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RINA gains contract to carry out future-strategy study
Italian classification society and technical consultancy RINA has been awarded a contract by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to carry out a comprehensive Global Investment Plan Study aimed at steering the cruise sector towards a sustainable future. The research will provide a...
Viking Sky should not have sailed, NSIA says
Five years ago the cruise ship Viking Sky (IMO 9650420) lost power during a storm when off the coast of Norway and came within a couple of hundred metres of a disastrous grounding (IMN, March 26th 2019 and several subsequent dates) before the emergency services arrived. Had that grounding occurred,...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/viking-sky-should-not-have-sailed-nsia-says/
RCI suspends Haitian stops
Royal Caribbean International has suspending calls at its private destination in Haiti. It said that this was a precautionary step in response to the recent escalation of violence in country. Royal Caribbean International is the only cruise line to call in Haiti. It limits its calls to a private...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/rci-suspends-haitian-stops/
Widow sues RCL after husband died in high-dive at island stop-off
The widow of a father-of-four who died after diving headfirst off a structure at Roatan island during an onshore break from a cruise is suing the Royal Caribbean cruise line. Edmund Rucker, 52, died on March 15th 2023, during a stop-off at Roatan by cruise ship Allure of the Seas (IMO 9383948). He...
Long-term residential cruise could start in May
Villa Vie Residences, which has been promoting a cruise that would last up to 3.5 years, has said that it has taken delivery of the former Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship, the 1993-built Braemar (IMO 90000699). The ship is expected to transfer from its four-year lay-up in Scotland to a shipyard to...
Cruise ship barred from Mauritius after some passengers fall sick
Passenger cruise ship Norwegian Dawn (IMO 9195169), part of the Norwegian Cruise Line Holding Ltd. Fleet, was prevented from docking at Port Louise, Mauritius because of health safety concerns after some passengers became ill. About 100 people on the vessel had suffered stomach upsets, although...
Sweden closes case of the sinking of the Estonia
There will be no new investigation into the 1994 sinking of the passenger ferry Estonia, prosecutors in Sweden have decided. The Estonia went down in middle of the Baltic in September 1994, leading to the deaths of 852 of the 989 people on board. Since then, researchers and family members have...
US seeks to auction the Amadea, saying that it is costing $7m a year to maintain
In the immediate aftermath of Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a number of superyachts belonging to Russian oligarchs became the centre of media attention. Some were seized, wile some were detained for non-payment of bills. One particularly high-profile case was the superyacht...
Glen Sannox now ready for trials
Scottish inter-island passenger ferry Glen Sannox (IMO 9794513) is finally to be put through its paces, six years later than originally scheduled. A series of significant sea trials in the Firth of Clyde are taking place this week, with a second set of equally important trials expected to be...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/glen-sannox-now-ready-for-trials/