Cruise Ship Sinking
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Cruise Ship Accidents - Cruise Ship Collisions
January 12, 2013
Silverseas' Silver Explorer on an Antarctic Peninsula cruise was damaged by 18-foot wave, returns to port. Several crew members injured. Next cruise was canceled.
January 10, 2013
MV Kearsarge partially sunk at the Sunapee Harbor, New Hampshire pier
January 9, 2013
October 29, 2012
off North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy. USCG rescue video on case page
August 25, 2012
V Ships Leisure's Yorktown, a Great Lakes cruise ship, ran aground in the Detroit River. No injuries to 120 passengers aboard, no contamination, $3000 fine. Pilot error.
March 16, 2012
Silverseas Cruises' Silver Shadow collides with a cargo ship
February 2, 2012
MV Rabaul Queen sunk in bad weather, 10 miles off Cape Fortification in the Vitiaz Strait, Papua New Guinea as many as 100 missing.
January 13, 2012
Costa Concordia sinks on Friday the 13th off the coast of Italy.
July 26, 2011
As Carnival Fantasy passed by the Carnival Imagination which was already moored, the starboard aft corner tip of the # 9 deck on both vessels made contact causing minimal cosmetic damage to both vessels. Carnival Fantasy safety officer was at fault.
July 10, 2011
Russian cruise ship MV Bulgaria sinks in storm on Volga River, 122 dead.
January 31, 2011
MV Polar Star cruise ship grounding in Detaille, Antarctica, outer hull breached with 115 aboard.
December 12, 2010
Brilliance Of The Seas cruise ship severe listings in storm off Egypt
December 7, 2010
Clelia II damaged by high seas on Antarctic cruise in the Drake Passage.
October 18, 2010
Costa Classica @Lowlands Longevity
August 27, 2010
Clipper Adventurer grounding near Kugluktuk in the Canadian arctic circle
August 18, 2010
Viking Kiro cruise ship collision with barge on Volga River. Barge crew said to be drunk
July 7, 2010
DUKW 34 rammed, sunk by barge, 2 dead
June 30, 2010
MV Polar Star cruise ship grounding off Hornsund Svalbard in the Arctic with 113 aboard.
May 20, 2010
Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship severe listing in Gulf Of Mexico dozens injured
March 3, 2010
May 25, 2009
Vista Mar @ Prince Consort North Cardinal buoy off Cowes, Isle of Wight UK
May 24, 2009
MV Commander 6 Sinking
February 17, 2009
January 20, 2009
Fred Olsen Balmoral cruise ship Hit By 50 Ft Wave
December 4, 2008
November 11, 2008
Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship grounded
July 30, 2008
P & O Pacific Sun cruise ship high seas wave damage listing
July 28, 2008
July 7, 2008
June 21, 2008
June 6, 2008
June 04, 2008
Spirit Of Alaska off Alaska
May 25, 2008
May 19, 2008
May 14, 2008
May 6, 2008
May 04, 2008
March 26, 2008
Sky Wonder grounding off Turkey
March 13, 2008
March 11, 2008
February 28, 2008
February 21, 2008
January 20, 2008
January 2, 2008
December 28, 2007
December 10, 2007
December 5, 2007
November 23, 2007
MV Giorgis grounding off Greece
November 22, 2007
November 8, 2007
October 28, 2007
October 25, 2007
Island Star cruise ship passengers and crew abandon ship in tropical storm
September 18, 2007
August 31, 2007
August 25, 2007
Californian strikes barrier near U.S.S. Ronald Reagan
August 19, 2007
August 8, 2007
August 7, 2007
August 2, 2007
July 10, 2007
Pacific Star cruise ship cruises in to severe storm, gets battered.
June 27, 2007
June 25, 2007
May 14, 2007
April 15, 2007
April 5, 2007
February 10, 2007
February 1, 2007
January 29, 2007
January 17, 2007
Sky Wonder grounding on sand bar off Argentina
December 29, 2006
December 6, 2006
Statendam cruise ship near grounding with damage to ship
November 27, 2006
November 18, 2006
November 7, 2006
November 4, 2006
October 31, 2006
Enchantment Of The Seas rams barge off Grand Cayman
October 14, 2006
August 19, 2006
Celebrity Cruise Lines Summit cruise ship impales whale on bow of ship off Seward Alaska
August 15, 2006
Carnival Cruise Lines Celebration grounding in Nassau Bahamas
July 18, 2006
Crown Princess tilt, cruise ship prepares for rough seas, and goes into 30 degree list, injuring nearly 100
June 8, 2006
Norwegian Crown cruise ship grounded
May 6, 2006
April 1, 2006
P&O Cruises Artemi cruise ships, gale force winds, waves to the top decks, and flying televisions result in 9 day passenger torture
March 30, 2006 - 60+ Dead
Al-Dana sinks off the coast of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf
March 24, 2006
March 22, 2006
Queen Of The North sinks
February 4, 2006 - 23 Injured
Princess Cruise Line Grand Princess, ship severe listing at sea near Galveston, Texas due to too hard turning,
February 2, 2006 - 1100 Dead
Al-Salaam Boccaccio sinks in Red Sea.
January 19, 2006
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Spirit tossed byh 50 foot high waves off coast of South Carolina
December 4, 2005
Carnival Destiny Pilot onboard reported collision with Buoy # 8 while transiting through the San Juan Harbor in San Juan Puerto Rico. Minor damage to the Nav Aid was noticeable to the lens and solar panels. No damage to the ship was reported.
October 21, 2005
Hurricane Wilma creates high waves that cause listing, with passenger injuries and damage to Carnival Fascinatio cruise ship.
September 4, 2005
Engine failure results in P & O Pacific Sky cruise ship grounding on reef, near Brisbane AU
August 28, 2005
Lightening strike during thunderstorm off the coast of Mexico caused damage to RCCL Mariner Of The Seas cruise ship.
August 2, 2005
Stabilizer malfunction causes sudden listing of the coast of Florida to RCCL Explorer Of The Seas, results in damage to vessel and injuries to passengers.
July 7, 2005 - 200+ Dead
Overloaded ferry sinks off Indonesia's Papua province
July 5, 2005
Collision with dock in Juneau, Alaska results in passenger injuries and damage to Norwegian Spirit
May 11, 2005
Collision with 3 yachts in Bermuda results in damage to Norwegian Majesty
April 20, 2005
Collision with pier caused by high wind in Costa Maya, Mexico results in 42 foot gash in RCCL Grandeur Of The Seas cruise ship
April 16, 2005
70 foot wave hits cruise ship due to storm off the coast of South Carolina results in passenger injuries and damage to Norwegian Dawn. A federal judge denied class-action status in a $100 million negligence lawsuit filed by passengers on the cruise.
February 14, 2005 - 20 Injured
Gale force 11 winds during high seas causes listing, damage to the bridge and passenger injuries aboard Iberojet Grand Voyager
January 27, 2005
50 foot wave off the Aleutian Islands results in power lost in 3 of 4 engines and damage to the bridge of Semester At Sea, M/V Explorer.
Nov. 25, 2003 - 182+ Dead
Ferry collision on Congo's Mai-Indombe lake
March 11, 2003
Sept. 25, 2002 - 1000 Dead
Senegalese ferry capsizes in a storm off Gambia in West Africa
May 3, 2002 - 300+ Dead
Triple-decked ferry sinks in the Meghna River in Bangladesh.
October 19, 2001 - 374 Dead
Asylum-seekers from Afghanistan and Iraq on a refugee boat sinks en route from Indonesia to Australia.
December 17, 2000
Seabreeze I sunk 200 miles east of Cape Charles, Virginia. No passengers aboard at the time, 34 crew rescued.
May 1, 2000
World Discoverer developed a 20 degree list off the Solomon Islands and was run aground by her captain to stop it sinking further.
December 23, 1999 - 42 Dead
Ferry Asia-South Korea sinks off the coast of Cebu Island
November 26, 1999 - 16 Dead
Ferry Sleipner grounds then sinks off Norway in rough seas.
August 24, 1999 - 3 Injured
Norwegian Dawn cruise ship collides with a burning container ship the Ever Decent off Britain's southeast coast.
August 22, 1999 -
May 20, 1999 - 10 Injured
Sun Vista catches fire and sinks
February 6, 1999 - 325 Dead
The Harta Rimba, a ship not licensed for passenger use, sinks in the South China Sea
October 27, 1998 - 31 Dead
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises' Fantome sinks during Hurricane Mitch off Honduras. Life rafts and jackets found floating.
September 18, 1998 - 150 Dead
Sulpicio’s MV Princess of the Orient sank near Fortune Island in Batangas.
July 27, 1998 -
Cruise West's Spirit of '98 grounds in Alaskan Tracy Arm.
June 10, 1998 - 4 Dead 1 Injured
The MV Moby Dick sinks in high seas
May 21, 1996 - 500+ Dead
Ferry sinks in Lake Victoria in east Africa
January 19, 1996 - 340 Dead
Ferry sinks in a storm off Sumatra, Indonesia
September 11, 1995
August 2, 1995 - 3 Dead
Club Royale casino ship sinks 90 miles east of Port Canaveral during Hurricane Erin as captain tries and fails to outrun Erin.
September 28, 1994 - 852 Dead
Ferry Estonia sinks during a storm in the Baltic Sea
August 20, 1994 - 250 Dead
Ferry sinks in a storm on the River Meghna in Bangladesh.
February 16, 1993 - 500+ Dead
Overcrowded ferry sinks between Jeremie and Port-au-Prince, Haiti
October 1, 1992 - 2 Dead
The freighter Roatan Express sinks 80 miles west of Fort Myers in the Gulf Of Mexico during high seas. Captain Gough and passenger Juana Rayes missing. 10 crew and 4 passengers were aboard. Gough gave his life jacket to a passenger right before the ship sank.
August 23, 1992 - 30 Dead
December 14, 1991 - 460+ Dead
Coral reef tears a hole in a ferry's side near the port of Safaga, Egypt.
August 4, 1991
Oceanos cruise ship sinking after bomb threat and explosion is heard
May 27, 1991
Island Princess and Regent Sea, collide while trying to dock at Skagway, Alaska,
September 11, 1989
February 16, 1986
May 29, 1914
RMS Empress Of Ireland sinks after ramming by coal freighter during heavy fog in the St. Lawrence River, Canada, 1,012 die aboard. The tale of "Lucky Tower" who survived three passenger ship sinkings.
