| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2013 |
Incident |
| February 20 | Seabourn Odyssey | The Marlborough Express reports Maritime New Zealand spokesman Steve Rendle said a blackout occurred at 7.18am on Monday when the ship's engineers engaged bow thrusters for berthing. There was a second blackout Monday evening. The passengers had been told there was a problem with a cable powering the ship's thrusters and this had caused the power blackout on Monday morning.The ship was towed to its Aotea Quay berth by a CentrePort tug. Maritime NZ gave approval for the ship to sail for Picton on Monday night after engineers and electricians spent the day on the problem. | Loss of power - towed to port |
| January 5 | Seabourn Sojourn | The Independent reports Argentinian protesters disrupted the cruise ship industry today as they demonstrated for the Falklands Islands to be handed over. The nationalist activists targeted the two ships as they docked in Buenos Aires after stopping at the Falklands. Their anger was inflamed today by the publication of a “hands off” the Falklands advert in Argentina by The Sun newspaper. Protestors burnt copies of the newspaper along with Union flags. The advert was published in the wake of President Kirchner’s most recent attempt to put pressure on the UK to sever ties with the Falklands when she wrote an open letter to David Cameron which was published in several UK newspapers, accusing him of colonialism and demanding negotiations be opened. According to The Telegraph, hundreds of passengers were prevented from leaving their vessels by protesters angry at the “illegal” visits to the disputed South Atlantic islands .Ministers condemned the unprecedented wave of “blackmail” and “intimidation” and called on militants to “allow cruise ships to travel without threats or hindrance”. Protesters accused the shipsof stopping at provinces across the region, including the Falklands and Tierra del Fuego, in violation of a provincial law. The so-called “Gaucho Rivero” law is active in five provinces, including Tierra del Fuego, whose capital is Ushuaia, and prohibits British ships involved in the "exploitation of natural resources" around the Falklands from docking. Activists insist it should also apply to cruise liners. | Demonstration |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2012 |
Incident |
| December 6 | Seabourn Sojourn |
The Daily Mail report the shipwith up to 450 passengers on board was prevented from leaving an Argentine port today in a protest over the Falkland Islands. The Seabourn Sojourn was blocked in by Argentine port workers who want to prevent the ship sailing to the disputed islands. The vessel was later allowed to leave the port at Buenos Aires following a delay of seven hours. Union leaders were demanding that the liner's captain pledges not to visit the Falklands before being allowed to set sail. | Ship detained |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2010 |
Incident |
| 26.5.10 | Seabourn Pride | Cruise Week reports the ship is replacing its port call at Bangkok to Singapore on its July 17th embarkation/debarkation. The change is due to the street violence in Bangkok. The company notes neither the airport nor the alternative seaport at Laem Chabang (Thailand) has been affected. "However, the State Department warning for all of Thailand made our guests nervous, so we substituted Kuantan, Malaysia, for Ko Kood. | Change homeport |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2007 |
Incident |
| 20.5.07 |
Seabourn Pride | A message was posted at Cruise
Critic indicating that there is major structural problem on
the ship. When at Belle Ille (France) yesterday, it was
discovered that one of the Marina door’s hinges and
bolts were missing, which compromised the other hinge and damaged the
hydraulic system to move the door up and down. This door must be closed
when the ship is operating. Because the door is in an awkard
position and cannot be
moved, the crew spent the entire day roping the door so that it would
at least remain attached to the ship. As of this morning
we know the following: the 20 ft waves of yesterday have calmed
down
and are in the right direction for us to sail at a very slow speed to
Saint -Nazaire (about 45 nautical miles away). We expect to pick up the
pilot around 5:30pm and be
docked by 7 pm. Ideally necessary repairs will be made the
following day. So, we missed the port of Belle Ille and will miss
St. Malo and
Guernsey for sure. It is still up in the air whether we will miss
Rouen. We have to be in London by Saturday May 26. Speculation is
running rampant that we will get a major reimbursement for this 2 weeks
as we also missed 2 other ports on the way due to weather - or will
they disembark all of us and fly us home and take the ship directly to
dry dock. UPDATE May 21:
The ship arrived at Saint-Nazaire and repairs were completed (the
Marina door was welded shut) within 12
hours or so. The ship set sail late this evening and arrived in
Rouen mid-day on May 23. |
Marina Door Won't Close
Properly -- Missed Ports |
| 3.5.07 |
Seabourn Pride |
The ship was unable to call in Sorrento last Thursday after
being notified the port was closed following a tragic accident in which
two people died while decorating for a local festivity. The ship
berthed instead at Naples from which all the planned shore excursions
could be operated. |
Missed port of call |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2006 |
Incident |
| 20.12.06 |
Seabourn Spirit |
Passengers report at Cruise Critic that there was a small fire before arriving in Hong Kong. According to one: We went to the Verandah for Breakfast and there was soot on the table settings on the outside. We had a good view of all the fire engines and water craft coming along while we had our breakfast. The crew appeared to have everything under control and the Captain gave the all clear to the crew prior to us finishing our Breakfast. He had some of the crew on standby near where the fire had been and everything for the passengers appeared as normal. Of course one must have known something was up when the Captain called Station Bravo over the loud speaker before 7 in the morning. | Fire |
| 19.11.06 |
Seabourn Legend |
A
male crew member (reportedly a worker in the galley) went missing and
is presumed overboard. Search of the ship and surrounding
waters
proved unsuccessful and were called off after more than a full
day. Readers
at Cruise Critic report the following druise will be delayed one day because the ship
will now arrive in Fort Lauderdale 22 November. The ship's last
port
was Tenerife on 11 November. |
Missing |
| 14.6.06 |
Seabourn Pride |
A
passenger has posted the following at Cruise
Critic --
the ship is on a 14 day cruise from London to Copenhagen,
ending June 17th: It has been a very good cruise in
general, but we have seen no sun since our magnificent departure
through Tower Bridge in London. Right now we are going through
very heavy seas on our way to Bergen.
Last night there was a considerable amount of water damage on board.
The forward suites had broken windows and flooding. We are in a french
balcony suite on deck 6 and had water cascading down the inside of our
sealed french doors from the deck above. That water damaged the wiring
that controls the automatic locking of the french doors by the captain.
Earlier this morning the captain announced there was substantial
damage but did not mention whether anyone has been hurt. |
Storm damage |
| 28.3.06 |
Seabourn Pride |
The transatlantic cruise ending today in Lisbon arrived several hours late -- the delay was explained as the result of heavy weather and a fault with the exhaust system which is needing repairs. But a passenger reports meeting someone who said those crossing the Atlantic were lucky to escape with their lives as there had been a fire in the engine room on the 3rd day as well as an encounter with a rogue wave. The fire was apparently very bad and there was lots of smoke although it was put out within 15 minutes so pax weren't called to the lifeboats. Interetingly, the ship moored on the port side in Lisbon to hide the large mark on the side where all the paint was burned away. The captain also moored like this in Madeira but once the passengers got into town the large patch of rust was there for all to see & comment on. | Fire --- Delay |
| dd/mm/yy |
Ship |
2005 and earlier |
Incident |
| 5.11.05 |
Seabourn Spirit |
Pirates off the Somalia coast attacked the ship with the
intention to board. The ship took evasive action and was able to
outrun the attackers. There were no serious injuries onboard, and
the ship suffered only minor damage. |
Pirate Attack |
| 1.9.05 |
Seabourn Pride |
The ship was detained at Waterford because of safety
hazards. According to the Department of Marine, inspectors found
safety matters, which are believed to centre on the engine room, had
not been rectified. These included safety deficiencies and fire
risks. The ship was detained in port, with its 170
passengers, until deficiencies were corrected. It departed
Waterford on Saturday morning, Sept 3. Curiously, safety
inspectors in the UK had highlighted several faults when the ship was
in Falmouth, but allowed her to sail after the Captain agreed to make
amends at sea. |
Safety hazards -- No sail order and detained until passed reinspection |
| 14.1-1.2.03 |
Seabourn Legend |
1 passenger (.52%) and 5 crew (.5.56%) reported gastrointestinal illness. | Illness |
| Nov.03 |
Seabourn
Pride |
Gastrointestinal outbreak reported
to CDC -- Details unknown |
Illness |
| Feb.03 |
Seabourn
Pride |
Gastrointestinal outbreak reported
to CDC -- Details unknown |
Illness |
| 2.12.00 |
Seabourn Sun (1) |
Announced that the
December 9
sailing will be cancelled because of repairs needed to the ship's
propeller. |
Cancelation |