After more than four years, the US National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the May 2003 boiler rupture aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norway that killed eight crew members, injured 17 and ended the career of one of the greatest passenger ships of all time.
Unfortunately, the report finds serious faults with the procedures [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Casualties’
Saturday, 1 December 2007
NTSB Releases Norway Accident Report
Saturday, 1 December 2007
Perspectives on the Aftermath of the Explorer Sinking
It’s now been a week since GAP Adventures‘ Explorer sank in the Antarctic, one of the most sensational events to hit the cruise business in years. The “little red ship” was one of the most important cruise ships in history; the seminal expedition cruise ship, she was to expedition cruising what Royal Caribbean’s Song of [...]
Friday, 23 November 2007
GAP Adventures’ Explorer Sinks in Antarctica
GAP Adventures‘ Explorer has been abandoned after hitting a piece of floating ice in the Antarctic Ocean, causing a breach in the hull. The ship began sinking and all 100 passengers and 54 crew have been evacuated. The passengers are now on board Hurtigruten’s Nordnorge.
Built in 1969 as Lindblad Explorer for Lindblad Expeditions, this was [...]
