Told You She Wasn’t Going to Capsize!
Play with the dates and speed don the left and don’t forget to press play. Pretty cool they did time-lapse.
Greg Dragonetti
Greg (he/him) is the founder and editor of CruiseInd. He has been writing about the cruise industry since 2009 and studying it since 1998. His first ship was the Norwegian Majesty.
Nordlys about to Capsize???
That’s what the media would want you to think: Norway: Cruise ship in danger of tilting over Norway: Cruise ship listing, may tilt over (CBS News) The sort answer is no. I mean, have we not learned anything from…
Live Video of Nordlys. Follow the Action Second-Second #nordlys
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UPDATE II: Dramatic Video of Fire on Nordlys
Here’s some raw footage from a Russian news source showing the early parts of the fire. Notice the passengers still onboard and how quickly turing the vessel so that the the smoke blows away. Pretty scary stuff.
UPDATE: Nordlys Now Safely in Port [ #nordlys ]
Shes listing due to the amount of water sprayed into her. Making her unstable. from Svein Ove Ekornesvag
BREAKING: Norwegian Coastal ship Nordlys Suffers “Explosion”/ Fire
UPDATE:NRK has more photos. I say explosion in quotes since that’s what is being reported, but I highly doubt that’s what happened. A fire in the engine room killed two crew members and sent nine other crew to the…
NCL Names New Project Breakaway Ships the Worst Names Possible
After receiving a supposed 250,000 entries into their Name the Ship Contest, NCL has decided to name their two new ships: Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway I honestly cant believe that’s the best contestants came up with. THEY NAMED IT…
Carnival Miracle 9/11 Tribute in NYC
Hate to think this was just a PR ploy but pretty spectacular shots of Miracle leaving NYC September 11, 2011. Carnival-News.com
This Week in Obvious…
Study: Pollution from Ships Plummets when Vessels Shift to Low-Sulfur Fuels (Photo Credit: Flickr user turgidson via Creative Commons license)
Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Maria
So far here are the changes. RCI Oasis of the Seas will sail a modified itinerary. The ship will now call on Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, on Tuesday, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, on Wednesday and Nassau, Bahamas, on Friday. The ship…