Cruise Ship Accident History
Why was the luxury cruise ship sailing so close to the shore in the first place.
Cruise ship accident history. The vessel was carrying 405 passengers 5 travel agents. The port authorities are investigating the accident and damages to the pier and the vessel. The avoidable disaster killed 32 people and seriously injured many others and left investigators wondering.
The 76 meter long four-deck river passenger ship Eastern Star Dongfangzhixing capsized and sank on the Yangtze River in the Wuhan Damazhou area. Significant Cruise Ship Accidents 2010 to Present. The vessel hit and damaged a cargo crane and one of the ships lifeboats on the port side detached and crashed into the sea.
China cruise ship disaster MV Dongfang zhi Xing Eastern Star 1 June 2015. Silver Explorer of Silverseas was damaged by rough seas on January 12 2013. Flashback in history.
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. Propulsion Power Loss.
