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“Old Bag of Bolts” Ruby Saga Breaks Down in Canary Islands

By Jim Walker on December 15, 2013
Posted in Flags of Convenience

Last week, I received a tip about the Saga Ruby cruise ship (ex – Vistafjord), which is on her last cruise for Saga to the Caribbean from Southampton, that the ship is stranded in Canary Islands due to generator problems.

I had mentioned that the old cruise ship is already apparently sold to Chinese investors and…

Dead Ships & Endangered Passengers – Cruise Lines Ignore International Maritime Organization Guidelines

By Jim Walker on February 26, 2013
Posted in Fires

Yesterday the New York Times published an insightful article about the failure of the cruise industry to design their cruise ships with redundant engine systems such that if one set of engines is knocked out by a fire or explosion, another set of engines in a separate compartment would provide power to the cruise ship.…

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