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On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany in order to perform a sail-by salute, sailed closer to the island than intended, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor.
An early morning accident. The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. east of the Pilot House Station at Dodge Island, the island of cruise ship passenger terminals that draws the attention of many ...
The Norwegian Epic was sailing from Jamaica to the Bahamas on Thursday, Dec. 26, when the 51-year-old passenger went overboard around 3 p.m. local time, a cruise line spokesperson said in ...
A Norwegian cruise ship, MS Maud, with more than 250 passengers on board lost power in the North Sea after a storm on Thursday, Dec. 21. A rescue mission is underway.
The ship was towed and beached. 33 people died while around 200 passengers were rescued. [51] 33 2012 Italy: Costa Concordia – The Italian cruise ship ran aground, capsized and sank in shallow waters on 13 January off the Isola del Giglio, killing 32 people (27 passengers and 5 crewmembers) out of 3,216 passengers and 1,013 crewmembers aboard. 32
As water flooded in, the ship listed as she drifted back towards the island and grounded near shore, then rolled onto her starboard side, lying in an unsteady position on a rocky underwater ledge. The evacuation of Costa Concordia took over six hours, and of the 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew known to have been aboard, 32 died.
Passengers aboard the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship who thought they were in for a leisurely end to their vacation instead experienced a nightmarish voyage back to port over the Memorial Day weekend.
Her AIS stopped broadcasting at the time of the explosion. The ship was later repaired and returned to service. [97] Mero Star Sierra Leone: 2020 Beirut explosions: The cargo ship was severely damaged in the explosion and was later scrapped. [98] [95] Orient Queen Bahamas: 2020 Beirut explosions: The cruise ship was severely damaged in the ...