With the Costa Concordia disaster headlining global news the questions most asked by mariners is: How will that disaster change the cruise ship industry? For insight into this question we [...]
The following is video shot in August 2011 showing the Costa Concordia “showing off” close to shore near the Port of Giglio. The sometimes risky maneuver by cruise ships where [...]
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**UPDATE 15 Jan 12**: The Costa Concordia does not have azimuthing “pod-type” thrusters. Many modern cruise ships are unique from other ships such as tankers, containerships, and most warships, in [...]
Upon departure from the port of a Giglio, an island off the northwestern coast of Italy, the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a reef, tearing a 50 meter-long gash in [...]
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Two crew members where killed and over a dozen people injured by a fire aboard the cruise ship Nordlysand. The fire is believed to have ignited in the engine room [...]
Two people have been confirmed dead after an engine room fire broke out on the Norwegian cruise ship, MS Nordlys, while travelling offshore Norway. All 207 passengers have been evacuated [...]
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