Accidents
Aranui 5 cruise aborted after several crew test positive for COVID-19
A voyage from Tahiti to the Marquesas Islands was canceled after several crew had tested COVID-positive. The 2015-built cargo cruise ship Aranui 5...
September 28, 2020
12 crew on the first cruise ship to dock in Greece test Coronavirus-positive
12 crew from the first cruise ship to dock in Greece following the lockdown have tested COVID-positive, the Greek coastguard announced on Monday...
September 28, 2020
Costa Diadema crew tests positive for Coronavirus
A crew who boarded the cruise liner Costa Diadema a few days ago has tested COVID-positive. The man (of Indian nationality) had no symptoms at the...
September 27, 2020
Viking Line's Amorella ferry runs aground in Aland Islands archipelago
A Baltic Sea passenger ferry with about 300 people onboard has run aground in the Aland Islands archipelago between Finland and Sweden on Sunday...
September 20, 2020
Person tests positive for COVID-19 onboard Hurtigruten’s ms Finnmarken
Hurtigruten has confirmed Saturday afternoon, September 19, that a person onboard its ms Finnmarken (Otto Sverdrup) ship had tested COVID...
September 20, 2020
Mauritian crew stranded on three MSC Cruises ships in Brazil head back home
Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship crew who were stranded off Brazil's coast throughout the pandemic have started their journey home following desperate...
September 14, 2020
MSC Grandiosa crew tests positive for Coronavirus during screening
New COVID cruise ship cases were reported in a few hours in Palermo (Sicily Italy) including an MSC Grandiosa ship employee. The Israeli woman...
September 11, 2020
7 positive COVID-19 cases on CroisiEurope's Vasco de Gama river ship
Two passengers (of French nationality) and 5 crew on the CroisiEurope-owned and boat Vasco de Gama tested COVID-positive. All 67 passengers and...
September 11, 2020
Silversea Cruises ship in Saudi Arabia sails back after suspected Coronavirus case
A top-luxury cruise ship in Saudi Arabia returned to port after a suspected COVID case was detected onboard. Silversea's superyacht Silver Spirit...
September 10, 2020103 crew from Mauritius still stranded on 3 MSC Cruises ships in Brazil
After seven months since the shutdown of the cruise shipping industry due to the pandemic, there is still crew waiting for repatriation. While the...
September 9, 2020
The Bahamas Government investigates potential damage from sheltering cruise ships
The Bahamas officials launched a joint probe into claims of "potential environmental damage" caused by ships sheltering in waters close to the Berry...
September 7, 2020
Seabourn Cruises cancels additional voyages for 3 ships in its fleet
Seabourn Cruises announced on Monday, August 31, that it will cancel additional sailings for 3 cruise ships in its fleet as a part of the global...
September 1, 2020
Port of Galveston TX opens for business after Hurricane Laura
Port Galveston Texas remains open for business and provides maritime-related jobs along with economic benefits for the region after Hurricane Laura...
August 31, 2020
Genting Hong Kong Ltd. suspends all payments to creditors
Hong Kong-based Genting Cruise Lines (controlled by the Malaysian-Chinese billionaire Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay) on August 20 suspended all payments to...
August 25, 2020
Carnival Corporation detects ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted information technology...
The world's largest cruise shipowner - Carnival Corporation announced that its joint current report on Form 8-K had been filed with the US Securities...
August 18, 2020