Has A Cruise Ship Ever Sunk

Six Lies The Cruise Lines Will Tell You After The Costa Concordia.

Has a cruise ship ever sunk. On the maiden voyage of the only ship in the Golden Fleet the Mardi Gras ran aground and was delayed. Cruise Junkie reports that dozens of passenger ships sunk between 1979 and 2013 according primarily to reports by English-language news sources. Shelling From Royal Caribbean S M S Allure Sinks Carnival.

Then you may want to stop reading right now. Cruise ships can still sink. And when ships do sink that doesnt mean that.

Cruise Junkie reports that dozens of passenger ships sunk between 1979 and 2013 according primarily to reports by English-language news sources. According to the New York Times 16 passenger ships have sunk since 1980 most of them ferries not cruise ships. But weather can also threaten the stability of a cruise ship.

Cruise ships generally dont sink. On 13 January 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground capsized and later sank in shallow waters after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio Tuscany resulting in 32 deathsThe eight-year-old Costa Cruises vessel was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio sailed closer to the island. But only a few of those were cruise ships.

Perhaps the most famous in recent memory was the COSTA CONCORDIA which sank after striking Giglio Island on the Italian coast when Capt. Cruise ships can and do sink especially if they hit a coral reef or an iceberg. The Times notes that from 1980 to 2012 about 16 cruise ships have sunk.

Disney Dream Accidents And Incidents Cruisemapper. A rogue wave could also cause a cruise ship to capsize. Cruise Junkie reports that dozens of passenger ships sunk between 1979 and 2013 according primarily to reports by English-language news sources.