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Under this new ownership, the ship was renamed America once again in an attempt to capitalize on its American heritage [20] despite being registered as a Greek vessel. The ship's hull was painted dark blue and the funnels were repainted in a blue-and-red color scheme. America set sail on her first cruise on 30 June 1978. [21]
On 26 May, America began its first day of special operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, when Cmdr. Fred M. Backman, commanding officer of VA-165, and his bombardier/navigator, Lt. Cmdr. Jack Hawley, in a Grumman A-6C Intruder flew the ship's first combat sortie of the 1970 WestPac cruise.
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 ...
Female passenger was found unresponsive during the ship’s 27 February cruise to Nassau, Bahamas
A cruise ship death must be recorded in the ship’s log and the flag state - the country where the ship is registered - must also be notified as it has jurisdiction over incidents that occur onboard.
The ship, which holds way over 5,000 guests and only made its maiden voyage in January of this year, had embarked on the cruise on Saturday, but after the incident on Sunday, the cruise halted and ...
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
A report has revealed strong winds hit the Spirit of Discovery ship on Nov. 4, 2023, leading to one passenger's death Cruise Passenger Died, More Than 100 Injured After Ship Was Hit by Winds Over ...