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Vidion of the Seas (Red Bucket) Overboard

Royal Caribbean Unreasonably Delays Reporting Overboard Crew Member from Vision of the Seas

By Jim Walker on May 26, 2018
Posted in Disappearances

On December 8, 2017, a crew member went overboard from the Vision of the Seas cruise ship operated by Miami based Royal Caribbean Cruises. I reported on the incident at the time based on what passengers were stating about the cruise.

The Vision sailed out of Galveston on December 4, 2017 on a seven day…

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.…

An “Outlaw Industry” Watched By “Paper Tigers”

By Jim Walker on February 24, 2013
Posted in Flags of Convenience

Newsweek’s Daily Beast Blog published an insightful article about the real issues behind the Triumph cruise ship fire. Entitled "Carnival Cruise From Hell," the article explains that the situation involves a lot more than just another stinky ship bobbing around on the high seas. Rather, Newsweek writes that the fiasco is "a troubling…

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