Cruise news (accident-tagged)

P&O Cruises Ship Rescues African Migrants
A luxury P&O Cruises ship has taken a sharp 180 degree turn 30 mi off the south coast of Spain to rescue 10 migrants struggling on an inflatable...
October 24, 2017
Accidents
Veendam Detours for Injured Passenger
MS Veendam has made an unexpected detour Saturday night after a 71-year-old cruise passenger badly fractured her wrist in a fall, according to the...
October 24, 2017
Accidents
Greece to Raise Sunken Cruise Ship
The government of Greece ordered the raising of a sunken cruise vessel that foundered off the island of Santorini 10 years ago, leaving 2 passengers...
October 22, 2017
Cruise Industry
Passenger Medevaced From Norwegian Cruise Ship
The U.S. Coast Guard has airlifted an ill passenger off a Norwegian cruise ship on Sunday, October 15, around 13 miles away from Atlantic City. In a...
October 17, 2017
Accidents
8-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling on Carnival Cruise Ship
An 8-year-old girl died yesterday, October 14, after falling from an interior atrium to a lower deck of a cruise ship, Miami-Dade Police Department...
October 15, 2017
Accidents
Why MS Veendam Cancels 3 Visits to Charlottetown?
There is little Port Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) can do when hard winds prevent cruise ships from calling, according to port’s...
October 14, 2017
Accidents
Nieuw Amsterdam Runs Aground in Mexico
Holland America Line's ms Nieuw Amsterdam with passengers onboard ran aground on Tuesday, October 10, at Huatulco, Mexico after the...
October 13, 2017
Accidents
Passenger Dies After Rescue From QM2
A British passenger has died after he was rescued from Cunard's Queen Mary 2 off the coast of Ireland. This morning just after 8 am. the 88...
October 12, 2017
Accidents
Hurricane Nate Changes Cruise Itineraries
Both Port of New Orleans and Port of Mobile are closed to marine traffic and will reopen after Hurricane Nate has passed. Due to the ports' closure...
October 9, 2017
Accidents
VIDEO: Coast Guard Rescues Passengers from High-Speed Ferry Accident
Watch the following incredible video showing the evacuation of 45 people injured in ferry crash accident. The medevac was by helicopter crew in...
October 8, 2017
Accidents
VIDEO: Ferry Strikes Pier in Santo Domingo
Watch the below incredible footage of a ferry ship striking a pier at the port Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) while mooring on May 18, 2017...
October 7, 2017
Accidents
Passenger Remanded After Drugs Found on NorthLink Ferry
A 25-year-old man who was found on the NorthLink ferry ship Hrossey with GBP 2,500 worth of cannabis was remanded in custody before sentencing later...
October 6, 2017
Accidents
Man Arrested After Rape Aboard a Ferry
A man was arrested in the morning of September 30, 2017, aboard TALLINK's Baltic Princess ferry by a Värtahamnen's police officer. The man was...
October 5, 2017
Accidents
Passenger Medevaced From Carnival Cruise Ship
A rescue helicopter has medevaced a 76-year-old woman from the deck of a Carnival Cruise Line's ship off the NSW coastline. The Westpac helicopter...
October 4, 2017
Accidents
Ferry Fails to Disembark Passengers and Vehicles
Napoles ferry (owned by BALEARIA) was not able to disembark passengers and vehicles on arrival from Ibiza to Valencia in the evening of...
October 2, 2017
Accidents