-tagged)
- Accidents
Cruise Ship Responsible for Couple's Death
A year ago, on the first night of a long-planned cruise in Peruvian Amazon, Christy and Larry Hammer, retirees in their early 70s, were killed...
April 17, 2017 - Accidents
Costa Magica Catches Fire in Engine Room
Costa Cruises' ship Costa Magica has caught fire in engine room during a sailing to Pointe-a-Pitre. The vessel was in eastern Caribbean...
February 27, 2017 - Accidents
Crew Member Killed in Explosion on Cruise Ship
A cylinder with compressed nitrogen exploded on a cruise ship berthed in Otago. It hit and killed a crew member, before flying over the...
February 9, 2017 - Accidents
Cruise Passengers Evacuate Bus Due to Fire
Cruise ship passengers had to make an emergency exit when their tour bus caught fire in Dunedin yesterday. A Ritchies bus was transporting about 35...
January 12, 2017 - Accidents
Four Women Perish in Cruise Boat Fire
Police said an investigation was underway into Hartebeespoort Dam boat tragedy, which ended with at least 4 people dead. 3 women...
November 21, 2016 - Accidents
Thomson Majesty Loses Power After Engine Fire
The Thomson UK's ship Thomson Majesty has lost propulsion power following minor engine room fire off Livorno. The ship left the port in Italy en...
October 24, 2016 - Accidents
Fire on Emerald Princess?
A fire has been successfully extinguished on Emerald Princess Saturday evening (September 17). The cruise ship was on the first day of a 12...
September 19, 2016 - Accidents
Fire on Le Boreal - Due to Human Error
French maritime authorities BEAmer released the final report into fire on cruise ship Le Boreal in 2015, which forced an evacuation of around...
July 21, 2016 - Accidents
Black Watch Departs Madeira for the U.K.
The fire-damaged Fred Olsen's cruise ship Black Watch departed Madeira for the UK and should return to service in time for her next cruise in 9 days...
July 10, 2016 - Accidents
Fire on Black Watch
Nearly 700 Fred Olsen cruise passengers will be flown home from Madeira following a fire on the cruise ship Black Watch. Crew extinguished the...
July 4, 2016 - Accidents
Fire on AIDA Ship at Shipyard
A small fire has broken out on January 11th on AIDAprima ship which is under construction at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/MHI’s shipyard in...
January 12, 2016 - Accidents
Grand Princess Changes Itinerary Due to Onboard Fire
A fire on Grand Princess caused the Princess Cruises' ship to lose power and skip her next call port in Hawaii. According to the cruise...
December 1, 2015 - Accidents
Fire on Le Boreal Causes Evacuation
An engine fire on the Ponant-owned luxury cruise yacht Le Boreal caused hundreds of travellers to be evacuated earlier today while the vessel was...
November 18, 2015 - Accidents
Fire Contained on Splendour of the Seas
Royal Caribbean's ship Splendour of the Seas has caught on fire this morning while sailing near the Greek islands in the Mediterranean. ...
October 22, 2015