It has been a month since the public learned that the fire-resistant panels used during the construction of the new Explora I cruise ship, owned by MSC Cruises and operated by Europa Journeys, failed safety certification. The Financial Times (“FT”), which broke the story, reported that a total of around forty-five cruise ships had incorporated
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Insurers of Dozens of Cruise Ships With Potentially Dangerous Fire Panels Seek Transparency: “We Demand Names of All Ships Equipped With Paroc Panels”
The marine insurers for cruise ships which may have the faulty fire-resistant Paroc panels are demanding transparency that cruise lines / ship owners disclose which vessels contain the faulty panels, according to Lloyd’s List. The London-based news website for the shipping industry recently published two articles, focusing on the potentially dangerous Paroc fire-resistant panels. The…
Explora Journeys Accepts Delivery of Explora I Without Disclosing Whether Faulty Paroc Fire-Resistant Panels Were Replaced or Repaired
MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys, the owner and operator of the new luxury cruise ship Explorer I, announced the delivery of the ship with great fanfare last week. During the media blitz and hype surrounding the delivery of the new cruise ship on July 20th, both companies carefully avoided any mention of whether the…
Which Cruise Ships are Equipped With Faulty Paroc Fire-Resistant Panels? (The Cruise Lines, Product Supplier, Shipyards and CLIA Won’t Say!)
The Financial Times article published last week titled Luxury Cruise Liner’s Launch Delayed as Dozens of Ships Face Potential Safety Hazard raised the issue that as many as forty-five (45) cruise ships may be equipped with faulty fire-resistant panels manufactured by Paroc. This raises important issue of safety for the guests and crew members on…
MSC Cruises and CLIA Downplay Dangers of Failed Certification of Faulty Fire-Resistant Panels on MSC’s New Luxury Cruise Ship Explora I
Cruise trade organization, Cruise Line International (CLIA), and the parent company of Explora Journeys, MSC Cruises, are rushing to try and minimize the fallout of The Financial Times’ article that the Paroc fire-resistant panels used during the construction of the Explora I failed fire safety certifications. The highly anticipated Explora I was scheduled to be…
The Launch of MSC’s Newest Cruise Ship, Explora I, Delayed Due to Faulty Fire-Resistant Panels
According to a blockbuster article in the Financial Times titled Luxury Cruise Liner’s Launch Delayed as Dozens of Ships Face Potential Safety Hazard, construction materials used in the building of MSC Cruises’ Explora I reportedly failed their safety certification. Helsinki, Finland-based Paroc (a subsidiary of U.S. Owens Corning), which manufactures the insulated building materials…
Engine Room Fire on UnCruise Aventures’ Wilderness Discoverer Forces Evacuation of Sixty-Seven Passengers and Crew
A small (178 foot) expedition cruise ship sailing in Glacier Bay National Park caught on fire yesterday morning. The engine room fire required the Wilderness Discoverer to evacuate fifty-one guests and sixteen crew members.
UnCruise Adventures, which operates the ship, said there were no injuries from the fire.
The U.S. Coast Guard in Juneau…
Fire Breaks Out on Pacific Aventure Off Australia – Does Your Cabin’s Balcony Have a Sprinkler and Heat/Smoke Detection System?
A fire erupted on the balcony of a guest cabin on the Pacific Adventure cruise ship around 3:15 A.M. yesterday (Australian time) off the coast of New South Wales. The P&O Cruises’ cruise ship was carrying over 3,000 guests and a crew of over 1,000.
Newspapers reported that many guests were forced to evacuate from…
Fire on Viking Orion Quickly Extinguished
A fire broke out on the Viking Orion cruise ship yesterday morning. Approximately 600 people on board were reportedly evacuated from the cruise ship around 8:10 a.m. Crew members quickly extinguished he fire which impacted three cabins.
Photos of the cruise ship showed black smoke billowing out of one of the ship’s windows.
There…
Fire Reported Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas
A fire broke out yesterday aboard the Explorer of the Seas, according to a passenger on the cruise ship who wishes to remain anonymous. He provided the following information:
“We had a fire onboard Explorer OTS yesterday.
Apparently in a store room on the sports deck.
Lots of staff in fire PPE (personal protective…