Cruise Ship Accident History
Silver Explorer of Silverseas was damaged by rough seas on January 12 2013.
Cruise ship accident history. The avoidable disaster killed 32 people and seriously injured many others and left investigators wondering. The vessel was carrying 405 passengers 5 travel agents. The vessel hit and damaged a cargo crane and one of the ships lifeboats on the port side detached and crashed into the sea.
55 rows Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground capsized and sank because the. The 76 meter long four-deck river passenger ship Eastern Star Dongfangzhixing capsized and sank on the Yangtze River in the Wuhan Damazhou area. The accident occurred while the ship was en-route from Ketchikan to Victoria BC during 7-day Alaskan Explorer cruise itinerary May 18-25 roundtrip from homeport Seattle WA to Alaska Juneau Sitka Ketchikan and Canada Victoria BC.
Flashback in history. The port authorities are investigating the accident and damages to the pier and the vessel. China cruise ship disaster MV Dongfang zhi Xing Eastern Star 1 June 2015.
Propulsion Power Loss. The cruise ship returned to Argentina after the accident and the rest of the trip was cancelled.
