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SeaLibrary Online. IMO Library Catalogues online.
http://www.imo.org/InfoResource/mainframe.asp?topic_id=827
Passenger ships http://www.imo.org/Safety/mainframe.asp?topic_id=356
How IMO is addressing the safety of large passenger ships
http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/contents.asp?doc_id=1319&topic_id=473&header=false
Large passenger ships . http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=473
Conference on safety of large passenger ships. Speech by Mr. William A. ONeill Secretary-General,
International Maritime Organization. Institute of Marine Engineers, Conference on Safety of Large Passenger
Ships, 15 June 2000. http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=83&doc_id=372
Press Briefings
New passenger ship safety standards set for adoption at IMO's Maritime Safety Committee. MSC meets in
Istanbul, Turkey for its 82nd session from 29 November to 8 December 2006. Press Briefing, 27 November 2006.
http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1320&doc_id=7349
IMO Secretary-General offers support after Indonesia ferry accident. Mitropoulos expresses sadness at heavy
loss of life. Briefing 02/2007, 2 January 2007.
http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1472&doc_id=7419
IMO News Magazine

The IMO passenger ship safety initiative. In: IMO News Magazine, Issue 1/2007, p. 25-28
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=8063/IMO%20News%201%202007.pdf
Istanbul meeting agrees new passenger ship standards. In: IMO News Magazine, Issue 1/2007, p. 14-18.
New international standards for passenger ships adopted. In: IMO News Magazine, Issue 1/2007, p. 8
Passenger vessels initiative reaches successful conclusion. In: IMO News Magazine, Issue 2/2006, p. 7
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=6503/IMONews_22006.pdf
IMO and Interferry sign agreement on ferry safety. In: IMO News Magazine, Issue 1/2006, p. 29.
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=6292/IMONews%201%202006.pdf
Red Sea ferry disaster : IMO provides assistance to casualty investigators. In: IMO News Magazine, Issue
1/2006, p. 10. http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=6292/IMONews%201%202006.pdf
Safe area requirement for passenger ships further defined. In: IMO News Magazine, Issue 1/2005, p. 20.
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=4854/IMONews_March05_1.pdf
Large passenger ship safety under spotlight. IMO News Magazine, Issue 1/2003, pp 23-24.
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=2948/IMO%20News%201_03.pdf
Draft guidelines for evacuation analysis on passenger ships agreed. IMO News Magazine, Issue 1/2002, pp 1617 http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=251/IMO_News_1_02.pdf
Larger ships. New safety challenges. Cruise ships are getting larger as the industry giants vie for prestige
and passengers. IMO News Magazine, Issue 2/2001, pp 10-12
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=1362/IMO%20News%202.pdf
Draft guidelines for the evacuation analysis of high-speed passenger craft agreed. IMO News Magazine, Issue
1/2001, pp 22-23 http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=1014/Issue12001.pdf
IMO to review safety of large passenger ships. IMO News Magazine, Issue 3/2000, p 18
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=410/news3.pdf
IMO DOCUMENTS
Abbreviations: IACS (International Association of Classification Societies); ICCL (International Council of Cruise
Lines); ICFTU (International Confederation of Free Trade Union); ICS (International Chamber of Shipping;
IHO (International Hydrographic Organization); ITTC (International Towing Tank Conference); IUMI
(International Union of Marine Insurance)
RESOLUTIONS
A.796(19)
23/11/1995
Recommendations on a decision support system for masters on passenger ships
CIRCULARS
MSC/Circ.815
13/11/1998
List of IMO safety-related requirements and recommendations applicable to all ships and
certain types of ships http://www.imo.org/Circulars/mainframe.asp?topic_id=333
MSC/Circ.1033
06/06/2003
Interim guidelines for evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships.
http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=2188/1033.pdf
MSC/Circ.1129
15/12/2004
Guidance on the establishment of medical and sanitation related programmes for passenger
ships http://www.imo.org/includes/blastData.asp/doc_id=4664/1129.pdf
MSC/Circ.1187
23/05/2006
Interim operational recommendations for passenger ships with cabin balconies

MSC/Circ.1214
15/12/2006
Performance standards for the systems and services to remain operational on passenger
ships for safe return to port and orderly evacuation and abandonment after a casualty
MSC.1/Circ. 1238
30/10/2007
Guidelines for evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)

72nd Session (17-26 May 2000)
Summary reports: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=110&doc_id=349
MSC 72/21
Work programme. Enhancing the safety of large passenger ships
MSC 72/21/9
Idem. Submitted by IACS
MSC 72/21/14
Idem. Submitted by UK
MSC 72/21/15
Idem. Submitted by ICS
MSC 72/23
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee
73rd Session (27 November 6 December 2000)

Summary reports : http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=110&doc_id=350
MSC 73/INF.3
Large passenger ship safety. Preliminary risk analysis of large passenger ship
safety. Submitted by USA
MSC 73/INF.9
Idem. Submitted by ICCL
MSC 73/INF. 11
Idem. Enhancing the safety of large passenger ships. Submitted by IUMI
MSC 73/INF.12
MSC 73/4
Idem. Enhancing the safety of large passenger ships
MSC 73/4/1
Idem. Enhancing the safety of large passenger ships. Submitted by ICCL
MSC 73/4/2
Idem. Submitted by USA
MSC 73/4/3
Idem. Submitted by Italy
MSC 73/4/4
Idem. Enhancing the safety of large passenger ships. Submitted by Norway
MSC 73/21
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 4 - Large passenger ships safety)
74th Session (30 May 8 June 2001)

Sumary reports : http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=110&doc_id=1151
MSC 74/INF.13
Large passenger ship safety. Study on the safety of large passenger ships.
Submitted by ICCL
MSC 74/INF.17
MSC 74/INF.25
Idem. Future large passenger vessel safety. Submitted by USA
MSC 74/4/1
Idem. Report of the correspondence group. Submitted by USA
MSC 74/4/1/Corr.1
Idem. Corrigendum
MSC 74/4/2
Idem. Training in fire fighting in large passenger ships. Submitted by the Bahamas
MSC 74/4/3
Idem. Comments and proposals regarding certain critical areas which affects the
general concept of the ship. Submitted by Spain
MSC 74/4/4
Idem. Existing passenger ships. Submitted by USA
MSC 74/4/5
Idem. Future passenger vessel safety. Submitted by USA
MSC 74/4/6
Idem. Submitted by ICCL
MSC 74/24
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 4 - Large passenger ships safety)
75th Session (15-24 May 2002)

Summary reports http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=110&doc_id=2161
MSC 75/INF.14
Large passenger ship safety. Systematic incident analysis : Finding the causes of
dangerous occurrences. Submitted by the Netherlands
MSC75/INF.17
Idem. The use of directional sound as an aid to passenger evacuation. Submitted

by UK
MSC 75/4
Idem. Outcome of NAV47, SLF 44, STW 33 and FP 46
MSC 75/4/Add.1
Idem. Outcome of COMSAR 6 and DE 45 on large passenger ship safety
MSC 75/4/1
Idem. Report of the correspondence group. Submitted by USA
MSC 75/4/2
Idem. Submitted by Norway
MSC 75/4/3
Idem. Proposal for a pragmatic working assumption of the term large. Submitted
by Germany
MSC 75/4/4
Idem. Proposal for a revised working strategy. Submitted by Germany
MSC 75/4/5
Idem. The use of directional sound as an aid to passenger evacuation. Submitted

by Germany and UK
MSC 75/24
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 4 Large passenger ships safety)
76th Session (2-13 December 2002)

Summary reports http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=110&doc_id=2325
MSC 76/6
Large passenger ship safety. Outcome of MSC 75, NAV 48, SLF 45.
MSC 76/23
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 6 Large passenger ship safety)
77th Session (28 May 6 June 2003)

MSC 77/4
Large passenger ship safety. Outcome of COMSAR 7 and FP 47
MSC 77/4/Add.1
Idem. Outcome of STW 34 and DE 46
MSC 77/4/1
Idem. Cruise ship safety Forum recommendations. Submitted by ICCL

(Annex : Cruise ship safety forum recommended best practices)
MSC 77/4/2
Idem. Proposed further work by the COMSAR correspondence group. Submitted

by UK as co-ordinator of the correspondence group.
MSC 77/4/3
Idem. Recommendations to ensure a holistic approach. Submitted by UK
MSC 77/26
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 4 Large passenger ship safety)
78th Session (12 21 May 2004)

MSC 78/4
Large passenger ship safety. Outcome of NAV 49, SLF 46, and STW 35
MSC 78/4/Add.1
Idem. Outcome of COMSAR 8 and DE 47
MSC 78/4/1
Idem. Report on the progress made on matters related to large passenger ship safety
MSC 78/4/2
Idem. FSA study on navigational safety of passenger ships. Submitted by Norway
MSC 78/4/3
Idem. Port state inspections of cruise ships in the Paris MOU. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
MSC 78/4/4
Idem. Proposed guidance to the sub-committees. Submitted by the United States
MSC 78/4/5
Idem. Consideration on the discussion points. Submitted by Japan
MSC 78/26
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 78th Session (Section 4 Large Passenger
Ship Safety)
MSC 78/INF.7
Idem. Damage survivability assessment system for ships. Submitted by the Republic of
Korea
MSC 78/INF.8
Idem. An experimental study on the walking speed prediction in evacuation analysis.

Submitted by the Republic of Korea
MSC 78/INF.9
Idem. Medical facilities. Submitted by ICCL
MSC 78/INF.10
Idem. Sanitation standards. Submitted by ICCL
MSC 78/INF.13
Idem. Consideration on the discussion points. Submitted by Japan
79th Session (1 10 December 2004)

MSC 79/4
Large passenger ship safety. Outcome of MSC 78, NAV 50 and SLF 47
MSC 79/4/1
Idem. Draft MSC Circular on medical and sanitation programme

for large passenger ships
MSC 79/4/2
Idem. GIS modelling project : A progress report. Submitted by the United Kingdom
MSC 79/4/3
Idem. Definition of large passenger ships. Submitted by France
MSC 79/4/4
Idem. Co-ordination of SAR research projects
MSC 79/23
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 79th Session. (Section 4 Passenger ship
safety)
MSC 79/INF.4
Idem. Fire-fighting at sea project : A progress report. Submitted by the United Kingdom
80th Session (11 20 May 2005)

MSC 80/4
Passenger ship safety. Outcome of STW 36. FP 49 and DE 48.
MSC 80/4/1
Idem. Information on the co-ordinating role of the World Maritime

University (WMU) for search and rescue research projects related to passenger ships
MSC 80/4/2
Idem. Time to remain habitable. Submitted by ICCL
MSC 80/24
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 80th Session. (Section 4 Passenger ship
safety)
MSC 80/INF.6
Idem. Passenger ship safety. Information on the co-ordinating role of the World Maritime
University (WMU) for search and rescue research projects related to passenger ships
81st Session (10 19 May 2006)

MSC 81/4
Passenger ship safety. Outcome of NAV 51, SLF 48, FO 50 and STW 37.
MSC 81/4/Add.1
Idem. Outcome of DE 49 and COMSAR 10
MSC 81/4/1
Idem. Comments on the outcome of FP 50. Submitted by Sweden
MSC 81/4/2
Idem. Comments on the outcome of FP 50. Submitted by the United States and ICCL
MSC 81/4/3
Idem. Comments on the outcome of COMSAR 10 : Draft amendment to SOLAS chapter

III. Submitted by the United Kingdom
Idem. Comments on the outcome of FP 50. Submitted by Germany
MSC 81/4/4
MSC 81/4/5
Idem. Comments on the outcome of FP 50, DE 49 and COMSAR 10. Submitted by

Norway
MSC 81/4/6
Idem. Lessons to be learnt from a recent fire onboard m.v. Star Princess. Submitted by the
United Kingdom
MSC 81/25
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 81st Session. (Section 4 Passenger ship
safety, Annex 11 Draft Assembly resolution on guidelines on voyage planning for
passenger ships operating in remote areas; Annex 19 Draft amendments to Solas
regulations XII/12.1.2 and XII/13.1 and the form of safety certificate for nuclear passenger
ships)
82nd Session (29 November 8 December 2006)

MSC 82/3/31
Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments : Comments on the

criteria for safe return to port. Submitted by the United Kingdom. (Outcome of the
proposals for the criteria for the safe return to port of a passenger ship in a damaged
condition (MSC 82/12)
MSC 82/8/4
Radiocommunications and search and rescue. Report on the World Maritime University
(WMU) Project on Search and Rescue Research related to passenger ships
MSC 82/24
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 82nd Session
83rd Session (3 12 October 2007)

Summary report: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=110&doc_id=7542
MSC 83/8/2
Fire protection. Evacuation analysis on new and existing passenger ships. Submitted by
Germany
MSC 83/25/2
Work Programme. Improving fire-fighting water drainage on vehicle decks of ro-ro

passenger and ro-ro cargo ships. Submitted by Egypt
MSC 83/28
Report of the Maritime Safety Committee on its 83rd Session
Sub-Committee on Radiocommunication and Search and Rescue (COMSAR)

6th Session (18-22 February 2002)
COMSAR 6/INF.9
Large passenger ship safety. Submitted by USA
COMSAR 6/11
Idem. Outcome of MSC 74
COMSAR 6/11/1
Idem. Passenger ships reporting arrival and stay in SAR regions. Submitted by UK
and ICCL
COMSAR 6/11/2
Idem. Lessons learned from search and rescue exercise. Submitted by Hong Kong,
China
COMSAR 6/11/3
COMSAR 6/22
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 11 )
7th Session (13 17 January 2003)

COMSAR 7/INF.4
Large Passenger ship safety. Annexes to the report of the Correspondence Group.
Submitted by UK as co-ordinator of the Correspondence Group
COMSAR 7/INF.5
Idem. Annex to the report of the Correspondence Group: Passenger ship operators
questionnaire. Submitted by UK as co-ordinator of the Correspondence Group
COMSAR 7/10
COMSAR 7/10/1
Idem. Report of the Correspondence Group. Submitted by UK as co-ordinator of

the Correspondence Group
COMSAR 7/23
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 10)
8th Session (16-20 February 2004)

COMSAR 8/9
Large passenger ship safety. Report of the Correspondence Group. Submitted by the
ted Kingdom as co-ordinator of the Correspondence Group
COMSAR 8/18
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 9 Large Passenger Ship Safety;
Annex 11 Recommendations relating to large passenger ship safety)
COMSAR 8/INF.6
Idem Annexes to the report of the Correspondence Group. Submitted by the United
Kingdom as co-ordinator of the Correspondence Group
COMSAR 8/INF.8
Idem. Annexes to the report of the Correspondence Group.

Submitted by the United Kingdom as co-ordinator of the Correspondence Group
9th Session (7 11 February 2005)

COMSA 9/13
Large passenger ship safety. Outcome of MSC 79
COMSAR 9/13/1
Idem. Remarks on the objectives and tasks relevant to the COMSAR

Sub-Committee in the revised work plan. Submitted by the United Kingdom
COMSAR 9/13/2
Idem. Firefighting at sea project: Progress report. Submitted by the United Kingdom
COMSAR 9/13/3
Idem. GIS modelling project : Progress report. Submitted by the United Kingdom
10th Session (6 10 March 2006)

COMSAR 10/11
Passenger ship safety. Outcome of MSC 80
COMSAR 10/11/1
Idem. Report of the Correspondence Group. Submitted by the United Kingdom as the coordinator of the Correspondence Group
COMSAR 10/11/2
Idem. Guidelines for passenger ships operating in remote areas. Submitted by the United
States
COMSAR 10/11/3
Idem. On-board support (Task 2). Submitted by the United States
COMSAR 10/11/4
Idem. Ships operating in remote areas (Tasks 3 and 4). Submitted by the United States
Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE)

DE 45/INF.2
Large passenger ship safety. Gap analysis. Submitted by USA
DE 45/13
DE 45/13/1
Idem. Gap analysis. Submitted by USA
DE 45/27
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 13)

DE 46/7
DE 46/7/1
Idem. Report of the Correspondence Group. Submitted by USA
DE 46/32
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 7 and Annex 5)
47th Session (25 February 5 March 2004)

DE 47/4
United States
DE 47/25
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 4 Large Passenger Ship Safety;
Annex 4 List of tasks assigned to the sub-committee and work to be undertaken on large
passenger ship safety; Annex 5 Process map on large passenger ship safety)

DE 48/ 4
United States
DE 48/4/1
DE 48/25
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 4 Passenger ship safety)

DE 49/1
Idem. Report of the Correspondence Group. Submitted by the United States
DE 49/4
Idem. Outcome of the MSC 80
DE 49/4/1
Passenger ship safety. Report of the Correspondence Group . Submitted by the United
States
DE 49/4/1/Corr.
Idem. Report of the Correspondence Group
DE 49/4/2
Idem. New approach to the requirements of life-saving appliances. Submitted by Japan
DE 49/4/3
Idem. Outcome of FP 50
DE 49/INF.4
Idem. Report of preliminary study on new life-saving systems. Submitted by Japan
Sub-Committee on Fire Protection (FP)

43rd Session (11 15 January 1999)
FP 43/18
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Annex 3 Justification for extending the work
of the sub-committee on guidelines for evacuation analysis of passenger ships in general)

FP 44/3/1
Recommendation on evacuation analysis for passenger ships and high-speed

passenger craft. Evacuation of large passenger ships . Submitted by UK
FP 44/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee

FP 46/11
FP 46/11/1
Idem. Gap analysis of IMO instruments. Submitted by USA
FP 46/11/2
Idem. Directional sound as an aid to passenger evacuation. Submitted by UK
FP 46/11/3
Idem. Comments on document FP 46/11/1. Submitted by ICCL
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FP 46/16
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 11 Large passenger ship safety)

FP 47/7
FP 47/7/1
Idem. Cruise Ship Safety Forum recommendations. Submitted by ICCL
FP 47/7/2
Idem. Report of the correspondence group. Submitted by Germany
FP 47/16
FP 47/INF. 4
Preliminary study on the Interim Guidelines for evacuation analyses for new and existing
passenger ships. Submitted by Japan

FP 48/4
Large passenger ship safety. Report of the correspondence group. Submitted by Germany
FP 48/4/1
Idem. Comments on document FP 48/4. Submitted by Germany
FP 48/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 4 Large passenger ship safety;
Annex 3 Analysis of tasks assigned to the sub-committee for large passenger ship safety)
FP 48/INF.2
Recommendations on evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships: Ship
evacuation analysis for two vessels using the simplified and advanced methods. Submitted
by Canada

FP 49/3
Large passenger ships safety. Outcome of MSC 78
FP 49/3/1
Idem. Report of the correspondence group. Submitted by Germany
FP 49/3/2
FP 49/17
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 3 Passenger ship safety; Annex 1
Draft modification to the revised work plan on passenger ship safety relating to fire
protection)
FP 49/INF.3
Recommendation on evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships. Study on
evacuation analysis and comments on MSC/Circ.1033. Submitted by Japan
FP 49/INF.8
Idem. Data available as input to ship evacuation simulation tools. Submitted by the United
Kingdom
FP 49/INF.9
Idem. Critical review of models of evacuation analysis. Submitted by the United Kingdom
FP 49/INF.10
Idem. Collection and analysis of available data from controlled experiments, drills and
actual evacuations. Submitted by the United Kingdom
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FP 49/INF.13
Idem. Study on evacuation analysis and comments on MSC/Circ.1033. Submitted by

Japan

FP 50/3
Passenger ship safety. Outcome of MSC 80.
FP 50/3/1
Idem. Report of the correspondent group. Submitted by Germany
FP 50/3/2
Idem. Comments on document FP 50/3/1. Submitted by Australia
FP 50/5
Recommendation on evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships. Proposed
revisions to MSC/Circ.1033
FP 50/5/1
Idem. Report of the correspondence group. Submitted by Japan
FP 50/21
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 3 Passenger ship safety, Section 5
Recommendation on evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships; Annex 1
Draft amendments to Solas Chapter II-2 and the FSS Code for matters related to passenger
ships safety)
FP 50/INF.2
Idem. Measures to contain an extinguish electrical-origin fires within medium and high
voltage switchboard rooms. Submitted by Canada
51st Session (5-9 February 2007)

Summary report: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=102&doc_id=7522
FP 51/5
Recommendation on evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships. Report of
the Correspondence Group (Part 1). Submitted by Japan
FP 51/5/1
Idem. Report of the Correspondence Group (Part 2). Submitted by Japan
FP 51/INF.2
Idem. Results of evacuation analyses using various response time distributions. Submitted
by Japan
FP 51/14/1
Review of fire safety of external areas on passenger ships. Fire safety of external areas on
passenger ships. Submitted by ICCL
FP 51/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 14 Review of fire safety of external
areas on passenger ships; Section 15 Performance standards for fixed water spraying, fire
detection and fire alarm systems for cabin balconies; Annex 5 Draft MSC circular on
guidelines for evacuation analysis for new and existing passenger ships; Annex 10 Draft
MSC circular on guidelines for the approval of fixed pressure water-spraying and waterbased fire-extinguishing systems for cabin balconies; Annex 11 Draft MSC Circular on
guidelines for the approval of fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems for cabin
balconies)
Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV)

47th Session (2 6 July 2001)
NAV 47/13
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 9 Effective voyage planning for large
passenger ships)
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NAV 48/INF.4
NAV 48/12
NAV 48/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 12 Large passenger ship safety
Effective voyage planning for large passenger ships)
49th Session (30 June 4 July 2003)

NAV 49/INF.2
Large passenger ship safety : Effective voyage planning for large passenger ships.
FSA Large passenger ships Navigation safety Progress report. Submitted by Norway
NAV 49/11
Idem. Study by IHO on how the quality and availability of hydrographic data in
remote areas could be improved including a report on the current status of hydrographic
surveys in remote areas. Submitted by IHO
NAV 49/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 11 Large passenger ship safety :
Effective voyage planning for large passenger ships)

NAV 50/11
Large passenger ship safety : Effective voyage planning for large passenger ships. Study
by the IHO on the quality and availability of hydrographic data in remote areas. Submitted
by the IHO
NAV 50/11/1
Idem. FSA Large passenger ships Navigation safety. Submitted by Norway
NAV 50/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 11 Large passenger ship safety.
Effective voyage planning for large passenger ships; Annex 13 - List of tasks assigned to
the Sub-Committee and work to be undertaken on large passenger ship safety)
51st Session (6 10 June 2005)

Summary Reports: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=112&doc_id=4835
NAV 51/10
Passenger ship safety : Effective voyage planning for passenger ships : FSA Large
passenger ships Navigational safety. Submitted by Norway
NAV 51/10/1
Idem. Effective planning for passenger ships. Report on action to improve the availability
of hydrographic data in remote areas. Submitted by the IHO
NAV 51/10/2
Idem. Effective voyage planning for passenger ships. Voyage planning in remote Arctic
areas. Submitted by Denmark
NAV 51/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 10 Passenger ships safety: Effective
voyage planning for passenger ships; Annex 12 Draft assembly resolution A(25)
Guidelines on voyage planning for passenger ships operating in remote areas; Draft
performance standards for essential systems and equipment on passenger ships for safe
return to port after a casualty and for three hours time to remain habitable after a casualty)
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Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF)
44th Session (17 21 September 2001)
SLF 44/INF.6
Any other business. Weather criterion for large passenger ships. Submitted by
Italy
SLF 44/INF.8
SLF 44/11
SLF 44/11/1
SLF 44/18

SLF 45/INF.2
SLF 45/3/1
Development of revised SOLAS chapter II-1 parts A, B and B-1. Report of the
Intersessional Correspondence Group. Submitted by Sweden and USA. (Paragraphs 4, 14,
15 and 17)
SLF 45/6/5
Review of the intact stability code. Weather criterion for large passenger ships.
Submitted by Italy
SLF 45/8
Large passenger ship safety. Time dependent survival probability of a damaged

passenger ship. Submitted by Germany
SLF 45/8/1
Idem. Structural integrity of the ship after damage. Submitted by USA
SLF 45/8/2
SLF 45/14

SLF 46/INF.3
Large passenger ship safety. Time-to-flood simulation for a large passenger ships
initial study. Submitted by the United States
SFL 46/INF.5
Development of revised Solas Chapter II-1 parts A,B and B-1 : Evaluation of required
subdivision index R for passenger and dry cargo ships. Report from the research project
HARDER. Submitted by Norway and the United Kingdom
SLF 46/INF.12
Idem. Structural integrity of a modern passenger ship after damage. Submitted by the
United States
SLF 46/INF.14
Idem. Experimental study on flooding of a large passenger ship model. Submitted by Japan
SLF 46/8
Idem. Review of MARIN study on time-to-flood simulations. Submitted by Italy, Japan

and the United States on behalf of the SDS correspondence group
SLF 46/6/12
Review of the intact stability code. Assessment of the weather criterion for a large
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passenger ship. Submitted by Japan and the Netherlands

SLF 46/16
SLF 47th Session (13 17 September 2004)

SLF 47/8
Large passenger ships safety. Outcome of MSC 78
SLF 47/8/1
Idem. Report of the Correspondence Group : Submitted by Sweden and the United States
SLF 47/8/2
Idem. Damage stability model tank test for a large passenger ship. Submitted by Italy.
SLF 47/8/3
Idem. Comments on document SLF 47/8. Submitted by United States
SLF 47/INF.2
Large passenger ships safety. Time-dependent survival probability of a damage passenger

ship. Submitted by Germany
SLF 47/INF.5
Passenger Ship Safety. Time dependent survival probability of a damaged passenger ship.
Submitted by Germany
SLF 47/INF.6
Large passenger ships safety. Survivability investigation of large passenger ships.

Submitted by Finland
SLF 47/INF.11
Idem. Results of model experiments on flooding large passenger ships. Submitted by Japan

SLF 48/3/5
Development of explanatory notes for harmonized Solas Chapter II-1 : Application of

regulation 9.9 of the revised Solas chapter II-1, as contained in resolution MSC.194(80),
to ro-ro and passenger ferries. Submitted by Italy
SLF 48/6
SLF 48/6/1
Passenger ship safety. Outcome of FP 49, DE 48 and MSC 80
SLF 48/6/2
Idem. Report of the SDS Correspondence Group
SLF 48/6/3
Idem. Comments on the casualty threshold and time to remain habitable. Submitted by
Poland
SFL 48/INF.2
Idem. Time-to-flood simulations for a large passenger ship final study.

Submitted by the United States
SLF 48/INF.5
Idem. Time dependent survival probability of a damaged passenger ship. Submitted by

Germany.
SLF 48/INF.9
Idem. Theoretical and experimental study on damage stability of passenger ship.

Submitted by the Republic of Korea

SLF 49/4
Passenger ship safety. Outcome of FP 50, STW 37, DE 49 and COMSA 10
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SLF 49/4/1
Idem. Report of the SDS Correspondence Group. Submitted by Sweden and the United
States
SLF 49/4/2
Idem. Work plan of assessment of time-to-flood prediction. Submitted by ITTC
SLF 49/4/3
Idem. Comments on criteria for safe return to port. Submitted by Germany
SLF 49/4/4
Idem. Comments on the casualty threshold, time to remain habitable and time for orderly
Evacuation and abandonment criteria. Submitted by Poland
SLF 49/4/5
Idem. Requirements for return to port under own power. Submitted by ICCL
SLF 49/6
Idem. Outcome of MSC 81.
SLF 49/7
Idem. Comments on the report of the SDS Correspondence Group. Submitted by the
United Kingdom
SLF 49/INF.2
Passenger ship safety. Structural integrity of a modern passenger ship after damage.
Submitted by the United Kingdom
SLF 49/INF.5
Idem. Time dependent survival probability of a damaged passenger ship. Submitted by

Germany
50th Session (30 April 4 May 2007)

SLF 50/8
Time dependent survivability of passenger ships in damaged condition. Progress report on
benchmark testing of numerical codes for time-to-flood prediction. Submitted by ITTC
SLF 50/8/1
Idem. Stability and seakeeping characteristics of damaged passenger ships in a seaway

when returning to port by own power or under tow. Submitted by the United Kingdom
SLF 50/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 8 Time-dependent survivability of

passenger ships in damaged condition)
Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW)

33rd Session: (21 25 January 2002)
STW 33/INF.6
STW 33/11
STW 33/17
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 11 - Large passenger ship safety)

STW 34/7
Large passenger ship safety. Relevant parts of the updated work plan.
STW 34/7/1
Idem. The training of personnel on passenger ship. Submitted by the ICFTU
STW 34/7/2
STW 34/14
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STW 35/6
Large passenger ships safety. Recommendations from COMSAR 7
STW 35/19
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 6 Large passenger ship Safety)

STW 36/5
Large passenger ship safety. Decisions of MSC 78 Action required by the SubCommittee
STW 36/5/Add.1
Idem. Decisions of MSC 79 Action required by the Sub-Committee
STW 36/5/1
Idem. Proposed amendments to Part B of the STCW Code. Submitted by

Singapore
STW 36/17
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee (Section 5 Passenger ship Safety)

STW 37/5
STW 37/5/1
Idem. Review of revision of IMO model courses 1.28 and 1.29. Submitted by ICCL
STW 37/18
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 5 Passenger ship safety)

STW 38/5
STW 38/5/1
Idem. Review and revision of IMO model courses 1.28 and 1.29. Submitted by ICCL
STW 37/18
Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. (Section 5 Passenger ship safety)
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Chapter II-1 (Construction: Subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations)
Chapter II-2 (Construction: Fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction)
Chapter III (Life-saving appliances and arrangements)
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Chapter V (Safety of navigation)
Chapter VI (Carriage of grain)
Chapter VII (Carriage of dangerous goods)
Chapter VIII (Nuclear ships)
Chapter IX (Management for the safe operation of ships)
Chapter X (Safety measures for high-speed craft)
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ARTICLES FROM THE PRESS

LEGAL PERIODICALS
VON HEINEGG, W.H. (Prof.)'The protection of navigation in case of armed conflict'. "This presentation gives a
reassessment of the rules on naval warfare on the background of the fact that most armed conflicts in the postWorld War II period have been internal or mixed armed conflicts. This paper deals predominantly with the
protection of navigation of neutrals" - THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARINE AND COASTAL
LAW, September 2003 (Vol. 18/No. 3) , pp 401-422
BARIS SOYER AND RICHARD WILLIAMS, 'Potential legal ramifications of the International Ship and Port
Facility Security (ISPS) Code on Maritime Law' - LLOYD'S MARITIME AND COMMERCIAL LAW
QUARTERLY, November 2005 (Part 4) , pp 515-553
'Determinants of the severity of passenger vessel accidents'. "This study investigates determinants of the number of
injured, deceased and missing occupants and the damage cost of passenger vessel accidents that were investigated
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by the USCG for the years 1991-2001" - MARITIME POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, May 2006 (Vol.33, No.2)
pp 173-186
RICHARD SHAW, 'IMO Legal Committe Meeting - April 2006' - THE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME LAW, March/April 2006 (Vol.12, No.2) , pp 137-139
GENEVIEVE THOMAS-CIORA, 'Le transport de passagers par voie maritime' - LE DROIT MARITIME
FRANAIS, December 2006 (No.676) , pp 977-984
CHRISTIAN HUBNER, 'Erika III - Rglement introduisant le Protocol de 2002 la Convention d'Athnes en
matire de transport fluvial' - LE DROIT MARITIME FRANAIS, December 2006 (No.676) , pp 984-990
DR BARIS SOYER, 'Liability of tour operators: cruising in muddy waters'. "The Package Regulations 1992 are the
main legislative measure designed to achieve an effective protective regime for consumers in their dealings with
tour operators. Recently doubt has been expressed in judicial circles with regard to the application of the Package
Regulations 1992 in cases where a loss arises during the sea leg of a package contract." - THE JOURNAL OF
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW, May/June 2007 (Vol.13, No.3) , pp 194-205
NICKIE BUTT, 'The impact of cruise ship generated waste on home ports and ports of call: A study of
Southampton'. "Cruise ships represent less that 1 per cent of the global merchant fleet yet it has been estimated that
they are responsible for 25 per cent of all waste generated by merchant vessels." - MARINE POLICY, September
2007 (Vol.31, No.5) , pp 591-598
TECHNICAL/TRADE PERIODICALS
'Giant ships prompt new cruise safety drive'. (A new system of continuous safety management on cruise ships was
unveiled in Norway and the UK yesterday by the Lloyd's Register and the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
The move is part of increasing industry concern over the growing size of new cruiseships and the potential
problems this poses) - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 May 2001, p 1
'Editorial: The best boat'. (The safety of large passenger ships is one of those issues which invite people to think the
unthinkable, but in a fairly reserved fashion, if potential passengers are not to be frightened out of their wits.
Yesterday the Institute of Marine Engineers considered the future of large cruiseships, with particular emphasis on
safety and the environment) - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 May 2001, p 5
'Maritime security, bulk carriers and large passenger ships under spotlight at IMO safety meeting'. (Marine Safety
Committee, 75th Session, 15-24 May 2002) - IMO NEWS, Issue 2, 2002, pp 29-34
'Sub-committee on Stability and Load Lines and Fishing Vessels Safety, 45th session, 22-26 July 2002 - 1966 Load
Lines Convention - revisions slated for 2005 entry into force' - IMO NEWS, Issue 3, 2002, pp 19-21
'Letter: Extra help have been needed for large passengership evacuation'. (Sir, In your edition of March 31 you
include a report dealing with aspects of the work of an International Maritime Organisation correspondence group
that I co-ordinate. The group is working on the communications and search and rescue (SAR) issues arising from
IMO's ongoing review of large passengership safety. Your report focused on an MCA study of the Princess of
Scandinavia incident, in which we considered how we might have dealt with an evacuation of the vessel should
such an unhappy event have come to pass. This case study was subsequently annexed to the correspondence
group's report. David Jardine-Smith, Emergency response liaison officer, The Maritime and Coastguard Agency,
Spring Place, Southampton) - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 April 2003, p 5
'Queen Mary 2 yard hit with "modern slavery" allegations'. "A French shipyard workers' union has claimed that
foreign personnel employed by subcontractors engaged on construction of the Queen Mary 2 at the Chantiers de
l'Atlantique shipyard are working in conditions of "modern slavery"" - LLOYD'S LIST (1 September 2003) , p 14
'Queen Mary 2 the world's largest, longest, tallest, widest and grandest ocean liner ever' - SHIPPING WORLD
AND SHIPBUILDER (October 2003), pp 34-37
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'Probe ordered into Queen Mary 2 tragedy'. "Investigators were struggling to explain yesterday what caused the
raised walkway used for access to the Queen Mary 2 to collapse, killing 15 people. The public prosecution service
has ordered a criminal investigation for accidental homicide and injury and workplace inspectors were due to start a
separate investigation yesterday at the accident site at the Alstom group's Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard." LLOYD'S LIST, 18 November 2003 (58536) , p 1
'Queen Mary 2 walkway "was carrying double design weight"'. "The walkway leading to the Queen Mary 2 which
collapsed at the weekend sending 15 people to their deaths was carrying more than twice the weight for which it
was designed, a French radio station claimed yesterday. Radio station Europe 1 said that there were 48 people on
the walkway at the time of the accident, representing an estimated combined weight of 3.7 tonnes" - LLOYD'S
LIST, 19 November 2003 (58536) , p 1
'Why Queen Mary 2 victims are high-profile casualties in shipping's long list of yard dead'. "The accident at
Chantiers d'Atlantique last weekend grabbed the attention of the world's media, yet the real tragedy is that so many
shipyard deaths don't even register as statistics" - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 November 2003 (No.58539) , p 7
'Queen Mary 2'. "Special Report" - LLOYD'S LIST, 1 December 2003 (No.58545) , p 12-13
'Coming soon - Erika III'. "The European Commission is currently discussing the 'Erika III' package which is
believed to contain two elements relating to passenger ships. One directive is believed to regulate stability
requirements for ro-ro passenger ships, while the other will modify safety rules and standards for passengers
already set out in an existing directive (98/18). Forthcoming legislation agreed by the European Parliament will
tackle pollution by ships. It would impose even stricter sanctions than at present on any person found guilty of
causing pollution or of gross negligence." - FAIRPLAY, 4 March 2004 (Vol.350, No.6266) , p 6
'Interferry boss backs safety call'. "Interferry chairman Stuart Ballantyne added his voice to those calling for
improved ferry safety in developing countries last week. Mr Ballantyne endorsed comments by former
International Maritime Organization secretary general William O'Neil that the IMO needed to widen its horizons to
deal with ferry disasters in countries like the Philippines, Bangladesh and China." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 March 2004
(No.58611) , p 12
'Editorial: Precious eggs'. "The giant passengership is now a growing element in the cruise sector, despite nervous
murmurings from insurers who suggest that too many eggs in such a huge basket is simply asking for trouble.
Large passengership safety is an issue, and one that needs proactive consideration. Taking 4,000-5,000 souls away
to sea in a single hull is no light matter, and even if the people who operate such ships have brilliant safety records,
it is entirely responsible to consider the worst case scenario." - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 March 2004 (No.58614) , p 7
'Is BC ferries unsafe?'. "Controversy is swirling around British Columbia's ageing ferry system. First, the engineers
who maintain the ships issued a report claiming their vessels were a fire hazard." - FAIRPLAY, 18 March 2004
(Vol.350, No.6268) , p 7
'78th session of IMO's Maritime Safety Committee' - BIMCO BULLETIN, June 2004 (Vol.99, No.3) , pp 7-9
'Baltic and North seas still top for ferry safety'. "Ferry safety in the Baltic and North seas is still higher than in the
Mediterranean, the latest evaluation from German motoring association ADAC revealed. All 13 ferries included in
the study operating in the North or Baltic Seas were awarded good or very good grades. Of the 21 ferries in the
Mediterranean, though, six were found merely satisfactory and two very poor." - LLOYD'S LIST, 1 June 2004
(No.58669) , p 5
'IMO call for shipping to sing its praises'. "INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization secretary-general Efthimios
Mitropoulos called for greater efforts to promote the image of the industry at a presentation ceremony to celebrate
the entry into service of the Queen Mary 2." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 June 2004 (No. 58,685) , p. 3
'A review of large passenger vessel casualties'. "The large passenger vessel industry is a relatively safe one, and the
overwhelming majority of casualties that occurred from 1992 to 2000 were caused by loss of manoeuvrability.
These findings were presented in a recent USCG report, "Overview of Marine Casualties Involving US Passenger
Vessel Regulated Under Title 46 CFR Parts 70-89 (Subchapter H)", which was prepared by the Coast Guard Office
of Investigations and Analysis" - PROCEEDINGS MARINE SAFETY COUNCIL, Oct/Dec 2004 (Vol.60, No.4) ,
pp 27-31
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'Most Subchapter H injuries and deaths not vessel related'. "The number of deaths and injuries onboard large
passenger vessels has been relatively low over the past decade, and the vast majority of injuries that did occur were
not associated with a marine casualty such a collision, fire or grounding. According to a recent USCG report of
deaths and injuries on large passenger vessels from 1992 to 2000, eight fatalities occurred onboard these vessels
during that period" - PROCEEDINGS MARINE SAFETY COUNCIL, Oct/Dec 2004 (Vol.60, No.4) , pp 33-39
'The need to look at lifeboat risks'. "Carnival director Tom Strang has highlighted a limitation in the design of new
large passengerships in the 150-person capacity limit applied to lifeboats. Mr Strang, director, corporate marine
affairs (technical), Carnival Corp, has said that in effect the length of the vessel defines the number of persons
onboard. "With current rules, for vessels without any voyage limitations engaged in worldwide service, 75 per cent
of the persons onboard must be carried in lifeboats; the rest can be carried in rafts." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 August
2004 (No.58727) , p 5
'Foreign passenger vessel safety - The control verification program' - PROCEEDINGS MARINE SAFETY
COUNCIL, Summer 2004 (Vol.61, No.2) , pp 61-65
'IMO reviews passenger safety'. "Italian class society Rina is very active in the field of safety of large passenger
ships" - SAFETY AT SEA, October 2004 (Vo.138, No.428) , p 35
'DNV study - tankers safer than passenger ships'. "A study of maritime safety undertaken by Torkel Soma of DNV
Maritime Solutions, as part of a PhD thesis, found that tankers were safer than passenger ships" - TANKER
OPERATOR, October 2004 (Vol.3, No.8) , p 7
'Rina to weigh up effect of new damage stability rules'. "Italian class society Rina is considering the implications of
proposed rules on damage stability that are causing considerable concern to large cruise ship operators. Large
passenger ship safety is on the agenda for discussion at the next meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee at the
International Maritime Organization in December." - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 November 2004 (No.58789) , p 6
'IMO restarts cruise safety group'. "Next month's Maritime Safety Committee at the IMO will reconvene a working
group to continue the development of new and updated safety regulations for large passenger ships, legislation that
could potentially save thousand of lives" - SAFETY AT SEA, November 2004 (Vol.38, No.429) , p 4
'Quarterpoints: Avoiding trail of "morning after" problems in the era of mega box ships'. "Ever-greater speed and
size are the stuff of market-led demand for box ships for years to come and the best technical brains of the industry
are prepared to meet the challenge. But, will man's insatiable appetite for pushing the boundaries of what is
technically feasible eventually come to hit him back in the face like a boomerang? During a press briefing held
earlier this week at the splendid Thames Royal Yacht Club in Knightsbridge, London, some 20 maritime journalists
engaged over dinner with key representatives of the classification society commanding the leading position in
container shipping." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 November 2004 (No.58790) , p 12
'Goal-based standards under review at IMO's Maritime safety Committee' - OIL SPILL INTELLIGENCE
REPORT, 2 December 2004 (Vol.27, No.49) , pp 2-4
'Fears pervades maritime sector'. "Review of 1999, including IMO SG's fears for safety of large ships and
evacuation of large numbers of people" - LLOYD'S LIST (22 December 1999) , p 13
'Passenger ship safety: Surviving damage'. "A number of issues have been undertaken to reinforce passenger ship
safety since the Estonia disaster in 1994. These measures include the EC's proposal to increase ship stability
requirements on ro-ro ferries and the IMO amendments to the 1988 Load Line Convention, which entered into
force on the 1st January 2005 to include a number of important revisions concerning strength and intact stability.
Despite these measures the debate continues as to whether enough is being done to harmonise passenger ship
stability requirement across the board" - SAFETY AT SEA, February 2005 (Vol.39, No.432) , pp 20-23
'Cruiseship safety is hit by "filibustering"'. "Numast has warned that IMO talks on passengership safety are in
danger of being "filibustered" by vested interests" - TELEGRAPH, February 2005 (Vol.38, No.2) , p 10
'What happened to the innovations Group?'. "When the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee met at the organisation's
London headquarters for its 79th session from 1 to 10 December 2004, the agenda included passenger ship safety"
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- THE MOTOR SHIP, Jan/Feb 2005 (Vol.86, No.1013) , pp 26-29

'US Safety Board looks into NCL TV debacle'. "The US National Transportation Safety Board has joined a
Bahamian investigation into a high sea mishap involving the Norwegian Dawn (right) in which a 70 ft wave
superficially damaged the cruiseship and caused minor injuries four passengers. The development came amid
reports of threatened passenger lawsuits against Norwegian Cruise Line, alleging that NCL "put their safety at risk"
to make a scheduled television shoot involving celebrity businessman Donald Trump." - LLOYD'S LIST, 22 April
2005 (No.58897) , p 12
'Freak wave hits NCL cruiseship'. "Four passengers were hurt after Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)'s 98,000-gt
Norwegian Dawn (built 2002) was struck by a freak wave off the US Atlantic coast last weekend. The vessel was
escorted by the US Coast Guard to Charleston, South Carolina, for repairs. " - TRADEWINDS, 22 April 2005
(Vol.16, No.16) , p 38
'Rina takes steps towards an "almost zero emission engine"'. "Italian classification society Rina has type-approved a
device it believes takes a significant step towards the "almost zero emission engine" for passenger and cruise ships.
The system, developed by Italy's Mec System, sees a new application of micro-emulsion technology to marine
diesel engines. It delivers reductions in smoke visibility and NOx emission in such a way as to avoid increasing
fuel consumption." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 May 2005 (No.58903) , p 6
'Cruise + Ferry'. "Special Report" - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 May 2005 (No.58903) , pp 10-11
'NCL weathers its "Poseidon Adventure"'. "Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) took a pounding in the press last week
after a monster rogue wave flooded the Norwegian Dawn off the Carolina coast - and the storm of negative
publicity only got worse when the New York Post uncovered the 'Donald Trump connection'. Passengers setting
sail on their Bahamian cruise on 10 April were told they would be home to Manhattan five hours early at week's
end because of "a special event on the ship", which would also require that their day in Nassau be dropped. " FAIRPLAY, 28 April 2005 (Vol.353, No.6325) , p 6
'BV's head health initiative gives food for thought'. "Perhaps it was inevitable, but the ever-broadening reach of
classification societies has extended to food processing. Food being one of the most important - some would say
the most important - attractions of a cruising holiday, operators dread anything going wrong in that department and
contamination is the biggest threat. That is why French society Bureau Veritas chose Cruise + Ferry 2005 in
London to reveal that food processing is now included in its well-established "Health on Board" programme in the
interests of trying to identify and eliminate possible sources of contamination." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 May 2005
(No.58910) , p 6
'Decades of boiler woes end in Norway deaths'. "Two years after the boiler ripped apart aboard Norwegian Cruise
Line's (NCL) Norway, killing eight crew members and injuring 17, the National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) has yet to point the finger of blame. Instead, the board rolled out a vast pile of raw, analysis-free
documents, interview transcripts and memos on 29 April - with "conclusions and a determination of probable cause
to come at a later date". What the new NTSB evidence docket makes abundantly clear is that boiler woes were a
fact of life aboard the Norway for the past three decades. Breakdowns and repairs were commonplace, appearing to
peak in the late 1990s (see timeline). In November 1997, NCL executive VP of ship operations Sven Dahl bluntly
informed president Hans Golteus that the Norway "needed heart surgery" in the form of an extensive technical refit,
with options including retubing of boilers for $8M or all-new boilers for $18M. Two months later, NCL informed
Lloyd Werft that it would take the cheaper course, approving plans to retube all four boilers by April 1999. In
March 1998, an interoffice memo underscored the urgency of immediate repairs, warning: "We have reached a
point where the operation of the vessel is not safe."" - FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2005 (Vol.354, No.6327) , p 8
'No norovirus cure? Fix the statistics'. "It's shaping up to be a record breaking year for norovirus-induced vomiting
and diarrhoea at sea, with 11 outbreaks aboard North American cruise ships in just the first five months, versus 16
in both 2003 and 2004. The root of the problem: Despite the stringent new sanitation procedures, cruise operators
have no means of preventing infected passengers from boarding their vessels. Add to that the continuing spread of
norovirus worldwide - and the ever-growing number of cruise ships in play - and it's no surprise that annual
outbreak totals remain stubbornly high. The US media's coverage no longer packs the sales sting it used to but, if
norovirus is here to stay as it seems to be, the cruise industry would obviously prefer to tone down its negative
exposure." - FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2005 (Vol.354, No.6327) , p 11
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'US laws changes threaten more crew exploitation say lawyers'. "Seafarers' rights advocates are outraged at US
legislative changes being shaped at the cruise industry's behest that could eliminate or curtail foreign-flag
cruiseship crews' ability to collect wages withheld by shipowners without just cause, and legalise owners' right to
such withholding. The International Council of Cruise Lines, the Washington lobby group behind the manoeuvre,
insists the changes "merely modernise an outdated statute" and actually favour seafarers by enabling them "to send
money home" among other benefits." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 May 2005 (No.58914) , p 3
'Canada calls for major review of shipboard fire precautions'. "The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has
called for an industry-wide review of shipboard fire protection standards, after publishing its final report into a fire
on board the cruiseship Statendam. The TSB investigation centred on events aboard the Holland America Line ship
on August 4, 2002, then operating in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 May 2005
(No.58914) , p 7
'Lookout: Blind eye to seafarer needs'. "Cruise lines are squaring up for a battle over pay and conditions in the US,
with both sides being justified in feeling aggrieved. Official rates of pay are meagre enough; crew members work
extremely hard and deserve to get the full amount as soon as they earn it" - FAIRPLAY, 19 May 2005 (Vol.354,
No.6328) , p 2
'Cruise lines condemn US overtime law'. "Workers made to toil overtime on cruise ships without pay have won
multimillion-dollar victories in US courts. Penalties are far too steep, cruise lines are telling the Republicandominated Congress." - FAIRPLAY, 19 May 2005 (Vol.354, No.6328) , pp 4-5
'Express Samina trial to get under way'. "More than 450 witnesses are expected to be heard in Greece's longawaited Express Samina trial, due to start today in a courtroom in Piraeus. More than four and a half years after the
ferry sank, killing 80 passengers and crew, nine people are being put on trial including the vessel's master, Vassilis
Yiannakis, and first officer, Anastassios Psychoyios." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 May 2005 (No.58921) , p 5
'"Spy ship" gets music warning'. "Japanese port authorities have warned the operators of the 220-assenger North
Korean Mangyongbong-92 that it may not be allowed to return to Niigata port because it makes too much noise.
The claim is somewhat ironic given that the ferry's reputation has earned it the nickname "spy ship". The complaint
is seen as another attempt by port authorities to try to deter the ship from calling in Japan." - TRADEWINDS, 27
May 2005 (Vol.16, No.21) , p 38
'Clean Cruise Ship Act is reborn'. "The Clean Cruise Ship Act - a far-reaching waste-discharge bill staunchly
opposed by the shipping industry - was reintroduced in the US Congress last month" - SAFETY AT SEA, May
2005 (Vol.39, No.435) , p 6
'QE2 will not retire after Solas: Cunard'. "Rumours that the Queen Elizabeth 2 might be taken out of service by
2010 when new Solas requirements come into force have been dismissed by Cunard. According to Cunard's
European director Carol Marlow, the QE2 will remain in the fleet after 2010 when new Solas rules relating to use
of combustible materials on cruiseships are implemented." - LLOYD'S LIST , 2 June 2005 (No.58924) , p 12
'Court rules US laws on disabled apply to foreign cruiseships'. "Foreign-flag cruiseships in US waters fall within
the purview of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the US Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 verdict. The
ruling draws the line under disabled passengers' right to sue cruise companies on the grounds of discrimination.
Conflicting verdicts from federal appeals courts had set the stage for the Supreme Court to set the benchmark in the
matter." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 June 2005 (No.58928) , p 1
'Cruise ship security and the threat of terrorism'. "Kim Petersen assesses the risk of terrorist attack to cruise ships in
2005, and explains what the industry - so dependent on its status as a refuge from the stresses of everyday life - is
doing to mitigate that risk" - INTERSEC, May 2005 (Vol.15, No.5) , pp 152-154
'Rina ups the environmental ante'. "Italian class society RINA has moved a step closer to the zero-emission engine,
with type-approval for a new device aimed at passenger and cruise ships" - SHIPPING WORLD AND
SHIPBUILDER, May 2005 (Vol.206, No.4213) , p 2
'Foreign ships must bow to US disability law'. "A divided US Supreme Court ruled last week that the Americans
with Disabilities Act does apply aboard foreign-flag cruise ships sailing in US waters. But for the cruise industry -
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and shipping in general - the outcome of the landmark Spector v Norwegian Cruise Line case was not as much of
an expensive disaster as it might first appear." - FAIRPLAY, 16 June 2005 (Vol.354, No.6332) , p 7
'Understanding Spector v NCL'. "The case was brought on behalf of Douglas Spector and other disabled
passengers. Their lawsuit claimed discrimination aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sea and Norwegian
Star. In 2004, the US District Court in the 5th Circuit ruled that the US law at the centre of the issue - the
Americans with Disabilities Act - did not apply to foreign-flag vessels that are sailing in US waters. On 6 June, the
US Supreme Court overturned the 5th Circuit's ruling. The justices decided that the ADA does apply. But the
justices did not require shipping companies to make significant modifications to shipboard infrastructures that
would remove physical barriers that now hinder the handicapped." - FAIRPLAY, 16 June 2005 (Vol.354,
No.6332) , p 7
'Cruise drug ring smashed'. "More than 55 smugglers strapped plastic packets of cocaine and heroin to their bodies
and crossed the Caribbean on cruise ships before trying to bring the illegal narcotics into South Florida ports, say
US federal authorities, who claim to have smashed the ring." - FAIRPLAY, 23 June 2005 (Vol.354, No.6333) , p
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'Ship hits whale in Sea of Japan'. "Another high-speed passengership is suspected of hitting a giant whale in Sea of
Japan. The 304-gt Rainbow 2 was transiting the Sea of Japan when it was forced to stop after hitting an
unidentified object. The ship took on water but was able to continue its journey at a lower speed. None of the 101
passengers on board were injured." - TRADEWINDS, 24 June 2005 (Vol.16, No.25) , p 38
'Accident Investigation Reports: Passenger vessel switchboard fire'. "This report of a switchboard fire in the "state
of the art" passenger ship Statendam, built in 1993, demonstrates that some regulatory, design/construction and
training deficiencies only manifest themselves after an emergency has occurred - in this case some 10 years after
the ship entered service. The report, from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, highlights a number of
important Human Element issues" - ALERT, July 2005 (No.8) , p 8
'Infectious disease: avoid it like the plague'. "Shipowners must use strict prevention to avoid becoming messengers
of death" - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 June 2005 (No.58944) , p 7
'The fall and rise of the Greek cruise industry'. "Shrewd bargaining by the Louizou brothers has for the first time
brought a foreign crew element to Greek-flagged cruise ships. But the reverse of the coin is that other owners are
now calling for similar state subsidies. Last February, a Piraeus court put an end to the half century-long history of
Royal Olympia Cruises by ordering the auction of its three last remaining ships. The demise of ROC meant that no
cruise ship flew the Greek flag any longer, some 1,500 Greek seafarers joined the dole queue, and many small
businesses on Aegean islands, dependent on cruise ship calls, started worrying about their future." - FAIRPLAY, 7
July 2005 (Vol.354, No.6335) , p 31
'Plain sailing despite passport rule changes'. "At least 5 per cent of the revenues at each of the two leading cruise
groups, Carnival and Royal Caribbean, is at risk as a result of impending changes to US passport regulations, a
leading US investment bank warns. Goldman Sachs notes that the so-called Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
would require all travellers to have a passport for air and sea travel to the Caribbean from 2006 and Canada and
Mexico from 2007, rather than a driver's licence and birth certificate." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 July 2005 (No.58952)
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'Passenger ship design: Regulation rolls on at IMO'. "From the beginning of 2000, no less than 34 new Solas
regulations have affected passenger ships, although not all of these are applicable to passenger ships alone. In
addition there have been new regulations coming from other conventions such as Marpol, STCW, Anti-foulings,
and more recently ballast water management" - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, July 2005 (No.106) , p 26
'Scurit des navires passagers: La Commission europenne somme six Etats membres d'appliquer les rgles' JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 22 July 2005 (No.4464-65) , p 10
'Bermuda "mega-cruiseships" plan causes storm'. "Bermudian transport ministry plans to expand the island's ports
to accommodate "mega-cruiseships" have raised a storm of protest from local conservationists. The Bermuda
National Trust has written to ministry consultant Larry Jacobs expressing concern over its cruise ports master plan
announced recently by minister Dr Ewart Brown. "The Bermuda National Trust agrees that the cruiseship industry
is a vital part of Bermuda's tourism portfolio. We do not agree that the model for the future should be mega-ships,
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with all their associated difficulties, in each of our major ports. We are strongly opposed to any alteration of Town
Cut to allow for panamax ships."" - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 August 2005 (No.58969) , p 10
'Ferry crackdown after London bombings'. "Ferry operators in northern Europe have increased vigilance against
security threats following the recent terrorist attacks in London. At the same time, Finnish border guards have
introduced random identity checks for passengers arriving in the country from other members of the Schengen
group of states. The agreement is for a period that runs from 24 July to 14 August, to coincide with the world
athletics championships in Helsinki between 6 and 14 August." - FAIRPLAY, 4 August 2005 (Vol.354, No.6339) ,
p 13
'Terrorist alert diverts more Israeli cruiseships away from Turkey'. "Two cruiseships carrying more than 1,600
Israeli passengers towards Turkey diverted to Cyprus yesterday because of security concerns, the second such
incident in four days. On Friday, the Israeli government ordered four Israeli cruiseships carrying more than 3,500
people to Turkish ports to change course for Cyprus, citing a specific security threat." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 August
2005 (No.58972) , p 1
'At least 100 dead in ferry tragedy'. "At least 100 people were feared dead from the Indonesian ferry Digul, which
capsized in heavy seas 15 miles off the Indonesian province of Papua on 7 July" - SAFETY AT SEA, August 2005
(Vol.39, No.438) , p 9
'Cruiseship in terrorists' sights despite Turkey arrests'. "Turkey has arrested several people on suspicion of planning
to bomb a cruiseship near Antalya, according to news agency reports. Meanwhile, specialists in London yesterday
warned that a possible switch of terrorist attention to passenger shipping could be bad news for underwriters. The
developments come after the earlier arrest of Lu'ai Sakra, a Syrian national thought to be the mastermind of the plot
in his role as head of the Turkish al-Qa'eda affiliate. The Israeli authorities last week diverted a number of
cruiseships from Turkey and advised nationals to avoid Turkey's southern coast, citing "grave and concrete terror
threats"." - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 August 2005 (No. 58977) , p. 1
'Editorial: Precautionary principle '. "Mediterranean cruise passengers who were anticipating a feast of ancient
culture on Turkish shore excursions last week were probably a trifle put out to find that their ship had been diverted
elsewhere by the Israeli authorities on security grounds. Additionally, the Turkish authorities, who, after a string of
terrorist outrages, are perhaps more sensitive than most, were unwilling to risk a reprise of the Kenya attacks on
Jewish holidaymakers with a cruiseship as the target. In some parts of the world, they may have been accused of
over-reacting, but not in the Eastern Mediterranean - and the Turkish authorities' arrest of the suspected terrorist
mastermind will tend to confirm the intelligence." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 August 2005 (No. 58978) , p. 5
'Me, me, me (Last Word)'. "The 57-year-old master was sailing in the direction of the Main river with his 85 m
cargoship loaded with 1,000 tonnes of timber. He was radioed by canal personnel to allow a passengership - which
was on schedule - from Budapest to overtake his ship. Instead, the obviously put-out captain manoeuvred his ship
athwart the canal in order to block the following vessel and then move into the canal lock first. Luckily, the 32year-old master of the passengership was able to react quickly and avoid a collision with the cargoship, which then
sailed on. None of the 160 passengers on board were injured." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 August 2005 (No. 58978) , p.
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'Letter: Terrorists have already targeted passenger ships'. "SIR, I read with great interest your article entitled
'Cruiseships in terrorists' sights despite Turkey arrests' (Lloyd's List, August 16). The planned attacks by the alleged
bomber Lu'ai Sakra are highly significant on a number of levels. He has apparently claimed that he did not want to
kill Muslims, so selected the Israeli cruiseships. Daniel Smith, Senior intelligence analyst, AKE Group" LLOYD'S LIST, 18 August 2005 (No.58979) , p 3
'Israeli cruisehips face acute threat from Sunni extremists'. "On August 6, Syrian born Louai Sakra was detained at
Diyarbakir Airport. Soon after his arrest, Turkish authorities revealed that Sunni extremists had been planning
suicide attacks against Israeli cruiseships mooring in the resort town of Antalya. It is worth noting that the terrorists
convicted of the November 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which the British Consulate, HSBC and several synagogues
were targeted, stated that they originally intended to attack an Israeli cruiseship in the Mediterranean." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 22 August 2005 (No.58981) , p 12
'But will SeaCode's concept hold water?'. "Even if good clients are found and a fully staffed ship is in place,
SeaCode's project cannot set sail if it runs into legal troubles with the US Coast Guard, US Customs and Border
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Protection or the Internal Revenue Service, writes Rajesh Joshi. Of particular relevance could be the statute that
defines and governs "seafarers" as they pass through the US to join their ship." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 August 2005
(No.58982) , p 7
'Syrian accused of plans to bomb Israeli cruiseships'. "A Syrian national suspected of having links to al-Qaeda is
being accused by the Turkish authorities of plotting bomb attacks on cruiseships. Luia Sakra appeared before a
Turkish court accused of membership of an illegal organisation. The Turkish authorities are suggesting that he was
involved in a plot to crash explosive-packed speedboats into Israeli cruiseships. He was arrested during a police
round-up of militants following a security alert that led to four Israeli-controlled passengerships diverting from
their schedule to avoid the Turkish port of Alanya. " - TRADEWINDS, 19 August 2005 (Vol.16, No.33) , p 24
'Cruisehip fire sparks major alert'. "A small fire sparked a major coastguard alert in Greece when it broke out on
52,926 gt Italian cruiseship Costa Classica. The fire was quickly extinguished by the crew, cruise company Costa
Crociere said." - LLOYD'S LIST, 25 August 2005 (No.58984) , p 1
'Passengers flow home after fire-hit cruise is cancelled'. "Passengers from the fire-damaged 52,926 gt cruise vessel
Costa Classica were flown back to Italy from Athens yesterday after Costa Crociere ended the vessel's east
Mediterranean cruise. The Genoa cruise line chartered "several planes" to take 1,585 passengers, mainly Italian, to
the scheduled disembarkation ports of Venice and Ancona." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 August 2005 (No.58985) , p 1
'Greek ferry firms seek state accord'. "Greece's ferry owners have met Minister of Merchant Marine Manolis
Kefaloyiannis and other senior officials in the country's maritime administration to air numerous issues that have
divided government and industry the past few years. High on the agenda has been a 2001 law steadily reducing the
age ceiling for ferries allowed to trade in Greece from 35 years to a maximum 30 years by 2008." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 26 August 2005 (No.58985) , p 3
'Thirty injured as terror blast fireball hits Philippines ferry'. "Maritime terrorism has reared its head again in the
Philippines after 30 people were injured in a blast on a ferry in the troubled south of the country. The Abu Sayaaf
terrorist group is being blamed for a blast on the 240 dwt, Philippines-flagged ferry Dona Ramonaon Sunday that
injured at least 30 people. The ferry was about to set sail from Lamitan, Basilan to Zamboanga City when the bomb
went off." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 August 2005 (No.58986) , p 1
'Philippines to investigate ferry bomb security lapse'. "An investigation into the security lapse that enabled terrorists
to bomb a passenger ferry on Sunday injuring 30 people has been ordered by the Philippines government. "This is
unacceptable," said Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza local press
reported." - LLOYD'S LIST, 31 August 2005 (No.58987) , p 3
'Poor hygiene on some UK cruiseships, says Which?'. "An investigation into cruiseship galleys has highlighted
health hazards on a number of vessels inspected in random checks. Consumer watchdog Which? used information
from inspectors' reports on 14 ships in British ports including former Cunard ship Caronia, P&O Cruises'
Auroraand Oceana, Thomson's Celebration and Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines' Black Prince." - LLOYD'S LIST, 2
September 2005 (No.58989) , p 3
'Cruiseships drafted in for hurricane relief work'. "The US Federal Emergency Management Agency has chartered
four cruiseships to house evacuees whose lives were dislocated by Hurricane Katrina. Carnival, which has
contributed three of the ships, said the impact of the hurricane would reduce its earnings between 1 and 3 a share,
with most of the impact absorbed in the fourth quarter." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 September 2005 (No.58991) , p 1
'Three crew die and 19 hospitalised as toxic fumes engulf cruiseship'. "Three crew died and 19 people were
hospitalised following an onboard toxic gas leak on Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas in Los Angeles on
Friday. Royal Caribbean said those who died had been "overtaken by airborne gases as they worked in the engine
room to replace a section of pipe connected to the ship's sewage system"." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 September 2005
(No.58991) , p 3
'RCCL cruiseship gas leak kills three crew, injures 10'. "Three crew members of the luxury cruiseship Monarch of
the Seas (built 1991) were tragically killed by a methane gas leak while repairing a sewage pipe. A further 10 crew
members were injured in the same accident and five were taken to hospital. All have now recovered." TRADEWINDS, 9 September 2005 (Vol.16, No.36) , p 43
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'Carnival ships sail for New Orleans rescue role'. "The US Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to move
Carnival's relief cruiseships Ecstacy and Sensation from Galveston to New Orleans or other ports "as near as
possible" after evacuees in the Texas city opted not to take shelter on the vessels. The ships are expected to house
evacuees still in Hurricane Katrina-hit New Orleans and Mississippi. But this time FEMA has a Plan B - using the
ships to house relief and reconstruction workers, which in turn would free hotel space." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12
September 2005 (No.58995) , p 1
'Hurricane cruiseship cancelled as Greece gets "cheaper offer"'. "Greece appears to have cancelled plans to hire the
elderly cruiseship Ocean Monarch as part of a package of aid Athens is lining up for the victims of Hurricane
Katrina after receiving a cheaper deal from a local ferry company. The ship's manager, Majestic International
Cruises, said yesterday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had ditched the "confirmed charter" as ferry operator
Anek Lines had offered the government one of its vessels "gratis" for the same purpose." - LLOYD'S LIST, 14
September 2005 (No.58997) , p 1
'Katrina's cruise toll'. "Hurricane Katrina will have three main impacts on the cruise industry, US officials told
Fairplay. The storm has brought even higher fuel prices, severely curtailed passenger markets in Louisiana and
Mississippi and removed a key Gulf homeport - New Orleans - for who knows how long. Cruising is directly
involved in the relief effort, through the Carnival Cruise Lines charter to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (Fema), whose boss was forced to resign in the past week after being accused of mismanaging Katrina's
aftermath. " - FAIRPLAY, 15 September 2005 (Vol.355, No.6345) , p 7
'Campaign to call for EU ferry crew rules'. "Numast is helping to kick off a major new campaign against the use of
low-cost foreign seafarers in the European ferry sector" - TELEGRAPH, September 2005 (Vol.38, No.9) , p 3
'Improving ferry safety'. "The appalling safety record of domestic ferry operations in developing nations,
responsible for more than 100 deaths annually, is to be tackled by Interferry, the 160-member trade association for
the worldwide ferry industry, with major backing from the IMO" - SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER,
September 2005 (Vol.206, No.4216) , p 2
'Baltic ferry security pact signed'. "Germany and Denmark have signed an agreement on maritime security aimed at
simplifying procedures on certain Baltic Sea ferry trades, writes Katrin Berkenkopf in Cologne. It will apply to all
operators, ships and ports that sign up. In a first step Scandlines has registered its ferry services between Puttgarden
and Rodby and between Rostock and Gedser. Other operators are invited to join." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 October
2005 (No.590210) , p 3
'Cruise lines dodge security tax'. "Cruise ships have been targeted for additional security fees by US ports, together
with cargo and tank vessels. But in at least two localities they have beaten the fees back. In the past two weeks, the
ports of Miami and Port Everglades have relented in their efforts to impose per-passenger security fees on cruiser
ships - but neither port has given up on the issue." - FAIRPLAY, 6 October 2005 (Vol.355, No.6348) , p 13
'European Cruise Shipping'. "Special Report" - FAIRPLAY, 13 October 2005 (Vol.355, No.6349) , pp 36-44
'Goal-based standards'. "The development of goal-based new ship construction standards is a new subject matter of
high importance for IMO which has been included in the Organisation's strategic and long-term work plans and
also in the work programme of its Maritime Safety Committee" - WMU JOURNAL OF MARITIME AFFAIRS,
October 2005 (Vol.4, No.2) , pp 169-180
'Editorial: A recurring concern'. "It WAS William O'Neil, as secretary-general of the International Maritime
Organisation, who first used his office to "advertise" his concern that the very large passenger ships entering
service introduced a new scale of safety concerns. Quite simply, he asked, how on earth it would be possible to
evacuate and recover upwards of 5,000 people if it proved necessary to abandon one of this new generation of
monsters. A number of years have passed, and the number of very large passenger ships has multiplied, with even
larger vessels now on the point of being transferred from plans to firm orders, and it is appropriate to ask what
progress has been made in this department." - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 November 2005 (No.59034) , p 5
'IMO seeks Security Council action on pirates'. "The International Maritime Organization is to call on the United
Nations security council for action on piracy in Somali waters after three incidents over the weekend. The
unprecedented step from the London-based UN agency underlines just how serious the situation has now become.
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IMO sources say the secretariat has drafted a resolution on the issue for consideration at the biennial meeting of the
IMO assembly later this month." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 November 2005 (No.59036) , p 1
'Lawless corner of Africa where security risks are escalating'. "Somali pirates are becoming increasingly daring, as
last weekend's series of attacks dramatically underlines. It is one thing to capture a small unarmed third world
general cargoship with a crew of around a dozen, and another to take on a cruiseship with more than 300
passengers and crew on board. It has not yet been established whether or not Seabourn Spirit was carrying armed
guards, with the company yesterday not available for comment." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 November 2005 (No.59036)
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'Editorial: For the want of frigates'. "Those who routinely operate merchant ships up and down the east coast of
Africa may have mixed thoughts about the recent attack on the Seabourn cruiseship 100 miles off the Somali coast.
On the one hand, they will be deeply sympathetic to the ordeal of the cruise passengers who do not pay top-of-therange prices to have rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fired at them. On the other, they will be thinking
that now, surely, those capable of keeping the peace upon the seas may do something about these Somali warlords
and their offshore pirates." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 November 2005 (No.59036) , p 7
'Letter: IMO's commitment to issue of passengership safety'. "Sir, I refer to your editorial entitled "A recurring
concern" (November 4) on the safety of large passengerships. We at the International Maritime Organization fully
share your concerns and welcome any suggestion that can add to the excellent, as you suggest, safety record of this
sector of merchant shipping. Since as, you rightly report, the issue was first brought for discussion by William
O'Neil, just before the turn of the last century, a tremendous amount of work has been carried out and much has
already been accomplished, in particular with regard to the relevant safety regulations contained in the 1974 Solas
Convention and the provisions of the SAR Convention. Koji Sekimizu, Director, Maritime Safety Division,
International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London" - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 November 2005
(No.59036) , p 14
'Major players lobby IMO for action on Somalia piracy'. "Top shipping organisations have written collectively to
the head of the International Maritime Organization calling for naval intervention in piracy-plagued Somalia. The
plea to IMO secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos is backed by BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping,
the International Shipping Federation, Intercargo and Intertanko." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 November 2005
(No.59037) , p 1
'Quarterpoints: Modern cost of not policing the seas means seafarers pay a heavy price'. "It was interesting to hear
piracy mentioned on BBC Radio 4 recently. The attack on the cruiseship Seaborne Spirit was a news item solely
because fare-paying passengers were involved and, although it was mentioned that the Somali coast was notorious
for such attacks, there was no emphasis upon the extent to which piracy affects the lives of seafarers. Much as one
deplores the reason for this item making it past the highly selective process of the BBC's news editors, one must
approve of piracy breaking through at all. It is too much to hope that it will move the subject a notch or two up
whatever measuring stick popular news editors use in their daily lives, but without hope there is only despair - so
let's stick to hope." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 November 2005 (No.59037) , p 5
'Naval guard for German cruiseship'. "Germany's cruiseship operator Peter Deilmann Reederei will benefit from
security measures to be undertaken by the country's navy off the East African coast during a voyage of the
Deutschland this month. The 22,496 gt ship has left Limassol for a 16-day cruise to Fujairah in the UAE." LLOYD'S LIST, 11 November 2005 (No.59039) , p 7
'Letter: Flag state vs control'. "SIR, You pose a question in today's Fairplay Daily News asking why a pirate attack
on a "US ship", the Seabourne Spirit [sic] has suddenly increased media awareness. The ship in question is not a
US ship; it is of Bahamian registry and thus a flag-of-convenience vessel. Media attention is no doubt the result of
a pirate attack on a passenger-filled vessel. The attack rose to a level not previously noted by the mass media.
Attacks on tourists seem to generate more media attention than depredations against commercial mariners
conveying more mundane cargoes. But that is always the case. However, I would expect Fairplay to be more
precise in its identification of a Bahamian-flagged vessel. Yours etc, Neil Dietz, US " - FAIRPLAY, 17 November
2005 (Vol.355, No.6354) , p 15
'"No fault" liability will become norm, warns Aon analyst'. "Cargoship owners who have watched anxiously from
the sidelines while the passenger business has faced growing liability demands could find their turn coming soon, a
protection and indemnity broking expert has warned. The concept of 'no fault' liability, which has so far homed in
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on the passenger market - a sector which is mainly US-based and thus less involved in international legislation - is
increasingly impacting upon the other shipping sectors, said Stephen Hawke, executive director of Aon Marine and
chairman of Aon PLF." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 November 2005 (No.59044) , p 3
'US court rejects Celebrity appeal'. "Celebrity Cruises' lost appeal in a rape case has greater implications for the
industry. A Connecticut maritime lawyer has lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to argue a case before the US
Supreme Court and, he will tell you, he could not be happier. Richard Ziccardi of the Stamford/New York maritime
law firm Skoufalos, Llorca Ziccardi will gladly forgo the spotlight because it means the end of his client's six-year
battle against Celebrity Cruises with a victory for her, and perhaps eight million other people who embark on
cruises from the state of Florida each year." - TRADEWINDS, 18 November 2005 (Vol.16, No.45) , p 22
'"Safer area" requirement for passenger ships further defined'. "Sub-Committee on Fire Protection, 49 session, 2428 January 2005" - IMO NEWS, 2005 (No.1) , pp 20-21
'Maritime Safety Committee progresses goal-based standards'. "Maritime Safety Committee, 80th session, 11-20
May 2005" - IMO NEWS, 2005 (No.3) , pp 10-14
'Letter: People only notice piracy when passengerships are attacked'. "SIR, The attack on a passenger vessel near
the Horn of Africa and countless less recent ones since the scourge was resurrected post-Second World War, 30
years ago, about parallels the time-span of the Irish "troubles" by a sort of coincidence, each terror-promoting.
Whether an international floating workforce will be quite as long-suffering with this new form as it famously was
during almost six years of the sea war, will be interesting to observe. I sincerely hope not." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30
November 2005 (No. 59052) , p 6
'Irish Ferries faces collapse'. "A manning dispute involving the proposed replacement of Irish and UK staff with a
cheaper East European agency option has brought an impasse at Irish Ferries. Crucial negotiations are ahead.
Unless an agreement is reached over its manning dispute, Irish Ferries could collapse, Ireland's Deputy Prime
Minister Mary Harney has warned. Talks were continuing as Fairplay went to press involving the Irish Labour
Relations Commission, Irish Ferries management and trade union SIPTU to seek common ground. But after crew
members barricaded themselves into two of the vessels earlier this week, emotions are running high on both sides. "
- FAIRPLAY, 1 December 2005 (Vol.355, No6356) , p 4
'Cruise option for discerning stowaways'. "The cruise industry will be under the watchful eye of Canadian police
and immigration officials next year in the endless struggle to stop illegal immigrants entering North America.
Smugglers have employed old fishing boats and containers to get their human cargo into Canada but the authorities
were surprised at smugglers resorting to the high-price option of luxury cruise ships. More than 30 Chinese
nationals, using stolen and altered South Korean passports, tried to enter Canada illegally from cruise ships docked
in Halifax or St. John's, Newfoundland this autumn. " - FAIRPLAY, 1 December 2005 (Vol.355, No6356) , p 12
'Congress crime probe puts cruise industry in dock'. "The cruise industry is facing a public relations crisis
potentially more difficult than that generated by recent outbreaks of viral infections on its ships. A US
Congressional investigation sparked by a string of passenger disappearances has forced cruise majors to defend
themselves against charges of covering up crimes." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 December 2005 (No.59063) , p 3
'Lookout: High Seas CSI'. "Murder mysteries are irresistible to the mainstream press, even more so as 24-hour
cable news morphs ever closer in style to polished entertainment. Add murder mysteries and cruising together and
the ensuing 'CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) on the high seas' cocktail is utterly intoxicating, as was on full display
with the recent blanket US coverage of honeymooner George Smith's disappearance (see p14). Smith's case won't
be the last. Future mysteries will inevitably beget more sensational coverage and more stern calls for tightened
rules. Unfortunately, the industry has failed to do all it can to prevent this cycle, most likely because its attorneys
cannot shake a defensive mindset developed during decades spent fighting frivolous lawsuits." - FAIRPLAY, 22
December 2005 (Vol.355, No.6359) , p 2
'Cruise fatalities: Man overboard'. "Bereaved families want tighter regulation of the cruise industry after recent
mysterious disappearances, report Greg Miller and Will Watson. Fewer than one in a million cruise passengers go
overboard into the sea, and most of those who do are either suicidal or drunk. Every so often, though, the evidence
points to foul play. Until this year, the most famous missing-cruiser mystery involved 22-year-old Amy Bradley,
who vanished from Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas in March 1998 as the ship entered port in Curaao.
Speculation has swirled ever since, with some theorising that Bradley drowned, others that she ran away, and still
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others that she was either murdered or abducted. But the Bradley controversy pales in comparison to the current
media spotlight on the disappearance of 26-year-old George Allen Smith IV. Smith went missing in the early
morning hours of 5 July this year while honeymooning aboard Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas off Turkey
- and murder is widely suspected." - FAIRPLAY, 22 December 2005 (Vol.355, No.6359) , pp 14-15
Cruise ships vulnerable to attacks. THE MILITARY.COM (USA). 9 November 2005.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,80133,00.html
'Debauchery counterpunch'. "Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has come out swinging after a congressional hearing on
missing passengers. Its fightback was spurred by July's disappearance of honeymooner George Smith IV (Fairplay,
22/29 December). In a detailed chronology of the Smith case released last week, and in comments to Fairplay,
RCCL painted a startlingly debauched picture of the newlyweds' behaviour." - FAIRPLAY, 12 January 2006
(Vol.356, No.6361) , p 7
'Price of life (Editorial)' - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 January 2006 (No. 59,082) , p. 7
'Crew at the heart of the "system"'. "There are many different aspects to an evacuation system specially on
passenger vessels. Unlike cargo ships where all that is needed is enough equipment for 15-30 people, passenger
vessels have to carry enough gear to assist possible thousands." - SAFETY AT SEA, December 2005 (Vol.39,
No.442) , pp 32-33
'QM2 limps into port with pod damage'. "Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 is believed to have damaged one of its
propulsion pods after going aground as it left Port Everglades on the next leg of a 38-day cruise. The QM2was five
miles off Fort Lauderdale late on Tuesday with 2,500 passengers on board when controls on the bridge indicated
there was a problem with one of the propulsion pods." - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 January 2006 (No.59085) , p 1
'Caltex cleared of Dona Paz blame'. "Caltex Philippines, charterer of a tanker involved in the worst peace time
maritime disaster, has been absolved of liability by a court in the Philippines. The 630 gt Vector was carrying 8,800
barrels of petroleum products for Caltex Philippines when it rammed into the heavily overloaded 23-year old ferry
Dona Paz in December, 1987. A massive fire followed the collision, leaving more than 4,300 dead." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 20 January 2006 (No.59086) , p 3
'QM2 sails on three pods'. "Cunard's Queen Mary 2 was cleared to leave Port Everglades in the early hours of
yesterday morning, although investigations continue into the cause of damage to one of the ship's four propulsion
pods. The US Coast Guard cleared the vessel for departure, saying it was safe to carry passengers. The ship will
now continue on its 38-day South America cruise on three pods." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 January 2006 (No.59086) ,
p3
'What can happen, will happen'. "An enormous increase in liability for death or personal injury of people aboard
passenger-carrying ships has blown cold wind under the P & I industry's skirts. But is the fear justified?. Many
people would see a cruise ship full of dead lawyers as a good start. And two cruise ships full of dead lawyers as an
even better start. But these are not the jokes, folks. A collision of two cruise ships - even with nothing but lawyers
aboard - would touch off a nightmare for protection and indemnity insurers. Of late, the talk on the P&I conference
circuit has been of increased liability for death or personal injury of people aboard passenger-carrying ships. It has
been a huge increase: up by between 230 per cent and 1,800 per cent, depending on the size of vessel and type of
liability. " - FAIRPLAY, 19 January 2006 (Vol.356, No.6362) , pp 16-19
'Salvage crisis in the offing as ships continue to grow says ISU chief'. "The international shipping industry has been
accused of turning a blind eye to a looming crisis as the size of container vessels and cruiseships outstrips the
technical capacity of salvors to handle them. Hans van Rooij, salvage director at Smit and president of the
International Salvage Union, said neither his fellow salvors nor the shipowning community appeared ready to
confront the salvage implications of fast-increasing ship sizes." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 January 2006 (No.59087) , p
1
'QM2 deadlock continues as passengers threaten missed ports mutiny'. "Passengers aboard Cunard flagship Queen
Mary 2are continuing to threaten to refuse to leave the ship when it reaches Rio de Janeiro, in a row over
compensation for three lost port calls. A number of passengers say they will refuse to disembark in Rio when the
ship arrives there on Thursday, where a further 1,000 passengers are set to board the QM2 for the next leg of a 38
day cruise." - LLOYD'S LIST, 24 January 2006 (No.59088) , p 1
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'QM2 tourists take legal action'. "UK law firm Capital Law has filed a class action on behalf of passengers of the
Queen Mary 2 who have been protesting over delays to a 38-day cruise around South America due to one of the
ship's pods being out of action." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 January 2006 (No.59090) , p 1
'IMO to apply Statendam lessons'. "The IMO is set to tighten up its fire protection rules for ships' switchboard
rooms. A Canadian paper, being considered by IMO's fire protection sub-Committee this month, was prompted by
an incident in August 2002 that led to a large cruise ship suffering two fires and losing all power while off British
Columbia" - SAFETY AT SEA, January 2006 (Vol.40, No.443) , p 20
'Cunard offers QM2 cruise chaos payoff'. "Cunard has agreed to a total refund for passengers affected by the need
to cancel three port calls on a Queen Mary 2 South American cruise following pressure from disgruntled
passengers. The company is now refunding the full fare paid by passengers on the voyage to Rio de Janeiro, which
was delayed due to pod propulsion damage on leaving Fort Lauderdale." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 January 2006
(No.59092) , p 1
'Customers are right, right?'. "As a chief engineer once observed: it would be very easy to keep these cruise ships
running smoothly. all we need to do is get rid of the passengers. Indeed, passengers are a far more volatile cargo
than coal, as was on vivid display last week when QM2 vacationers revolted after their Caribbean port calls were
cancelled (see p7). " - FAIRPLAY, 2 February 2006 (Vol.356, No.6364) , p 2
'Protesters prevail on the embattled QM2'. "The 'Mutiny on the Mary' theme proved irresistible to the UK and US
press last week, transforming a fairly routine event - a cruise itinerary change caused by a technical snafu - into yet
another full-blown media circus. Before the era of shipboard Internet cafes, coverage of so-called 'cruises from hell'
had to wait until reporters could intercept enraged passengers upon disembarkation. No more. Thanks to new
telecoms enhancements, dissident QM2 passengers were able to blog their gripes into cyberspace as the ship
transited the Caribbean, scoring massive international coverage of their intention to sue Cunard and stage a sit-in to
protest the cancellation of calls in Barbados, St. Kitts and Salvador." - FAIRPLAY, 2 February 2006 (Vol.356,
No.6364) , p 7
'Shipping world united in grief over Red Sea tragedy'. "International Maritime Organization secretary general
Efthimios Mitropoulos has led global expressions of shock and grief at the sinking of the Egyptian passenger ro-ro
ferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98. "IMO stands ready to offer any assistance it can in this time of great distress," Mr
Mitropoulos said. The cause of the disaster was under investigation yesterday. The ship's classification society has
confirmed that recent inspections revealed no apparent problems. The ship, with about 1,310 people on board, sank
late last week in the Red Sea." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 February 2006 (No.59097) , p 1
'Editorial: Disaster in the Red Sea'. "The catastrophic loss of the ferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98 and the snuffing out
of hundreds of lives has been a rude reminder that there is still plenty of risk attendant to a sea crossing in certain
parts of the world. It is also reminds us that there is an undeniable graduation in the quality of sea transport directly
attributable to economic prosperity." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 February 2006 (No.59097) , p 7
'IMO to send technical team to investigate ferry disaster'. "Technical assistance and a number of experts are to be
provided by the International Maritime Organization to help investigate the circumstances of the loss last week of
the Panamanian flag ferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98 in which more than 1,000 people are believed to have died. IMO
Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos returned to London from Egypt yesterday. In meetings with the Egyptian
Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, he had conveyed the sympathy and solidarity of the IMO, along with
strong moral support to the relatives of the victims." - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 February 2006 (No. 59,101) , p. 3
'Brussels seeks Rina's Al Salam documents'. "BRUSSELS has asked Italian classification society Rina for copies of
all certification provided for the ferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98, which sank in the Red Sea last week. The European
Commission, acting through the European Maritime Safety Agency, contacted Rina early this week as part of its
investigation into the cause of the disaster, in which more than 1,000 people died. "We have written to Rina
requesting details of certification provided by the company itself and on behalf of Panama, the flag state," said
Stefaan de Rynck, commission transport spokesman. "I would like to underline that this is standard procedure and
Rina is not itself under investigation."" - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 February 2006 (No. 59,101) , p. 3
'Pod woes force Queen Mary 2 back into dry dock'. "Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 is to be drydocked for six days
at Blohm+Voss' Hamburg yard in May to remove a propulsor pod damaged when leaving Port Everglades last
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month. Repairs to the pod, which is due to be replaced in further drydocking in November, will mean the
cancellation of two voyages." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 February 2006 (No.59104) , p 1
'Passenger safety at top of IMO meeting's agenda'. "The first formal International Maritime Organization meeting
since the sinking of Al Salam Boccaccio 98 opened yesterday, with thoughts quickly turning to passenger safety.
IMO Maritime Safety Division director Koji Sekimizu told the design and equipment sub-committee meeting: "It is
extremely sad that these kinds of accidents still happen, despite the extensive work done by IMO on the safety of
ro-ro passenger ships in the wake of accidents such as those involving Herald of Free Enterprise, Scandinavian Star
and Estonia. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 February 2006 (No.59108) , p 3
'Allan to advise Egypt on safety'. "Former chairman of the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety
Committee Tom Allan is to provide technical advice to the government of Egypt on a number of maritime safety
issues arising from the Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 ferry disaster. Following a request to the IMO from the Egyptian
government, Mr Allan, who was also the UK's permanent representative at the IMO and is now an independent
consultant, has been commissioned by the IMO to provide technical advice and support to the Egyptian Ministry of
Transport on safety standards related to passenger ships." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 February 2006 (No.59113) , p 18
'Comment: When will we ever learn?'. "Perhaps the only lesson that can be learnt from the disaster that befell the
al-Salam Boccaccio 98 in the Red Sea last month is that the lesson is never learnt" - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS,
March 2006 (No.114) , pp 1-2
'Serious crime on cruiseships is extremely low'. "Crime statistics released by the International Council of Cruise
Lines found that 206 complaints for passengers and crew were made between 2003 and 2005 in a period when 31m
people took cruise holidays. The ICCL released the data, based on 15 cruise firms' submissions, ahead of a hearing
before the US House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations." LLOYD'S LIST, 7 March 2006 (No.59118) , p 12
'IMO to fast-track Red Sea findings'. "The IMO has pledged to fast-track findings from investigations into the
sinking of the ferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98 in the Red Sea last month. Addressing the opening of its search and
rescue subcommittee in London on Monday, IMO secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos assured member
countries that the organisation would take rapid action should casualty investigators identify problem areas. While
casualty inquiries are being conducted by Panamanian flag officials and Egyptian government investigators, the
IMO has stepped in with technical support." - FAIRPLAY, 9 March 2006 (Vol.356, No.6369) , p 6
'Injuries as Red Falcon collides with ramp'. "Passengers were thrown to the floor and had to be treated by
paramedics after a Red Funnel passenger ferry collided with a ramp at the port of Southampton, late on Friday
afternoon, Solent News reports. The impact by the British-flagged 3,953 gt Red Falcon threw scores of passengers
off their feet, with one crew member believed to have been knocked unconscious. Five others suffered injuries
including broken fingers and concussion." - LLOYD'S LIST, 13 March 2006 (No.59122) , p 3
'Philippines reviews sprinkler systems after Superferry fire'. "Highlighting the gulf between international and
domestic regulations for passenger ships, the Philippines is considering making sprinkler systems mandatory on
ferries. Following a fire last week on the Superferry 12 - which was brought under control in 30 minutes and put
out completely in three hours - the Maritime and Industry Authority of the Philippines is looking at making such
systems mandatory." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 March 2006 (No.59126) , p 5
'Major operators avow loyalty to international crew'. "Leading cruise companies in Miami Beach professed
unwavering fealty to their mostly non-US crews, but baulked at questions on how much they are paid or why
Internet access onboard is not free, writes Rajesh Joshi in Miami Beach. The Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention
session on crewing heard presentations from Carnival Cruise Lines' senior vice president for corporate training
Roberta Jacoby and Royal Caribbean's chief human resources officer Thomas Murrill on the firms' policies on
hiring, training and retaining crews." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 March 2006 (No.59126) , p 3
'Editorial: Risk and reality'. "Safety drills for the evacuation of ferries have long been problematical, notably so as
ships have grown in size and passenger complements hugely increased. Similarly, the drills have necessarily
progressed far beyond the old boat drills and mustering practice since the development of more sophisticated
marine evacuation systems with aircraft-type chutes and multiple rafts." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 March 2006
(No.59126) , p 7
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'Mystery over death on the Nile'. "One Egyptian crew member was left dead, and another seven alongside 28
German passengers were injured after an accident of a river cruiseship on the Nile late on Tuesday. Reportedly, the
1998-built King Tut IV, which offers space for 145 passengers, collided with a bridge near the town of Qena." LLOYD'S LIST, 23 March 2006 (No.59130) , p 1
'Passenger dies, 11 hurt in cruiseship fire'. "One passenger died and 11 were hurt when fire broke out on passenger
decks of the Star Princess early yesterday as the Princess Cruises vessel sailed from the Cayman Islands to Jamaica.
The blaze on the 2001-built ship, carrying 2,690 passengers and 1,123 crew, was put out but residual smoke
remained in the affected area of the 108,977 gt, Bermuda-flagged vessel." - LLOYD'S LIST, 24 March 2006
(No.59131) , p 1
'Cruise lines get green over wastewater'. "The cruising industry is working with a panel of scientists to address the
problem of wastewater discharges. In a joint announcement with Conservation International, an umbrella group of
green organizations, the International Council of Cruise Lines said last week that an independent science panel,
made up of leading marine experts and headed by the internationally recognised marine biologist Dr Sylvia Earle,
would address the discharge issue. She and other six panellists will seek to chart environmentally sensitive areas
and set global standards, the announcement explained. The aim is to identify sensitive marine areas such as coral
reefs, seamounts, shellfish growing areas, and protected areas that are not yet designated on navigation charts." FAIRPLAY, 23 March 2006 (Vol.356, No.6371) , p 7
'US Coast Guard launches Star Princess investigation'. "The US Coast Guard has sent five officials to Montego Bay
to assist in the probe into the Star Princess fire, as operator Princess Cruises cancelled the ship's next trip,
scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale yesterday. Petty Officer Dana Warr of the US Coast Guard said that while the
US federal agency would conduct its own investigation, the formal probe was in the hands of the 2001-built,
108,977 gt ship's flag state Bermuda and the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27
March 2006 (No.59132) , p 1
'Possible human error in ferry sinking'. "The 700-passenger Canadian ferry Queen of the North (built 1969) had
strayed dangerously off course before it hit a rock and sank off Gil Island in Canada this week, suggesting human
error could be behind the accident. Captain Trafford Taylor, BC Ferries executive vice-president of operations, has
been quoted as saying the Queen of the North was "obviously offcourse" after it had wandered out of shipping
lanes in the area. All 101 passengers onboard the ship were rescued after being woken by a loud bang at 12:30am
on Wednesday and fleeing to lifeboats as the ship listed." - TRADEWINDS, 24 March 2006 (Vol.17, No.12) , p 20
'Princess to assess fallout from fire'. "Princess Cruises' Star Princess arrived in Grand Bahama shipyard in Freeport
yesterday for initial repair work following a fire last week in which one passenger died and a number of others
were injured. A spokesman for Princess said the decision whether to send the ship back to Italy for refurbishment at
Fincantieri had not yet been taken." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 March 2006 (No.59133) , p 1
'China tightens ferry safety'. "China has tightened safety measures plying its waterways following the Egyptian
ferry tragedy. A decree issue by the Ministry of Communications last month called upon local maritime authorities
to tighten supervision along the waterways" - SAFETY AT SEA, March 2006 (Vol.40, No.445) , p 5
'Norovirus in crew hits Isle of Arran link'. "Caledonian MacBrayne has been forced to reduce ferry services to and
from the Isle of Arran, after a number of seafarers came down with norovirus infection. The outbreak is on board
the vessel Caledonian Isles, which will today be taken out of service for about 48 hours for cleansing." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 6 April 2006 (No.59140) , p 3
'Balcony threat for cruising'. "When A spectacular fire erupted aboard Princess Cruises' Star Princess last month,
the obvious question was: how did this happen aboard a vessel bound by SOLAS rules requiring non-flammable
materials and sprinkler systems? The flashpoint of the fire - a combustible balcony, not a protected cabin interior provides the answer, while underscoring a vulnerability that lines are moving quickly to cure. "The SOLAS
convention governs areas within the envelope of the ship, not necessarily balconies, which are outside that
envelope," ICCL president Michael Crye told Fairplay." - FAIRPLAY, 27 April 2006 (Vol.356, No.6376) , p 11
'QE2 in waste investigation'. "Canadian authorities are investigating whether Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 illegally
dumped waste in Canadian waters. They could prosecute if there is sufficient evidence. The federal transport
ministry started an investigation after the luxury cruiseship reported last September that it had dumped 3,000 litres
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of paper pulp in waters near the 12-mile limit off Canada's Atlantic coast." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 May 2006
(No.59156) , p 1
'No conclusion on terror liability battle'. "Shipowners are battling to ensure that proposed rules on terrorism
insurance cover and overall insurance capacity will not leave them with insurmountable liabilities. Despite lengthy
discussions at last week's session of the IMO Legal Committee aimed at securing a workable compromise, no
conclusion was reached. That left the question in limbo until the panel's October meeting, at the earliest. Under
scrutiny is the lack of adequate insurance to cover terrorism liability under the 2002 Protocol to the 1974 Athens
Convention on passenger liability. Until a solution can be found, ratification and entry into force of the convention
is effectively being blocked. At its last meeting, the IMO Legal Committee agreed that that countries should accept
insurance cover that excludes terrorism and bio-chemical weapons risks. However, this exclusion would leave
potentially enormous liabilities to be met by shipowners and their insurers." - FAIRPLAY , 4 May 2006 (Vol.357,
No.6377) , p 8
'Why do we have to learn the hard way?'. "Viewed from a contemporary position, the attitudes of an earlier
generation to child rearing seem terribly hard hearted. When an infant plunged out of a tree or rolled down the
stairs or burned itself, it was just, according to their harsh philosophy, "finding out the hard way" the undesirable
consequences of gravity or that heat could burn. Nowadays we tend to opt for preventive measures rather than
picking up the pieces and shrug off accusations that we are being over-protective. It is an argument from which I
would shrink. But the marine industry, too, seems to have an unfortunate habit of learning the hard way, even when
other less painful strategies might be available. It was something that vaguely occurred to me as I read the Marine
Accident Investigation Branch Marine Safety Bulletin, published about the fire aboard the huge cruiseship Star
Princess, which had the stuff of nightmares about it." - LLOYD'S LIST, 8 May 2006 (No.59160) , p 7
'Alang prepares to scrap legendary cruiseship'. "Indian shipbreakers have scored a victory in their quest to acquire
the 76,000-gt cruiseship Blue Lady (built 1961, ex- Norway ). Industry sources in Alang tell TradeWinds that the
famous luxury liner has been purchased by a consortium of two shipbreaking companies. The vessel is reportedly
being prepared for its final voyage under tow from its layup anchorage in Port Klang in Malaysia and already has
an Indian delivery crew onboard. It is set to reach Alang at the end of this month." - TRADEWINDS, 5 May 2006
(Vol.17, No.18) , p 5
'Cruiseship balconies a "fire hazard"'. "Cruise players have been warned that balconies on their ships are a potential
fire hazard after an initial probe into a fatal blaze on the 2,690-passenger Star Princess (built 2001) earlier this year.
The fire started on a state-room balcony and quickly spread to adjacent areas and between decks nine and 12. The
fire and dense black smoke also spread internally, killing one passenger who died of smoke inhalation and injuring
a further 13. Seventy-nine cabins in total were burnt out, while another 204 were damaged." - TRADEWINDS, 5
May 2006 (Vol.17, No.18) , p 39
'Greenpeace rallies its troops as "toxic" cruiseship heads to India'. "International environmental organisation
Greenpeace has expressed opposition to the entry into India of the cruiseship Norway, also known as the SS France
and the Blue Lady. The giant cruiseship is headed from Pulau Carey, Malaysia, where it has been anchored for the
past year, for the shipbreaking yard at Alang, on the Gujarat coast, where it is scheduled for demolition." LLOYD'S LIST, 11 May 2006 (No.59163) , p 3
'Letter: Safety recommendations awaited from three ship fire investigations'. "SIR, So far this year we have had
three significant fires in passenger carrying ships. The first and most serious, and one that appears to have preceded
a capsize and extensive loss of life, occurred on board the Egyptian-owned, Panamanian-registered ferry Al Salam
Boccaccio 98 while on passage from Duba to Safaga, Egypt, in February. In late March, fire broke out on an
external balcony on board the Bermudian registered cruiseship Star Princess while on passage from Grand Cayman
Island to Montego Bay, Jamaica. One passenger died as a result of smoke inhalation. And then early last Saturday
morning in the English Channel, fire disabled the Cyprus-registered cruiseship Calypso. Thankfully nobody
appears to have been injured and the ship was successfully towed into Southampton. John Lang" - LLOYD'S
LIST, 11 May 2006 (No.59163) , p 7
'IMO urged to act on lessons from Star Princess'. "Lessons from the recent fire onboard the Star Princess cruise
ship, which left one passenger dead, have been singled out by the UK for immediate global implementation, ahead
of the determination of the cause of the fire. In a submission to this week's meeting of the International Maritime
Organization's maritime safety committee, the UK urges the IMO to take "appropriate action in a timely manner, as
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the industry has already done" in the immediate wake of the incident, which occurred on March 23, 2006 off
Jamaica. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 May 2006 (No.59164) , pp 1-2
'Lookout: Cruise fire shows how safety should be organised'. "Three months after the Red Sea tragedy comes
another fire on another passenger ship. This time the ship and all its passengers are saved, and it's a one-day
wonder in the national press. Are we learning yet? When things go wrong, it's important to get things right. The
circumstances surrounding last week's fire on the cruise ship Calypso in the Channel were startlingly similar to the
calamity of Al Salam Boccaccio '98 a mere three months ago, but the outcome could hardly have been more
different - thank God. It would be nice if we could list what the Al Salam's crew did wrong and what the Calypso's
crew did right, but officially we don't know what went wrong on the Egyptian ferry. Perhaps it doesn't matter.
Possibly we spend too long poring over disasters looking for lessons to learn. Maybe we can learn more useful
lessons from good practice than from bad. Success is its own vindication." - FAIRPLAY, 11 May 2006 (Vol.357,
No.6378) , pp 1-2
'UK flying squad passes fiery test'. "No-one is hurt in cruise ship blaze off English coast. Jim Wilson reports that
the quick-response team was flown to the stricken ship in about 90 minutes. A world first was set last Saturday
when the UK's pioneering maritime incident response group deployed to put out a blaze on board Calypso, a
passenger ship 20nm off England's southern coast. No-one was hurt among about 700 people aboard and the
rescuers." - FAIRPLAY, 11 May 2006 (Vol.357, No.6378) , p 4
'Wages issue hits Carnival'. "It was seemingly inevitable that the overtime wages liability issue that haunts the
cruise industry would hit its largest player, Carnival Corp. Last Thursday, US District Court Judge Marcia Cooke
gave her preliminary approval for an agreement to settle two class-action cases, Stoycheva v. Carnival and Borcea
v. Carnival, whereby Carnival will pay $6.25M but concede no wrongdoing." - FAIRPLAY, 11 May 2006
(Vol.357, No.6378) , p 9
'Acciona cancels first UK crossing after MCA detains ship over safety problems'. "Acciona Trasmediterranea was
yesterday forced to cancel its inaugural crossing from Portsmouth to Bilbao, after the vessel was detained by the
Maritime and Coastguard Agency. In the ensuing chaos, around 300 VIP guests who had taken the trip in the other
direction had to be flown back to northern Spain." - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 May 2006 (No.59169) , p 1
'Mercury master sacked after breath test'. "The master of a Celebrity Cruises cruiseship has been sacked after he
failed a US Coast Guard alcohol breath test in Seattle last Friday. Federal officials onboard for a routine safety
inspection on the 1997-built, 76,522 gt Mercury smelt alcohol in the unnamed master's breath, prompting them to
summon additional inspectors and equipment for the breath test." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 May 2006 (No.59171) , p
1
'Crown Princess heralds new fire safety features'. "The first Princess Cruises newbuild to be delivered since the Star
Princess fire will feature modified balcony fittings, in line with guidance given by the UK Marine Accident
Investigation Branch and the US Coast Guard. Crown Princess, the 113,000 gt luxury cruiseship due delivery from
Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard on June 14, is due to take up service in a western Caribbean rotation this summer." LLOYD'S LIST, 23 May 2006 (No.59171) , p 3
'Canada set to adopt new ferry rules'. "Amid growing concern over passengership fires, Transport Canada is to
adopt fire-control regulations that exceed those specified by international conventions. The move follows its own
investigation into the engine-room fire onboard the BC Ferries-operated, 7,000-gt ropax Queen of Surrey (built
1981) in May of 2003. The ferry was en route from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale when the fire broke out. The
accident left 318 passengers stranded." - TRADEWINDS, 19 May 2006 (Vol.17, No.20) , p
'Torrent of new safety rules pours from IMO'. "A flood of changes to international shipping rules were agreed last
week by delegates to the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee. Delegates decided in London on 19 May, the last day
of the eight-day meeting, to approve measures relating to passenger ship safety, fire control, navigation matters and
ship construction standards. Details of the large number of changes were sketchy as Fairplay went to press, pending
official confirmation from the IMO. Fire control on the balconies of passenger ships was pushed through with
urgency, after the outbreak of fire on the Star Princess. Proposals for control were submitted by the UK after the
IMO deadline for submissions." - FAIRPLAY, 25 May 2006 (Vol.357, No.6380) , p 7
'New Spanish ferry barred from UK'. "Surveyors from the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency prevented Acciona
Trasmediterrnea's five-year-old cruise ferry Fortuny from leaving Portsmouth for Bilbao last week after finding
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safety deficiencies. It was a blow for the Spanish company, which on 16 May had boasted in a press release that the
ferry had "state-of-the-art technology" and described the vessel as "one of the company's most modern and
comfortable passenger ships"" - FAIRPLAY, 25 May 2006 (Vol.357, No.6380) , p 8
'Greek passenger fleet in danger of shrinking fast'. "The Greek passengership fleet is shrinking so fast that unless
new investments are made, the number of ships controlled by the six largest companies could dwindle to just 47 by
2015, says a report issued this week. Business consultant XRTC, in its annual analysis of the sector, calculates that
Greece's six largest companies controlled 131 vessels in 2002. The number of ships they will have in service this
year is 87 but that figure will reduce by 18 per cent annually over the next two years." - TRADEWINDS, 26 May
2006 (Vol.17, No.21) , p 23
'Balcony fire on Star Princess - safety bulletin issued by MAIB' - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, June 2006, p 4
'Cruise line sacks captain'. "Celebrity Cruises Mercury was safely berthed in Seattle at 1230 on 19 May, its Greek
captain Periklis Petridis in his cabin, fixing to enjoy a 'nightcap' and a nap before he returned to duty at 1700 for the
next voyage to Alaska. As fate would have it, a US Coast Guard team had just boarded in response to a reported
hydraulic leak. They asked to see Petridis, smelled alcohol on his breath - and any hopes the captain had for a quiet
afternoon evaporated. " - FAIRPLAY, 1 June 2006 (Vol.357, No.6381) , p 10
'Editorial: Flying the plague flag'. "At one time, a decent doctor sensible to the needs of his patient would prescribe
a sea voyage, where plenty of fresh air, rest and relaxation would restore a sufferer to health. One probably cannot
these days be prescribed a cruise on the National Health Service, but the number of victims of the dreaded Norwalk
Virus, variously described as "winter vomiting disease" or "institutional diarrhoea", which afflicts cruise passengers
tends to encourage thoughts of holidays ashore if one is of a delicate disposition." - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 June 2006
(No.59178) , p 7
'Virus outbreak halts cruiseship for Norway'. "Five hundred passengers in the UK have had their Norwegian cruise
plans dashed this weekend after a viral outbreak on-board the 15,400-gt Van Gogh (built 1975). The cruiseship was
detained by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) at Harwich in the UK on Sunday on the advice of the
director of public health after 100 people were infected by a virus on the vessel's previous voyage. " TRADEWINDS, 2 June 2006 (Vol.17, No.22) , p 94
'US backs UK's cruise ship fire advice'. "Fire protection standards recommended in the UK following last month's
fatal blaze aboard the Star Princess have been endorsed by the US Coast Guard in a safety alert issued last month.
The series of recommendations from the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) are meant to ensure
that external areas of cruise ships meet fire protection standards similar to those in place for internal areas. Plastic
materials used in the construction of the ship's balconies may have been the cause of the rapid spread of the fire. " FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, June 2006 (No.117) , p 6
'Comment: safety standards not the same'. "One of the complaints regularly levelled at Port State Control is that
standards vary so much that it almost impossible to know what might happen when the inspector calls. That was
highlighted again last month in the case of the Acciona Trasmediterranea ferry Fortuny. Following a very upbeat
and optimistic announcement of the launch of the new service between Portsmouth and Bilbao, the Spanish
operator was brought crashing down to earth when the ship was prevented from sailing by the UK's MCA on safety
grounds. To be fair to the MCA, the main reasons for the detention were more due to an alleged failure to follow
bureaucratic processes than major defects with the ship, although the list of deficiencies did include a 'poorly
presented fire and boat drill' and 'emergency fire fighting equipment not for immediate use'." - FAIRPLAY
SOLUTIONS, June 2006 (No.117) , p 2
'Norovirus claims two more cruiseships'. "P&O Cruises' 47,000 gt Pacific Sun and Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines' Black
Prince are the latest cruiseships to be hit by the norovirus. Pacific Sun, which is based on the Australian market,
docked in Sydney after the virus struck down more than 60 passengers on a 10-day cruise. Meanwhile, Fred.Olsen
has reported a total of 116 cases on board the Black Prince." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 June 2006 (No.59184) , p 3
'New crime reporting regime plan for cruise industry'. "MEDIA and Congressional attention over the disappearance
of passengers has prompted the cruise industry to push for a unified regime under which allegations of crime could
be reported to US federal agencies. Although the industry maintains it is fulfilling all its legal and ethical
obligations it has approached four agencies - the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the US Coast Guard, Customs
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and Border Protection and the Drug Enforcement Agency - in a spirit of "responsiveness" to public and legislative
sensitivity. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 June 2006 (No.59188) , p 3
'Cruise death case: "naked behaviour not unusual"'. "The inquest into the cruiseship death of Dianne Brimble has
been told it was not unusual for a number of passengers to be seen naked each night. Ann Taylor was the night
manager on board the P&O cruiseship Pacific Sky when Dianne Brimble died of an alleged date rape drug
overdose in September 2002." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 June 2006 (No.59195) , p 3
'Training a hot issue in Canadian ferry sinking'. "The investigation into the loss of the BC Ferries vessel Queen of
the North, which sank on 22 March after running into Gil Island at full speed, is progressing slowly. Canada's
Transportation Safety Board's probe may be helped by the retrieval of the ferry's global positioning and automatic
identification system on 16 June, using an unmanned submersible. The search team from the Canadian Scientific
Submersible Facility, located in British Columbia, continues to search for the ship's navigational computer for
further information. It is not known why the ferry strayed badly off course in the middle of the night and slammed
into Gil Island. And the investigation is further hampered by two members of the crew refusing to talk to
investigators." - FAIRPLAY, 22 June 2006 (Vol.357, No.6384) , p 9
'Nightmare claim worries owners'. "Revisions to the Athens Convention are giving Greek owners the jitters. Fresh
concerns over the huge liabilities facing the protection-and-indemnity (P&I)clubs under a revised Athens
Convention are threatening to unravel efforts to bring in much higher compensation for passengership disasters.
Influential Greek shipowners, including some who are P&I club directors, are becoming increasingly worried about
the threat that a payout, which could run to several billion dollars, would mean for the future of P&I cover for
cargoships." - TRADEWINDS, 30 June 2006 (Vol.17, No.26) , p 18
'Royal Caribbean settles with missing passenger widow'. "Royal Caribbean has reached a settlement with the wife
of George Smith, whose disappearance from the Brilliance of the Seas one year ago this week sparked an
acrimonious dispute. The terms of the settlement with Jennifer Hagel Smith, which need to be approved by a
Connecticut probate court, have not been disclosed." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 July 2006 (No.59199) , p 1
'Celebrity wins $193m Horizon damages'. "Celebrity Cruises has won a $193m damages award against a water
treatment powerhouse in a US federal court, on grounds that the equipment sparked an outbreak of Legionnaires'
disease on a cruiseship in 1994. Celebrity, a Royal Caribbean subsidiary, had sued Essef Corp prior to its 1999
acquisition by Pentair, which created a $1bn-plus market giant." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 July 2006 (No.59199) , p 1
'Dilemma over cruise terror cover'. "Shipping and insurance industry leaders are agonising over demands for them
to provide terrorism cover for cruiseships under the 2002 protocol to the Athens Convention, which has yet to come
into force. The issue was caused division between the industry and governments, and within liability insurance
circles. It is holding up implementation of the protocol, which demands that passengership operators accept
substantially higher levels of liability." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 July 2006 (No.59202) , p 6
'Shays turns up heat on cruise crime'. "Practical legislation rarely emerges when politics mixes with frantic media
coverage, so Congressman Christopher Shays' new Cruise Line Accurate Safety Statistics bill should come as no
surprise. CLASS is a direct response to the disappearance of passenger George Smith IV from Royal Caribbean's
Brilliance of the Seas last July (Fairplay cover story, 22/29 December 2005). The Connecticut Republican is a
personal friend of the Smith family and has chaired two committee hearings on cruise safety in the past six
months." - FAIRPLAY, 6 July 2006 (Vol.357, No.6386) , p 9
'Opinion: Time for cruise to act off its own bat'. "A campaign to solve the mysterious disappearance of newly wed
George Smith while honeymooning on a Royal Caribbean cruise has embarrassed the industry over its passengersafety record and provided the impetus for improvement. The media coverage of his widow, Jennifer Hagel Smith,
and her pursuit of the truth behind her husband's loss in Turkish waters a year ago has done more than anything else
to expose the extent of passenger disappearances and sex crimes onboard cruiseships." - TRADEWINDS, 7 July
2006 (Vol.17, No. 27) , p 2
'Rapid response raises safety questions'. "The Maritime Incident Rescue Group (MIRG), the world's first dedicated
fire and rescue service trained to respond to large-scale fires and other emergencies at sea was called into action
when fire broke out on the starboard engine of the cruise vessel Calypso while in the English Channel" - MER
(MARINE ENGINEERS REVIEW), June 2006, p 6
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'IMO speeds up safety work'. "Passenger ship safety has been an almost permanent fixture on the IMO's Maritime
Safety Committee (MSC) agenda, but in recent years it seems to have taken second place to security issues. After
the MSC's 81st session in May this year, the IMO was able to report that things were once again moving forward,
and said that the committee had completed its major work programme on passenger ship safety. The MSC has
based its guiding philosophy on the premise that the regulatory framework should place more emphasis on the
prevention of a casualty in the first place, and that future passenger ships should be designed for improved
survivability so that, in the event of a casualty, persons can stay safely on board as the ship proceeds to port. As if
to prove that the IMO is capable of speedy action when necessary, as a result of the Star Princess fire in March this
year new rules have been drawn up to cover fire safety and balconies on cruise ships." - FAIRPLAY
SOLUTIONS, July 2006 (No.118) , pp 25-27
'Putting evacuation in perspective'. "As passenger vessels have grown ever larger, concerns have grown about
whether it is possible to evacuate very large numbers of passengers from badly-damaged vessels. Recent events
have tragically proved that large numbers of passengers can be put at risk if ships are inadequately designed or
operated, or subject to modifications that may make them less stable in the event of an accident. Current regulations
require ships to have sufficient hydrostatic stability to survive certain types of damage involving flooding, but the
required damage stability does not guarantee the survival of a ship, especially if an accident takes place in
unfavourable weather conditions." - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, July 2006 (No.118) , pp 28-29
'IMO report - Maritime Safety Committe adopts important Solas amendments' - SEAWAYS, July 2006, pp 1516,21
'Carnival warms to use of "cold ironing"'. "The cruise industry has thrown its weight behind the use of shore-based
power, or 'cold ironing', with the Carnival fleet agreeing to switch off their engines while in San Francisco. Cruise
giant Carnival is providing its support for the development with two companies in the group already using or about
to start using the system." - LLOYD'S LIST, 13 July 2006 (No.59207) , p 1
'Terror scheme to cost a bomb'. "A megabroker's passengership-terrorism cover has met with broad scepticism. A
controversial new scheme to provide terrorism cover for passengerships is set to cost the shipping industry up to
$50m per year. The scheme, put together by megabroker Marsh, will cost under $0.50 per passenger day for the
most exposed cruiseships but much less for ferries, particularly those on the busiest shuttle routes such as short
cross-harbour trips." - TRADEWINDS, 14 July 2006 (Vol.17, No.28 18)
'No common cause found for norovirus on cruiseships'. "The recent spate of norovirus infection outbreaks on
cruiseships is not the result of a "common cause", a European investigation has concluded. Alarmingly high levels
of onboard gastro-intestinal infection simply reflect increased levels of the illness in the community, says the
European network for the prevention of emerging enteric viral infections (Divine-Net). A joint investigation led by
specialists from the Netherlands, Britain and Sweden examined the causes of 35 outbreaks of gastro-intestinal
infection reported on 13 cruiseships travelling round Europe before July 5 this year." - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 July
2006 (No.59211) , p 3
'Infinity is latest ship to catch the bug'. "Celebrity Cruises' 90,228 gt ship Infinity is the latest ship to be struck by
an outbreak of suspected norovirus when more than 100 passengers were taken ill during an Alaskan cruise. The
company said yesterday: "105 of the ship's 2,282 guests and 20 of its 952 crew members have experienced the
illness, which is thought to be a norovirus brought on board by a guest previously exposed to it. Those affected by
the short-lived illness responded well to treatment administered on board the ship."" - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 July
2006 (No.59211) , p 3
'Dozens hurt as Crown Princess lists'. "Dozens of people have been injured, some seriously, after Princess Cruises'
newbuild Crown Princess developed an unexpected list shortly after leaving Port Canaveral en route to New York.
Passengers were sent flying when the 113,000gt Crown Princess, which was delivered only last month, suddenly
developed a heavy list. The ship had reported problems with its steering gear, the US Coast Guard said yesterday."
- LLOYD'S LIST, 20 July 2006 (No.59212) , pp 1,3
'Editorial: Coughs and sneezes...'. "One might gain the impression that an outbreak of the dreaded norovirus is
about as likely on a cruise as seasickness was in the days of the North Atlantic liners. So there is some comfort for
cruise ship operators in the recent European study that finds it is not poor hygiene aboard ships or pathogens
imported with the food, but bugs that walk aboard with the passengers which are largely responsible for the
outbreaks." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 July 2006 (No.59212) , p 7
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'Crown Princess black box probe'. "A team from the US National Transportation Safety Board is to examine the
data recorder of Princess Cruises' Crown Princess to establish the cause of Tuesday's steering incident. A
spokesman for the NTSB said it would concentrate on both the automechanical and operational aspects of the ship.
He said it was too soon to comment on reports that a malfunction of the auto-pilot system caused the ship to list
suddenly to starboard, 11 miles southeast of Port Canaveral." - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 July 2006 (No.59213) , p 1
'Editorial: List of complaints'. "The incident aboard the brand new Crown Princess this week as the vessel was
leaving Port Canaveral sounds quite alarming, with a steep list, water pouring from swimming pools and
passengers being thrown around. Doubtless it will be attributed to some sort of glitch with the steering software,
but it begs the question that while a ship needs to be able to alter her direction quickly, for safety reasons, it should
surely not occasion such violent movement that people aboard are hurt?" - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 July 2006
(No.59213) , p 5
'Crown Princess gets all-clear to sail again'. "Princess Cruises' Crown Princess has been cleared to leave Port
Canaveral following a steering failure which resulted in a number of injuries to passengers and crew. The vessel
sailed from Port Canaveral with no passengers on board in preparation for a seven-day round trip from New York
visiting Grand Turk and Bermuda." - LLOYD'S LIST, 24 July 2006 (No.59214) , p 3
'Human error caused Crown Princess listing incident'. "Princess Cruises has confirmed that the list on board Crown
Princess off Miami last week was caused by human error. Company president Alan Buckelew has written to
passengers saying: "We can confirm that the incident was due to human error and the appropriate personnel
changes have been made."" - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 July 2006 (No.59217) , p 3
'Poisonous potential of foodborne diseases'. "The recent spate of food poisoning on board luxury cruise liners, and
the plethora of claims management firms advertising their services to stricken passengers, demonstrates the
potential for such incidents and is of concern to operators and their insurers. Furthermore, the award by the Court
of Session in Edinburgh last year to a victim of food poisoning of damages exceeding 1.2m ($2.2m) should alert
underwriters to the fact that such claims have potential to far exceed the usual fast track jurisdiction to which they
are frequently allocated." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 July 2006 (No.59217) , p 6
'Lawyers and principles'. "Ambulance-chasing lawyers are always good for a giggle. They have no shame anyway,
so it should be impossible to offend them. After the unfortunate accident on Crown Princess, it was inevitable that
the lawsuits would start flying within hours of landfall (see p6). One man's misfortune is also his opportunity to
make a quick buck - and his lawyer's opportunity to make several more." - FAIRPLAY, 27 July 2006 (Vol.357,
No.6389) , p 2
'Crown Princess injuries point to larger issues'. "The cruise industry has long maintained that larger vessels don't
equate to greater safety risks. But in cases where ships list violently, the practice of packing more passengers per
voyage has translated into mounting injury tolls. By far the most serious of such incidents occurred last Tuesday,
when the 3,080-passenger Crown Princess, just inaugurated for Princess Cruises, suffered an 'unexpected heavy list'
18km off Port Canaveral, Florida. The sudden tilt of 16-18 degrees sent glass flying and water flooding from the
pool, while banister-clenching passengers feared that the ship would go down. The toll was serious: 240 people
suffered injuries, 94 were sent to hospitals and two were reportedly to be in a critical condition when Fairplay went
to press. " - FAIRPLAY, 27 July 2006 (Vol.357, No.6389) , pp 6-7
'Poland kicks out danger ship'. "Poland has ordered a former transatlantic cruiseship containing a large amount of
asbestos to leave the country following months of protests from environmental groups. The Rotterdam arrived in
February at the port city of Gdansk, where its owners planned to turn it into a conference centre and hotel after
removing the toxic material." - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 August 2006 (No.59221) , p 3
'Crew caused cruise list'. "Princess Cruises says "human error" caused the abrupt listing of one of its ships last
week that left 240 passengers injured. In a letter to passengers, Princess Cruises president Alan Buckelow wrote:
"The incident was due to human error and the appropriate personnel changes have been made." " TRADEWINDS, 28 July 2006 (Vol.17, No.30) , p 35
'Toxic cruiseship ordered out'. "Polish authorities have ordered a former transatlantic cruise liner containing 100
tonnes of a carcinogenic substance to leave Gdansk, where it has been docked since March. The 38,000-gt
Rotterdam (built 1959), which was last operated as the cruiseship Rembrandt for failed Premier Cruise Lines in
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2000, has been moored at a repair yard, where it was hoped the asbestos would be removed and treated. " TRADEWINDS, 4 August 2006 (Vol.17, No.31) , p 34
'Drunken master banned'. "The former captain of the 77,700-gt cruiseship Mercury (built 1997) has pleaded guilty
to operating the ship while under the influence of alcohol. Periklis Petridis received one year's probation, a $15,000
fine and a one-year ban from entering US waters as an employee of any commercial ship. " - TRADEWINDS, 4
August 2006 (Vol.17, No.31) , p 35
'Ferry grounding officer on drugs for hypertension collapsed at the wheel'. "Better contingency planning and
tougher controls on drug use have been urged by Hong Kong's Marine Department in an initial report into the
grounding of a 600-tonne passenger ferry, the 1982-built Xin Jie operated by New World First Ferry. The vessel hit
rocks near a ferry pier at Mui Wu on Lantau Island on May 12, when it veered off course with no one at the wheel
after the assistant master, who was steering the ferry, collapsed and the master went to assist him." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 16 August 2006 (No.59231) , p 12
'Celebration hits rock bottom in Nassau'. "A propeller on Carnival Cruise Line's 47,262 gt Celebration was
damaged when it touched bottom as the ship was docking in Nassau on Tuesday resulting in a minor oil spill" LLOYD'S LIST, 17 August 2006 (No.59232) , p 12
'Everqueen explosives evacuation'. "Passengers were evacuated from the ferry Everqueen Emilia yesterday in Jolo,
southern Philippines, after the military seized 30 boxes containing 6,000 blasting caps and detonators in two
backpacks." - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 August 2006 (No.59233) , p 3
'Experts split over new cruiseship stability standards'. "Changed stability standards for new passengerships could in
some circumstances increase the risk of capsize, the British and German governments fear. But expert opinion
seems genuinely divided on the technical issues, centred on probabilistic methods of determining stability. Some
naval architects argue that the UK concerns relate to "a narrow subset of the probabalistic damage stability
spectrum", and insist that the proposals actually increase safety." - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 August 2006 (No.59234) ,
p1
'Carnival pollution scare'. "Carnival Cruise Line's 47,200-gt Celebration (built 1987) has been involved in an oil
spill while docking in the Bahamas. One of the ship's propellers struck the sea floor while docking in Nassau,
spilling the oil and damaging the vessel. " - TRADEWINDS, 18 August 2006 (Vol.17, No.33) , p 38
'NCL faces racial discrimination complaint over alleged sackings'. "Norwegian Cruise Line has been sued in the
US for racial discrimination after allegedly sacking seven Muslim employees on a US-flag cruiseship because they
were deemed security risks" - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 August 2006 (No.59239) , p 1
'Lookout: Alaska takes its revenge'. "Cruise will pay in taxes and extra environmental oversight. The industry's
defeat at the hands of state voters was undeserved. But at least the financial damage should be contained within the
local region" - FAIRPLAY, 31 August 2006 (Vol.357, No.6394) , pp 1-2
'Alaska inflicts stunning defeat on cruise lines'. "Surprise and disappointment were how North West CruiseShip
Association (NWCA) president John Hansen described his emotions in the aftermath of last week's Alaskan
primary vote. Included on the state ballot was Initiative 2, a proposal designed to wring more money out of
Alaska's cruise lines and tighten environmental regulations and scrutiny. Over 52 per cent of Alaskan voters
approved the controversial initiative, which will hike the head tax to $50/passenger, institute a 33 per cent gaming
tax and require lines to pay state income taxes." - FAIRPLAY, 31 August 2006 (Vol.357, No.6394) , p 6
'Luxury liner Scandinavia sinks off Tokyo coast'. "A former luxury liner, the 1927-built Scandinavia, sank without
trace about 450 km southwest of Tokyo early Saturday morning local time while being towed from Japan to
Shanghai. The 5,100 gt vessel, formerly the Stella Polaris, had recently been bought by Swedish company PetroFast of Bromma, Stockholm, which planned to refurbish the ship as a hotel." - LLOYD'S LIST, 5 September 2006
(No.59244) , p 3
'Cruseship spears whale'. "In what must have been a rather bizarre scene, the 2,000-passenger cruiseship Summit
(built 2001) entered its Alaskan port of Seward last week with an eight to nine-metre dead whale pinned to its bow.
Investigators picking over the whale remains say they have not determined whether the mammal was alive or dead
when it was struck by the 90,280-gt Celebrity Cruises vessel. The dead whale, which has tentatively been identified
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as a humpback, was riding on the Summit 's bulbous bow." - TRADEWINDS, 25 August 2006 (Vol.17, No.34) , p
32
'Swedish ferries collide'. "Two passenger ferries have been damaged in a collision at Helsingor in Denmark. The
incident involving the 4,300-gt Mercandia IV (built 1989) and a smaller vessel named as Pernille injured four
people and caused the Pernille to list. " - TRADEWINDS, 15 September 2006 (Vol.17, No.37) , p 38
'EU protocol on passenger liability "vague"'. "Implementing the 2002 protocol of the Athens Convention on
passenger liability in European Union law may prove problematic because some of its provisions are "vague and
open to misinterpretation", warns Dr Baris Soyer of the Institute of Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University.
Any obscurity surrounding provisions defining the scope of the Athens Convention could hinder the uniformity of
the passenger liability regime within the EU, he told delegates at a Swansea University colloquium on maritime
legal liabilities." - LLOYD'S LIST, 19 September 2006 (No.59254) , p 8
'Will Marsh make terror cover work?'. "A new insurance scheme that should resolve a clash about the practicality
of much higher compensation limits for passengerships is ready to be launched and will be much less expensive
than had been feared. A deal between underwriters in the Lloyd's of London insurance market and the Marsh megabroking group is set to deliver $500m of cover for terrorist attacks on cruise and ferry vessels for less than $0.10
per passenger day." - TRADEWINDS, 22 September 2006 (Vol.17, No.38) , pp 32-33
'Marsh awaits imput from governments'. "Marsh is not finalising the mechanism to guarantee that terrorist attacks
on passengerships will be covered until governments define exactly what is required. However, it is ready to
facilitate the establishment of a special-purpose company, which is the most likely outcome." - TRADEWINDS,
22 September 2006 (Vol.17, No.38) , p 33
'Cargoship owners fear huge liabilities'. "The Marsh scheme has removed a key obstacle to implementing the
Athens protocol but there is still considerable disquiet among owners. The concern is over the huge liabilities that
the protection-and-indemnity (P&I) clubs and the wider insurance market are facing and the risk that the insurance
of boxships, tankers and bulk carriers could be badly disrupted and become much more expensive following a
passenger-shipping catastrophe." - TRADEWINDS, 22 September 2006 (Vol.17, No.38) , p 33
'Cruise lines play down concern over lifeboats'. "Fears that faulty lifeboat-launching equipment could have
catastrophic consequences for passengerships in an emergency have been dismissed by cruise lines. The concerns
were raised in a study into lifeboat safety and design carried out on behalf of the UK's Maritime
Coastguard Agency (MCA) after dozens of crew members lost their lives in accidents during emergency drills." TRADEWINDS, 22 September 2006 (Vol.17, No.38) , p 63
'Incendie du Star-Princess: balcons non ignifugs' - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 15 September
2006 (No.4525) , p 26
'Capping debate rages on as cruise industry counts its liability costs'. "Is more liability always better? That is the
political view, according to Professor Erik Rsaeg of the Oslo-based Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law.
Compensation may mean very different things in different jurisdictions, he told delegates at a recent maritime legal
liabilities conference organised by Swansea University. Prof Rsaeg was commenting on the Athens Convention
2002 relating to carriage of passengers and their luggage by sea. Greatly increased liability limits under the new
convention could mean liabilities of several billion dollars in the case of the total loss of a cruiseship, he told
delegates. A joint paper by the United Kingdom, Norway, the International Council of Cruise Lines and the
International Chamber of Shipping has just been submitted to the International Maritime Organization's Legal
Committee to "find a way forward on terrorism and war" in relation to carriers' liabilities under the Athens
Convention 2002, Prof Rsaeg said." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 September 2006 (No.59260) , p 6
'Last word: Cruiseship crews'. "AS vessels get bigger it usually means fewer crew. The world's biggest boxship
currently is the Emma Maersk, with just 13 crew. But the reverse is true with cruiseships. As they grow in size to
accommodate more passengers, the crew count goes up. Little is heard about these crews, but now the Apostleship
of the Sea has turned the spotlight on them in its latest newsletter which is concerned with welfare, described as "a
vital AOS ministry" for cruiseships." - LLOYD'S LIST, 5 October 2006 (No.59266) , p 16
'HSVA to model Estonia tragedy'. "The Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA), in Germany, is using a unique
approach to modelling evacuation times from large passenger vessels such as ro-pax vessels. This is in response to
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data suggesting that the number of lives lost in accidents involving passenger vessels is disproportionally high for
ro-pax ships, and has recently been asked to model the events leading to loss of the ferry Estonia in 1994" - THE
NAVAL ARCHITECT, September 2006, p 47
'Grounded cruiseship leaves questions'. ""The Norwegian Crown has been refloated after spending 10 hours stuck
on a sandbar in Bermuda. The 1988-built, 34,242 gt cruiseship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line of Miami ran
aground on Wednesday morning. Local sources suggested that the grounding took place in a rainstorm that
apparently caused the ship to miss the navigation channel," Lloyd's List, June 9, 2006. The incident raised serious
concerns on the island and throughout the international shipping industry. Questions were asked - and many have
yet to be answered." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 October 2006 (No.59274) , p VIII
'Passenger ships pay the price of fire in 2006'. "This year has already turned out to be a bad one for fires at sea. The
loss of over 1,000 lives on the Panamanian-flag ferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98 caused secretary general of the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Efthimios Mitropoulos not only obvious sadness and shock, but also
frustration that such a disaster could happen despite all the comprehensive regulations now in place. In fact, there
could easily have been three passenger ship disasters caused by fires this year. In the event we had one horrific loss,
one moderately bad fire with the death of passenger and one narrow escape." - SAFETY AT SEA, September 2006
(Vol.40, No.451) , p 24
'Calypso fire tests UK response system'. "In early May this year the master of the Calypso declared a mayday when
his ship was in the English Channel. The new UK Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG) firefighting team
went out to the vessel by coastguard helicopter. By the time the firefighters were onboard the crew had
extinguished the fires in the engine. There were no injuries among passengers or crew." - SAFETY AT SEA,
September 2006 (Vol.40, No.451) , p 27
'IMO paves way for cruise terror and war risk cover'. "International Maritime Organization guidelines on
implementation of the Athens Convention covering liability for carriage of passengers by sea have been adopted by
the IMO's Legal Committee in Paris. The guidelines pave the way for the adoption of a new protocol to the
convention, addressing the thorny issue of cruise and other passenger carrying companies' exposure in the event of
terrorism or war risk. The guidelines for implementation of the Athens Convention, if adopted, would limit liability
for death and personal injury resulting from war or terrorism risk to SDR250,000 per person or SDR340m per ship
on each separate occasion." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 October 2006 (No.59278) , p 3
'Carnival makes safety move'. "Top cruise operator Carnival is modifying more than 26,000 balconies on 81 vessels
following a blaze that killed one passenger and required 13 others to be treated for smoke inhalation. The fire on
the 109,000-gt Star Princess (built 2001) resulted from combustible materials, that would not have been allowed
inside a vessel, being used on the balconies. The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found that
there had been six fires on balconies. " - TRADEWINDS, 27 October 2006 (Vol.17, No.43) , p 47
'Stakes are high with Casino Royale arrest'. "Dramatic developments were afoot in Tampa on Friday concerning the
notorious gambling ship Casino Royale, with its mainly Filipino crew moving a US court to have the ship arrested
over unpaid wages and dues. The claimed arrears amount to around $225,000 and counting, crew attorney Michael
Black told Lloyd's List." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 October 2006 (No.59283) , p 3
'Revised formula places greater value on loss of life'. "The 2002 Protocol of the Athens Convention was intended to
bring the 1974 version up to date. The then limit of liability for passenger claims of SDR46,666 ($68,800 current
values) per passenger does not now reflect a fair value for the loss of a human life anywhere. An attempt to
increase the figure to SDR 175,000 in 1990 failed to gain support internationally, and the UK, following the Herald
of Free Enterprise disaster, felt obliged to increase the figure unilaterally to SDR300,000 for carriers of passengers
whose principal place of business is in the UK." - LLOYD'S LIST, 1 November 2006 (No.59285) , p 6
'Court of Justice set to call time on ferry "booze cruises"'. "A relaxation of rules affecting cross-border sales of
alcohol is expected later this month which could affect ferry companies benefiting from so-called "booze cruise"
shopping day trips, as well as hitting government revenues from duty payments. The European Court of Justice is
due to rule on November 23 in a test case brought to establish whether cross-border shopping for alcohol in a lower
duty jurisdiction - where the purchaser does not accompany the goods but pays for their transport - would attract
duty at the prevailing rate in that jurisdiction." - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 November 2006 (No.59286) , p 1
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'New Zealand discovers ferry faults aplenty'. "Everyone involved with operating and regulating New Zealand's
Cook Strait ferries have been criticised in an independent review. The study found that the ferries operate well
short of international best practice. Released last week, the review recommended that the primary objective on the
Cook Strait should be to raise operational safety standards at least to that of the rest of the world. At present, the
reality is well short of this in a range of respects. " - FAIRPLAY, 9 November 2006 (Vol. 358, No.6404) , p 8
'Search called off for missing Century tourist'. "A sea search operation was called off on Friday for a passenger
who went missing from Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Century. James Ewan, 73 was reported missing on
Wednesday after stewards realised he had not used his cabin. The ship had recently made a port call in Madeira." LLOYD'S LIST, 6 November 2006 (No.59288) , p 3
'Search for missing ferry passengers is called off'. "The search for two passengers missing from P
O Ferries' Pride of Kent has been called off. Police on both sides of the Channel are conducting an investigation.
The passengers were reported missing in the early hours of yesterday after failing to disembark at Calais." LLOYD'S LIST, 14 November 2006 (No.59294) , p 3
'Passenger ship safety changes a step closer'. "Revolutionary changes in passenger ship safety are in the pipeline,
with a package of draft amendments to the SOLAS Convention ready for adoption at the IMO's Marine Safety
Committee (MSC) session at the end of next month. With an emphasis on improved survivability, the amendments
have been laboriously negotiated under the auspices of the so called Working Group on Passenger Ship Safety, in a
process dating back to 2000 when the IMO, often criticised as being too reactive, launched its first proactive
initiative." - SAFETY AT SEA, November 2006 (Vol.40, No.453) , p 8
'Virus hits 700 people on Carnival cruiseship'. "More than 700 people have been affected by an outbreak of nor
virus on board the Carnival Liberty. About 18 per cent of the ship's total of 2,800 passengers were affected by the
outbreak as well as 137 crew, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It says some of its staff
were scheduled to board the ship in St Maarten yesterday and sail back to Fort Lauderdale." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17
November 2006 (No.59297) , p 1
'Tankers and cruiseships not a target for terror, says Stelios'. "Aviation and maritime entrepreneur Sir Stelios HajiIoannou has said that terrorists are more likely to target transport systems on land than individual ships. Mr HajiIoannou, chairman of EasyGroup, who is a former tanker owner and current major shareholder in EasyJet and
easyCruise.com, stressed that security is very high on the agenda in cruise shipping. Mr Haji-Ioannou was speaking
during a question session following the ninth annual Cadwallader Memorial Lecture organised by London Shipping
Law Centre. The meeting, in the Lloyd's building, drew its customary audience of leading personalities in law,
shipping, insurance and consultancy." - LLOYD'S LIST, 21 November 2006 (No.59299) , p 14
New passenger ship safety standards set for adoption at IMOs Maritime Safety Committee in Konstantinoupole
(Istanbul). HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS, 28 November 2006,
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?pointer=en-isn
'MAIB Chief Inspector hails speedy response to Star Princess fire' - THE JOURNAL OF THE HONOURABLE
COMPANY OF MASTER MARINERS, Autumn 2006 (Vol.21, No.262) , p 381
'Passengership liability cover faces major shake-up'. "A shake-up is looming in passengership liability insurance as
premiums and the danger of huge claims move relentlessly higher, a leading broker has suggested. Reinsurers have
already put the squeeze on the sector as perceptions of risk grow, said HSBC Insurance Brokers in its annual
Protection and Indemnity Review." - LLOYD'S LIST, 5 December 2006 (No.59309) , p 2
'Ferry sinking: the plot thickens'. "The sinking of the Queen of the North ferry this year in Canada was always seen
as a disaster, but it is now starting to acquire all the makings of an Agatha Christie mystery. Romance, tragedy and
missing evidence are all emerging in a raft of investigations into the 22 March sinking. Key among the
investigating agencies is the Transport Safety Board. So far its sleuths have twice sent an unmanned submarine
130m below the surface of Wright Sound, off the rocky coast of British Columbia, looking for evidence." FAIRPLAY, 30 November 2006 (Vol.358, No.6407) , p 9
'Passenger ship blues?'. "The disappearance of US citizen George Smith from a Royal Caribbean Cruise vessel,
while he was on his honeymoon, between Greece and Turkey last year added to media interest and concern among
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the US public and lawmakers about the safety of cruise passengers." - SAFETY AT SEA, December 2006 (Vol.40,
No.454) , p 35
'Cocaine found on ferry'. "Cocaine worth 500,000 ($982,000) has been found in the petrol tank of a car on a P
O ferry at Portsmouth, UK. Customs officers made the discovery as the 38,000-gt P
O Pride of Bilbao (built 1986), chartered from Ireland's ICG, docked." - TRADEWINDS, 15 December 2006
(Vol.17, No.50) , p 46
'Discarded cigarette caused devastating blaze on cruiseship' - TELEGRAPH, December 2006 (Vol.39, No.12) , p
13
'Making safe the sea monsters'. "The economic case for very big passengerships is indisputable, although not every
potential passenger is attracted to these mass-market monsters. Three years from now there will be at least one
220,000 gt ship in operation, a ship carrying, when full, more than 7,000 souls, while cruiseships of more than
100,000 gt have become almost the "norm" for operators anxious to build market share out of all the millions who
have yet to holiday afloat." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 December 2006 (No.59323) , p 5
'400 feared dead in Indonesia ferry disaster'. "More than 400 passengers are feared dead after the Senopati
Nusantara became Indonesia's second ferry disaster in as many days. Search and rescue operations involving local
fishing boats, naval vessels and aircraft were continuing late on Saturday after 200 survivors were picked in the two
days following the Senopati Nusantara sinking on Saturday. However, these operations, coordinated by the
Indonesian authorities, are slowly becoming a search for bodies." - LLOYD'S LIST, 2 January 2007 (No.59326) ,
p1
'Rescues battle against elements to find ferry survivors'. "Bad weather yesterday hampered rescue efforts to find
400 people missing after the 1990-built Indonesian ferry Senopati Nusantara sank late Saturday night local time off
the coast of Java in stormy conditions. The head of search and rescue activities, Jan Simamora, said strong winds
and poor visibility had prevented helicopters and aircraft from taking off to look for survivors and bodies. But ships
were continuing search activities. Indonesian Navy spokesman Tony Syaiful told Reuters that 33 survivors were
found yesterday, including 26 who had been found floating about 500km east of where the ship capsized." LLOYD'S LIST, 3 January 2007 (No.59327) , p 1
'IMO promises fast action on lessons learnt'. "International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Efthimios
Mitropoulos has promised "prompt action" on any lessons learnt from the Indonesian ferry tragedy. Mr
Mitropoulos wrote to Hatta Rajasa, Indonesia's minister for transport, and spoke to the Ambassador of Indonesia in
London, to express sympathy and condolences and to offer IMO's assistance so that similar accidents are not
repeated in the future." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 January 2007 (No.59327) , p 1
'Police search QE2 after passenger disappears'. "British police have launched an investigation into the
disappearance of a German woman reported missing from Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 on New Year's Eve.
Detectives from Shirley CID in Hampshire boarded the cruiseship when it docked in Southampton on Tuesday after
a voyage from Madeira." - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 January 2007 (No.59328) , p 1
'Sex charges see "World" eviction'. "Tempers are running high on the 43,000-gt The World (built 2002) as multiple
charges of sexual harassment of female crew and passengers face one of the millionaire residents of the luxurycondo ship. One of five alleged incidents documented in court filings involves a minor. Mexican resident Salvador
Villasenor, 56, who controls three apartments on The World , was thrown off the ship only after charges emerged
of alleged improper advances upon family members of guests." - TRADEWINDS, 5 January 2007 (Vol.18, No.1) ,
p 23
'New passenger ship safety standards set for adoption'. "New standards for passenger ship safety were due for
adoption when IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) met in Istanbul, for its 82nd session from 29 November
to 8 December 2006" - THE MOTOR SHIP, January 2007 (Vol.88, No.1034) , pp 25-26
'Ferry tragedy revives concerns over safety'. "Safety and enforcement concerns have been raised following the 30
December sinking of the Indonesian passenger ferry Senopati Nusantara in stormy weather in the Java Sea.
Although there were 245 known survivors by the time Fairplay went to press, some 400 passengers and crew had
either perished or were still missing. In the words of Indonesian transport minister Hatta Rajasa, the 2,178gt vessel
"was seaworthy", since it had undergone repairs only a year ago and could carry up to 850 passengers. The ship's
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manifest said the ship was carrying fewer than 650 people." - FAIRPLAY, 11 January 2007 (Vol.359, No.6412) , p
6
'Breakers in Bangladesh buy "Odessa"'. "A Ukrainian owned cruiseship is finally heading for the scrapheap after
spending many years in layup. Bowline Maritime has reportedly sold the 12,000-gt Odessa (built 1974) to cash
buyers after a failed attempt to refit the ship and return it to service in the cruise industry. Scrapping sources say the
ship passed through the Suez Canal on Saturday as the Sydney and is heading for a breakers beach in Bangladesh."
- TRADEWINDS, 12 January 2007 (Vol.18, No.2) , p 19
'QE2 sails on with stomach bug outbreak in check'. "Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 is the latest cruiseship to have
suffered an outbreak of a stomach virus during a cruise, although it appears to have been contained. According to
statistics produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose officials boarded the vessel on
January 19, a total of 276 passengers out of 1,652 were affected by the virus between January 8 and January 22 as
well as 28 crew members out of 1,002." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 January 2007 (No.59344) , p 3
'Princess Cruise fined after death of endangered whale in Glacier Bay'. "Princess Cruise Lines, a unit of Carnival,
admitted guilt in federal court on Monday over the 2001 death of a pregnant humpback whale in Alaska's Glacier
Bay National Park. The company agreed to pay a $200,000 fine and criminal restitution of $550,000 to the nonprofit National Park Foundation for violating a law that mandates safe ship operation when endangered whales are
present. The fine and restitution were paid on Monday after US magistrate Judge John Roberts accepted the plea
and sentencing agreement." - LLOYD'S LIST, 31 January 2007 (No.59347) , p 5
'It is time to fasten life jackets as Athens protocol whips up a storm'. "General increases have been overshadowed
by the row over reinsurance cover and the burden of cost which is set to be placed on the cruiseship and ferry
owners. Although yet to be ratified, the Athens protocol is already stirring up a storm. The insistence from some
governments that terrorism cover should also include nuclear and biological risks leaves shipowners facing risks
that cannot be readily transferred into the P&I clubs or the commercial insurance market for that matter." LLOYD'S LIST, 2 February 2007 (No.59349) , p 10
'Battle ahead on passengership cover'. "Battle lines are being drawn between passenger vessel owners and P
I clubs as a whole over the response to the Athens protocol and the costs of new layers of reinsurance cover the
clubs are putting into place, writes Jon Guy. The clubs have sought to place a new $1bn layer on their programme
and the Athens protocol, which has yet to be formally ratified, puts new limits on the liability of passenger vessels."
- LLOYD'S LIST, 2 February 2007 (No.59349) , p 14
'Editorial: Plugged in'. "There will be some concern in the cruiseship world that more ports are going to insist on
their clients using shore power when they are alongside, in order to assuage the demand for lower emissions. Just
this week we learned that Hamburg, an increasingly popular cruise call, is studying the possibility while other
major ports are intent on following the Alaskan and Californian "cold ironing" examples." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15
February 2007 (No.59358) , p 5
'Indonesia shaken by new ferry disaster'. "Tragedy has again struck an Indonesian passenger ferry as fire
engulfed the Levina I, leaving at least 16 people dead. The 27-year-old ferry was 50 miles from the capital Jakarta
when fire is believed to have erupted from the car deck yesterday morning. Survivors described scenes of panic as
terrified passengers threw themselves overboard in an attempt to escape." - LLOYD'S LIST, 23 February 2007
(No.59364) , p 1
'Indonesian ferry disaster ferry's owner has licence revoked'. "Indonesia's government has revoked the licence of
the operator of the Levina I ferry that caught fire last week, leaving at least 16 dead. Transport minister Hatta
Rajasa confirmed that the operator, Praga Jaya Sentosa, had failed to include babies and children in the vessel's
manifest, making it difficult to determine how many people were on board. As many as 120 people were still
missing at the weekend. The Indonesian navy was preparing to tow the burnt-out hull of the 27-year-old ferry to
Jakarta. Fire ravaged the Levina I early on Thursday morning 50 miles from Jakarta on voyage to the island of
Bangka. Officially, 16 people are dead and another 17 missing according to the vessel's manifest which said 307
were on board at the time of the fire. But officials fear that many others had pushed their way on to the ship." LLOYD'S LIST, 26 February 2007 (No.59365) , p 3
'Ferry losses prompt Indonesia shake-up'. "Indonesia is to replace the Director-General for Sea Transportation
Hastjarja Harijogi following a series of fatal ferry disasters. Mr Harijogi is one of a number of senior officials in
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charge of Indonesia's maritime sector who are facing the chop in a shake-up by the government. The action comes
after a series of ferry disasters, including the fire on Levina I last week, which left at least 53 dead, and Senopati
Nusantara,which sank just before the New Year killing over 350." - LLOYD'S LIST, 1 March 2007 (No.59368) , p
3
'Cruise booze shift?'. "A Carnival executive thinks that a woman's death in 2002 has changed forever the sector's
attitude towards substance abuse. David Worwood reports that the company is negotiating an out-of-court
compensation settlement with the victim's family." - FAIRPLAY, 1 March 2007 (Vol.359, No.6419) , pp 4-5
'Passenger ships face huge insurance hike'. "Reinsurance costs allocated to passenger vessels have soared more than
70 per cent during the annual P&I renewal. The P&I sector told Fairplay that rising passenger liability is the reason
for rocketing costs. Costs increased as of 20 February and affect a broad range of ships. Passenger vessels are
defined by the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) as "a ship designed specifically for the carriage of more than
12 passengers". The IG buys the reinsurance collectively. That cost is then allocated within the IG by sector. It is
only in the passenger sector that allocated reinsurance costs have risen by such a large amount, which represents a
departure from normal practices. Fairplay contacted a range of companies affected by the cost jump; all of them
declined to comment about the P&I move." - FAIRPLAY, 1 March 2007 (Vol.359, No.6419) , p 9
'Editorial: Dangerous waters'. "A new 'crackdown' on Indonesian ferry safety is promised after the latest horror of
Levina I, which contrived to kill accident investigators as it rolled over in Jakarta, adding to a casualty list that
remains somewhat numerically elastic. What can be done about the continued heavy loss of life in these
archipelagic regions which depend on ferries in the same way that other countries depend on their railways? Ferries
have 'always' sunk or burned and killed large numbers of travellers, we are told. This is a developing nation with
vast transport problems, highly dependent on maritime hand-me-downs from Japan and elsewhere." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 5 March 2007 (No.59370) , p 7
'The IMO passenger ship safety initiative'. "The IMO MSC has adopted a package of amendments to Solas as the
result of a comprehensive review of passenger ship safety initiated in 2000. The aim was to assess whether the
current regulations were adequate, in particular for the large passenger ships now being built" - SEAWAYS,
March 2007, pp 10-13
'Voting farce on passenger liability rule'. "Contradictory voting in the European Parliament has left the fate of
proposed passenger liability regulation up in the air. The parliament's transport committee voted to remove inland
waterways from the scope of the regulation, leading diplomats to say they were reacting to concern about insurance
cover expressed in national capitals. But Euro MPs forgot, it would seem, to change the title of the regulation itself,
meaning that the vote on the content was later annulled, according to the office of the parliamentary rapporteur." LLOYD'S LIST, 8 March 2007 (No.59373) , p 3
'Maritime safety and passenger transportation: Focus on Indonesia' - MARITIME STUDIES, Nov/Dec 2006
(No.151) , pp 16-17
'Ferry audit recommended for Indonesia'. "Indonesia's accident-prone ferry industry needs to be audited by an
international body, a Southeast Asian shipping executive has told Fairplay. His call followed the country's latest
ferry tragedy, which provoked a warning last week from Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
threatening stricter penalties for lax safety standards on board ferries. Captain Francis Joseph, GM of Herming
Shipping Asia and a former seafarer, said that "an international body should be invited to audit the ferries" to show
that Indonesia is serious about ferry safety. " - FAIRPLAY, 8 March 2007 (Vol.359, No.6420) , p 6
'Cruise Shipping'. "Special Report" - FAIRPLAY, 8 March 2007 (Vol.359, No.6420) , pp 16-27
'Limits to cover could be costly'. "A decision by P&I clubs to limit cover on passengerships could leave the
financial markets picking up the bill. A reduction in insurance cover for cruiseships and ferries may have
unexpected consequences for the financing of expensive passengerships. The risk that the protection-and-indemnity
(P&I) clubs' decision to limit cover for passenger death or injury to $2bn could leave the financial markets picking
up the bill was highlighted this week by Graham Barnes." - TRADEWINDS, 9 March 2007 (Vol.18, No.10) , p 16
'Editorial: Thinking the untinkable'. "Sheer size, in addition to its tendency to provoke awe, can also make people
really quite frightened. These days we are constantly having to redraft the definition of what constitutes a
megaship, but it is not so long ago that there was real concern about the sort of risks underwriters were facing with
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90,000 gt cruiseships and 6,000 teu post-panamax containerships. There were, said some very concerned souls in
the London market, just too many eggs in one basket in one of these monstrous hulls, and there were even
questions about a really frightful loss involving one of these ships being effectively "uninsurable"." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 12 March 2007 (No.59375) , p 7
'Why power firms must get switched on to cold ironing'. "Carnival chief says utility companies must view
shoreside electricity as "a clean air initiative, not a revenue maker". THE practice of cold ironing, or use of
shoreside electricity while in port, will catch on in the cruise industry only if a "critical mass" of interested ships
materialises and altruistic power utilities decide to give their profit-making urge a temporary rest, says a leading
Carnival executive." - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 March 2007 (No. 59,379) , p. 3
'Cheap ferry labour debate intensifies'. "Battle lines for and against cheap labour on European ferries are being
drawn up. European seafarer unions linked to the European Transport Workers Federation (ETWF) will intensify
their campaign for greater recognition of the ferry sector and the conditions of seafarers. In June, a meeting is
planned in Brussels to lobby European MPs in addition to a week of action, during which ferries considered
substandard will be inspected. An unresolved dispute that crystallises these battles centres on the Celtic Mist. " FAIRPLAY, 22 March 2007 (Vol.359, No.6422) , p 12
'Human factors sank BC ferry'. "No faults have been found with the equipment of the BC Ferries Queen of the
North, which sank last March after running ashore on the coast of British Columbia, an internal inquiry by the
operators has concluded. A Reuters report following an announcement from the operators this week says the
Divisional Inquiry Panel set up by the company found no malfunctions in either the autopilot or the navigational
systems in the ship, leading it to conclude that human factors were the primary cause of the sinking, in which two
passengers were presumed to have died." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 March 2007 (No.59387) , p 7
'Editorial: Cruiseship crime'. "There is some concern being expressed, mostly in US circles, that the amount of
crime being committed on cruiseships is on the increase. Moreover, that the cruise lines which are expanding their
operations in leaps and bounds, are in some way deficient in their policies for dealing with this unwanted
phenomenon. Society aboard ship exactly mirrors that found ashore and it would be entirely wrong to suggest that
public morals aboard what is a floating resort differ in any way from that of a holiday centre on dry land. And, just
as cardsharps and professional philanderers preying on rich widows were a feature of life aboard the Atlantic liners,
which would exercise the ships' officers and the masters at arms, crime aboard modern ships is the preoccupation of
a large number of professional security staff." - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 March 2007 (No.59388) , p 5
'BC Ferries says sinking caused by human error'. "A report into the sinking of the 8,800-gt Queen of the North
(built 1969) by owner BC Ferries blames human error for the initial grounding, citing the inadequate watchkeeping
practices and poor seamanship of its own employees. The findings have already led to calls from passengers for
criminal proceedings to be brought against the seafarers involved on the watch." - TRADEWINDS, 30 March
2007 (Vol.18, No.13) , p 42
'Carnival bomb scare "false alarm"'. "Newly boarded passengers on a Carnival vessel were given a scare when a
routine safety drill turned into a mass evacuation caused by a bomb threat. All passengers and crew of the 70,370gt Sensation (built 1993) were shuffled off the ship in Port Canaveral, Florida, after the US Coast Guard (USCG)
received an anonymous phone call saying there was a bomb on board. " - TRADEWINDS, 5 April 2007 (Vol.18,
no.14) , p 35
'Sea Diamond master charged as search continues for passengers'. "The master of Greek cruiseship Sea Diamond
has been charged with negligence following the ship's sinking off the coast of Santorini. The Associated Press said
a Greek Merchant Marine Ministry official confirmed the master's arrest but not a report by state television that
five other officers were also charged. Two passengers remained missing on Friday after Sea Diamond sank in deep
water off the Aegean island of Santorini. The 21 year old Louis Hellenic Cruises ship hit a reef on Thursday
afternoon just half a mile offshore as it approached the island's port. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 April 2007
(No.59394) , p 1
'Editorial: Cause for concern'. "The loss of the cruiseship Sea Diamond on Santorini is particularly worrying, when
the sheer capital investment tied up in holidays afloat, which most assume is now pretty well risk-free, is taken into
account. Sadly, it seems that no matter what is done by the regulators to make passenger ships safer, they still have
the capacity to surprise us. The fact that this modern ship came to grief in broad daylight in such a fashion is bad
enough. But the subsequent loss of the vessel, after it had been abandoned, is, if anything, even more worrying after
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so much time and effort has gone into improving standards of survivability." - LLOYD'S LIST, 10 April 2007
(No.59394) , p 5
'Intimate issue dodged in deadly BC sinking'. "The BC Ferries inquiry into the deadly sinking of its Queen of the
North has confirmed that the 700-passenger ferry never changed course a year ago before it ploughed at 17.5 knots
into Gil Island, British Columbia, and quickly sank. "The report concludes that the Queen of the North failed to
make the required, or any, course changes at Sainty Point, and that the ship proceeded straight on an incorrect
course for four nautical miles, over 14 minutes, until its grounding on Gil Island," BC Ferries said in a statement."
- FAIRPLAY, 5 April 2007 (Vol.359, No.6424) , p 6
'Sea Diamond sinking "definitely human error" says Greek minister'. "The dramatic sinking of the Sea Diamond off
the coast of the Greek island of Santorini last week was down to "human error", said Greek Merchant Marine
Minister Manolis Kefaloyannis. "What concerns us now and where we focus our actions is environmental
protection. and finding the two missing French tourists," he said yesterday. A remote-operated vessel is to be used
in the hunt for two people still missing after the ship sank early on Friday, apparently surprising the government,
which had initially declared the operation a major success. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Prime
Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday, Mr Kefaloyannis said: "Most definitely there was also human error."" LLOYD'S LIST, 11 April 2007 (No.59395) , p 1
'Accident raises questions over damage control plan'. "The total loss of the the Sea Diamond off Santorini is bound
to raise questions over the damage control plan in place aboard the vessel and its execution. The ship is classed
with Det Norske Veritas and questions will be asked about whether the owner had any up-to-the- minute advice
from the society on the extent of the damage and strategies to recover the situation." - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 April
2007 (No.59395) , p 1
'Letter: Passenger safety attitude is a disaster in the making'. "SIR, It is, of course, too soon to discuss the reasons
as to why the Sea Diamond apparently hit a well-charted reef and subsequently sank; however, I do hope the
Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization will take a close look at the events
following the grounding. Considering existing Solas regulations require passenger vessels to be able to evacuate all
on board within 30 minutes, it does appear, according to news reports, to have taken an inordinately long time to
evacuate the Sea Diamond. It was in sheltered waters, with many other rescue craft immediately at hand, and yet it
took over three hours. Captain Philip Rentell, Saga Shipping" - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 April 2007 (No.59395) , p 3
'Sea Diamond loss pushes first quarter insurance claims to over $430m'. "The Sea Diamond loss in Greece is the
latest big claim to hit the marine insurance market this year. In insurance terms, the sinking of the Cypriot-owned
vessel off Santorini last week is a significant but not a huge loss in itself. More importantly, it is the latest in a
string of major losses to clobber hull and machinery underwriters at a time when pricing is flat and, in some cases,
still showing pockets of weakness. The cumulative situation is so bad, according to Simon Beale, a leading hull
underwriter at Lloyd's, that a rough estimate of major losses and claims during the first quarter of this year including the Sea Diamond - puts the total at over $430m." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 April 2007 (No.59396) , p 1
'Louis Hellenic rejected DNV offer of help'. "Owners of the Sea Diamond, which sank off the Santorini coast last
week, were offered an emergency response service by the ship's classification society Det Norske Veritas shortly
after the accident but declined, DNV said yesterday. DNV said that while Louis Hellenic Cruises did not subscribe
to the 24 hour service it provides, the company had been offered it when DNV was informed about the grounding."
- LLOYD'S LIST, 12 April 2007 (No.59396) , p 1
'Editorial: Learning from loss'. "The loss of the cruiseship Sea Diamond provides a number of worrying features to
that part of the shipping industry that makes its money from the carriage of that most precious cargo of all - human
beings. Firstly, accidents do happen, but this was a grounding which seems on the face of it to have been quite
reprehensible, with no reasonable explanation as to why the ship was so close to a known hazard. The vessel was
well equipped with the latest position-finding equipment and the bridge team navigating and conning the ship ought
to have been fully aware of its position, not least because of the proximity to shallow water which should have
prompted every sensor aboard ship to have been fully alert." - LLOYD'S LIST, 12 April 2007 (No.59396) , p 5
'Opinion: The "blame game" will solve nothing'. "The finger of blame has been pointed all too easily at the captain
of the 22,412-gt cruiseship Sea Diamond (built 1986) for the fatal accident off the Greek island of Santorini. Scant
evidence seems to suggest an error on the master's part may well have led to the initial grounding, which led to the
sinking, but it is important to remember that his role must still be determined by the authorities. Surely, it would be
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wrong to make him bear the sole responsibility. A thorough accident investigation by the Greek maritime
authorities should also examine all the safety-management processes on the ship, working practices and even
training and recruitment." - TRADEWINDS, 13 April 2007 (Vol.18, No.15) , p 2
'Navigational blunder blamed for Sea Diamond sinking'. "The sinking of the 22,412-gt cruiseship Sea Diamond
(built 1986) off the Greek island of Santorini is being blamed on navigational blunders. The cruiseship's Greek
captain is said to be facing possible charges of negligence and Greek merchant marine minister Manolis
Kefaloyannis has already made statements suggesting he believes "human error" is behind the accident. The
incident is expected to be investigated by the Greek maritime administration, under which the ship was registered."
- TRADEWINDS, 13 April 2007 (Vol.18, No.15) , p 17
'Cruise death may speed up lifeboat regulations'. "Pressure is set to mount on regulators to speed up proposed
changes to lifeboat-drill procedures following another death, this time on the 602-passenger cruiseship Astoria
(built 1981). The incident occurred last week off the port of Corfu despite a recent revision of drill procedures. In
an effort to try to prevent frequent fatalities and injuries to seafarers during drills, lifeboats are to be lowered first
empty to test safety and then with only its operating crew." - TRADEWINDS, 13 April 2007 (Vol.18, No.15) , p
35
'Lookout: A tale of two sinkings'. "Criminalisation fears return with a fatal ferry sinking. While the world's
attention was fixed on the Greek ferry casualty, 20 crew were killed across the world off China. Both deserve close
scrutiny. It is too early to speculate on the events that led to last Friday's sinking of the Greek ferry Sea Diamond,
which ran aground the day before. But, with the master charged with a variety of offences, it seems that the C-word
- criminalisation - will once again be bandied about." - FAIRPLAY, 12 April 2007 (Vol.359, No.6425) , pp 1-2
'Fatal sinking sparks row'. "A political fight has erupted in Greece after last week's sinking of the cruise ship Sea
Diamond, in which a French father and his teenage daughter were apparently killed. The Greek Communist Party
(KKE) demanded that the government begin a wide-ranging inquiry into the incident, which began at 1600 on 5
April when the Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines vessel hit a reef off the Aegean island of Santorini. The master has
been charged, by a prosecutor on the island of Naxos, with causing a shipwreck through negligence, polluting the
sea with 50 tonnes of fuel and failing to apply international safety standards. " - FAIRPLAY, 12 April 2007
(Vol.359, No.6425) , p 6
'Letter: New passenger accounting system should help in future emergencies'. "SIR, The grounding and subsequent
sinking of the cruise vessel Sea Diamond off Santorini is both unfortunate and regrettable. The revelation that two
passengers remain missing after the muster and abandon ship further compounds the seriousness of the incident. I
extend my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of those who have been lost and to the master, officers and
crew of the vessel who, no doubt, gave the management of the incident their best endeavours. Capt Trevor Bailey
FNI, Seatag Safety Systems Ltd" - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 April 2007 (No.59398) , p 6
'Poor ship standards to blame in Calypso fire'. "Standards of seamanship on Louis Cruises vessels - already under
the spotlight after the sinking of cruiseship Sea Diamond - have been criticised in a Marine Accident Investigation
Branch report on a fire onboard another of its ships last year. The May 2006 incident took place on the Calypso,
which was on route from Tilbury to St Peter Port with more than 700 passengers on board." - LLOYD'S LIST, 19
April 2007 (No.59401) , p 7
'Naufrage du Sea-Diamond: deux Franais disparus' - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 13 April 2007
(No.4556) , p 5
'Sea Diamond clean-up "not easy"'. "Pleas for patience in the operation to control the pollution threat from the
sunken cruiseship Sea Diamond have come from the owners and their P&I insurer, the West of England club.
Experts from the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation and technical agency London Offshore
Consultants are among those continuing to evaluate the state of the wreck and gauge the prospects for removing
bunker fuel still trapped in the ship. The Louis Hellenic Cruises vessel sank to a depth of about 130 m on April 6,
half a day after raking its starboard bow against the cliffs of Santorini." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 April 2007
(No.59402) , p 3
'Ladyman: we must stay vigilant over safety'. "Britain's Minister of State for Transport, Stephen Ladyman,
yesterday urged the cruise and ferry industry to greater efforts on safety and the environment in a "booming"
market. Dr Ladyman, who opened Cruise+Ferry at the ExCel Centre in London, said: "Whatever flag you're under,
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it's vital that everyone in the maritime sector works hard to ensure we never get complacent about safety." LLOYD'S LIST, 25 April 2007 (No. 59,405) , p. 1
'Dingle warns on dangers of local protectionism'. "UK Chamber of Shipping president David Dingle warned
yesterday of the dangers of local protectionism, particularly over the issue of crewing, at the Cruise+Ferry
conference and exhibition in London Docklands. Mr Dingle said he is fundamentally opposed to local
protectionism as the global nature of the shipping industry means companies will move to a different centre of
operations if they feel disadvantaged by local regulations." - LLOYD'S LIST, 25 April 2007 (No. 59,405) , p. 16
'Human factor under the spotlight'. "The recent Sea Diamond casualty has highlighted a number of issues, in
particular the human factor, former Maritime Safety Committee chairman Tom Allan told the cruise interviews
session at Cruise+Ferry. Charles Arkinstall, executive vice-president of technical and maritime at P
O Princess Cruises, said, although it was too early to discuss the causes of the accident, it was "unwelcome" and
appeared to highlight human issues rather than ship issues." - LLOYD'S LIST, 25 April 2007 (No. 59,405) , p. 16
'Cruise sector confused over SECA low sulphur fuel pricing'. "Introduction of sulphur emission control areas, the
first of which was introduced in the Baltic last year has generated a lot of excitement in the cruise industry and
some uncertainty about market dynamics and pricing of low sulphur fuel, according to Philip Naylor, general
manager of Carnival UK. Developing budgets and negotiating supply contracts is difficult because it is hard to
know when to commit to a high sulphur/ low sulphur pricing spread when it is unclear what the market is doing, Mr
Naylor told delegates at the Cruise+Ferry conference and exhibition in London this week. He said that some ports
within the SECA have been rationalising and allocating fuel to ships, encouraging ships leaving the SECA to take
more high sulphur fuel." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 April 2007 (No.59407) , p 3
'Louis defends cruise master'. "The operator of the cruiseship Sea Diamond, which sank earlier this month leaving
two people missing, has spoken out in support of the ship's master, Yiannis Marionos. The comments from Louis
Hellenic Cruises, part of the Louis group, come as Marionos, who had been blamed by the press and politicians,
gave a 10-hour testimony at a hearing into the accident." - TRADEWINDS, 27 April 2007 (Vol.18, No.17) , p 38
'Navigating US laws in new wave of losses'. "The recent sinking of the cruiseship Sea Diamond off the Greek
island of Santorini raises questions not only about the risks that ocean carriers face from accidents to terrorism to
piracy, but also the potential for litigation when a loss occurs. Cruise passengers are increasingly likely to employ
two unique devices available under US law to maximise their potential recovery. One is the use of state consumer
protection statutes to certify class action lawsuits against cruise lines." - LLOYD'S LIST, 3 May 2007 (No.
59,411) , p. 6
'CO2 Collapso!'. "A MAIB investigation into the Calypso cruise ship fire last year has highlighted the dangers of
failing to understand and properly maintain the fixed fire-fighting system" - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2007
(No.128) , p 52
'Black box heads for US'. "The voyage data-recording equipment from the sunken 22,412-gt cruiseship Sea
Diamond (built 1986), which sunk off the Greek island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea, has been sent to the US for
examination. The so-called black box will be studied by US experts as part of an ongoing investigation into the
accident by the Greek authorities. " - TRADEWINDS, 4 May 2007 (Vol.18, No.18) , p 42
'Cruiseships become safer by design'. "Safe return to port, safe areas and casualty thresholds were just some of the
buzz words being thrown around at this year's Cruise+Ferry event at London's ExCel centre. All are concepts
contained in the new Solas requirements, which adopt a 'probabilistic' approach as opposed to a 'deterministic'
approach to passengership damage stability, and which will have a major impact on ship design in future. As Paola
Gualeni, senior researcher at Genoa University's department of naval architecture and marine technology pointed
out in her paper to the Royal Institution of Naval Architects seminar, the introduction of the new probabilistic
approach for damage stability calculation "will eliminate some rule constraints" and offers a greater level of
freedom in the design process." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 May 2007 (No.59414) , p 7
'Environmental legislation takes a chunk out of European cruise and ferry trade'. "Safety regulations are not the
only factor set to have a significant impact on cruise and ferry operations. Environmental rules are also starting to
bite. Color Line has been running on low sulphur fuels and has also been looking at scrubbers as a means of
reducing emissions from its ships. With the introduction of nitrogen oxide taxes in Norway this year, Color Line is
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paying tax on its routes and the company was looking to reduce this, Color Line's newbuildings chief Rolf Kjaer
said." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 May 2007 (No.59414) , p 7
'Sea Diamond loss mystery'. "Divers and remotely operated vehicles in Greece have failed to solve a mystery
surrounding the disappearance of two French passengers aboard the cruise ship Sea Diamond, which sank last
month... Jean-Christophe Allain, 45, and his 16-year-old daughter Maud are believed to have drowned after the
Louis Cruise Lines ship struck rocks off the volcanic island of Santorini on 5 April. Nearly 1,600 other passengers
were rescued before the ship went down. "ROVs and divers have been down there and there's no sign of them at all.
The cabin area where they were purported to have been has been searched," said a Louis spokesman." FAIRPLAY, 10 May 2007 (Vol.360, No.6429) , p 7
'Will Lusitania give up its mystery?'. "Only Davy Jones now knows. But the world at large might be discovering
much more - starting in just a few weeks - about the great Lusitania mystery. Sure, everyone already knows that the
passenger liner was torpedoed off Ireland by a German submarine, a key factor in persuading the isolationist US to
enter the First World War. But a mysterious second explosion has not been explained in the 92 years since the
31,550gt liner sank in just 18 minutes. US millionaire Greg Bemis, who bought the wreck in 1982, has finally
received a five-year licence to dive on the remains by the Irish Arts
Heritage Ministry. " - FAIRPLAY, 10 May 2007 (Vol.360, No.6429) , p 48
'Black-box data returned'. "The retrieval of information from the voyage data recorder of the 22,412-gt cruiseship
Sea Diamond (built 1986) has been completed and returned to Greece. The so-called black box was recovered from
the Greek-flag cruiseship and sent to a specialist company, L3, in Florida. A panel of experts is now being drawn
up by the local prosecutor to analyse the data." - TRADEWINDS, 11 May 2007 (Vol.18, No.19) , p 42
'The Calypso report "ducked issues"'. "Accident investigators have been accused of "ducking issues" in last month's
report into the fire on the 11,162-gt cruiseship The Calypso (built 1969). The Cyprus-flag ship had been through a
flag-state survey and two port-state-control (PSC) inspections in Spain and the UK in the weeks before it suffered a
serious engine-room fire on 6 May last year in the Dover Strait with 708 passengers and crew on board." TRADEWINDS, 11 May 2007 (Vol.18, No.19) , p 43
'Empress of North up and running after Alaska grounding'. "The cruiseship Empress of the North was yesterday
morning under way under its own power at five knots, after an earlier grounding in Alaska that forced the
evacuation of 281 passengers. The evacuated passengers were being consolidated on site after being rescued off
lifeboats by Good Samaritan ships and by the US Coast Guard, Lt Junior Grade Brierley Ostrander of the USCG
17th District told Lloyd's List over the telephone." - LLOYD'S LIST, 15 May 2007 (No.59418) , p 3
'Nouveles mesures de scurit maritime au Royaume-Uni' - JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 27
April 2007 (No.4558) , p 11
'Fresh concerns after cruiseship grounding'. "Another cruiseship has been forced into a full evacuation following a
grounding just a month after the 25,600-gt Sea Diamond (built 1980) incident in Greece, increasing concern over
passengership safety. The Majestic-controlled, 3,400-gt Empress of the North (built 2003) ran aground off the
southeastern coast of Alaska. There has been increasing concern over ferry and cruiseship safety following the
grounding and sinking of the Queen of the North in Canada in 2006 and the loss of the Sea Diamond off the
holiday island of Santorini in April. These accidents claimed four lives in total and both have been attributed to
navigational blunders." - TRADEWINDS, 18 May 2007 (Vol.18, No.20) , p 55
'When metal meets rock'. "Another cruise ship runs aground, this time in Alaska. Again we see a tourist vessel, this
time the Empress Of The North, sailing too close to shore and coming to grief. There is an obvious similarity with
the Sea Diamond, which sank in the Aegean, though there seems less of a link with Queen Of The North, other than
in the similarity of the name and the location of the accident. It takes time to assess the true cause of an accident,
but experienced observers often have a good idea what was behind any accident." - FAIRPLAY, 17 May 2007
(Vol.360, No.6430) , p 2
'Greece takes tourism hit'. "Greece's tourist industry fears the worst as potential visitors shun the island of Santorini
because 250 tonnes of fuel are still in the leaking wreck of the cruise ship Sea Diamond. Athens plans to sue Louis
Cruises and the ship's P
I club, West of England, claiming up to Euros 1Bn ($1.35Bn) in damages caused by pollution and bad publicity,
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shipping minister Manolis Kefaloyannis told the parliament " - FAIRPLAY, 24 May 2007 (Vol.360, No.6431) , p
6
'First female master finds life at helm is a cruise'. "Royal Caribbean International has something of a reputation as a
trailblazer, and the appointment of Karin Stahre-Janson as captain of the 73,941 gt Monarch of the Seas makes her
the first woman in the industry to command a major cruiseship. Captain Stahre-Janson has recently completed her
first tour of duty as captain of the ship but says she has now been demoted to Able Seaman as she wields the paint
pots at home in Sweden before resuming her command in August. Now aged 38, Capt Stahre-Janson learned to sail
at the age of seven in Stromstad on Sweden's west coast. Sailing small dinghies as a child, she progressed to sail
training and competing in the Cutty Sark tall ship race on two occasions one aboard Lowestoft built Gratitude and
the replica Atlantica." - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 June 2007 (No.59,431) , p 11
'UK body critical of Thomson vessel'. "Investigators have uncovered lack-of-supervision and training flaws on a
Thompson Cruises-controlled vessel in an investigation into a fatal accident involving a passenger tender. The
probe by the UK Maritime Accident Investigation Bureau (Maib) found that the 34,000-gt Thomson Celebration
(built 1984), which is under the technical management of Columbia Ship Management, had inadequate shipboard
supervision of tender operations. It also says the ship's manning levels for the tender were below that specified in
the safety-management system." - TRADEWINDS, 8 Jun 2007 (Vol.18, No.23) , p 87
'Warrants issued over Sea Diamond sinking as passengers file lawsuit'. "Three warrants were issued last week for
the arrest of the master of the Sea Diamond and two company representatives of Louis Hellenic and Core Marine
following the sinking of the cruiseship off Santorini in April. The master has been charged with causing a serious
pollution incident while the two company representatives are charged with failing to take measures to stop the
pollution and failing to supply a plan on how bunkers were to be removed from the vessel within 48 hours of the
incident. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 June 2007 (No.59441) , p 9
'Last Word: Greek brinkmanship?'. "Greece is blocking a unanimous agreement in the European Union council of
ministers over the exclusion of inland waterways from the proposed regulation on passenger liability, we hear. All
the other 26 EU governments believe inland waterways should be kept out of the scope of the law, which seeks to
apply the Athens convention on domestic routes in Europe. Why is Athens holding out? Could it be for reasons of
principle? Or could it be that clever Greek diplomats will give way once they have something in return from the EU
presidency?" - LLOYD'S LIST, 18 June 2007 (No.59441) , p 22
'Plastic that degrades in seawater a boom for cruise industry'. "A new type of environmentally friendly plastic that
degrades in seawater may make it safe and practical to toss plastic waste overboard, freeing valuable storage space
for military, merchant and cruise ships generating large volumes of plastic waste that must be stored onboard until
they reach port" - MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, May 2007 (Vol.54, No.5) , p 505
'Tighten ferry security foe western Canada'. "BC Ferries is expecting to implement random passenger and vehicle
checks at terminals this autumn in an effort to tighten security measures" - SAFETY AT SEA, May 2007 (Vol.41,
No.459) , p 14
'If there's a fire onboard'. "Fire onboard any type of vessel is bad news, but on a passenger ship it is an even more
frightening prospect. Safety at Sea finds out how the MCA's Marine Incident Response Group can help passenger
vessels in UK waters" - SAFETY AT SEA, May 2007 (Vol.41, No.459) , pp 34-35
'Shipmasters condemn dry ships policy'. "AP Moller's zero tolerance stance on alcohol on its ships came in for
strong criticism from seafaring union Nautilus UK at its biennial meeting on 15 and 16 May " - SAFETY AT SEA,
June 2007 (Vol.41, No.460) , p 8
'$1.5m pollution fine for Louis'. "The Greek government has fined Cypriot cruiseship owner Louis EUR 1.17m
($1.57m) over the sinking of its 22,412-gt Sea Diamond in the Aegean Sea in April. The amount falls well short of
the EUR 1bn that Greece's minister of merchant marine, Manolis Kefaloyiannis, had threatened the owner with in
May. " - TRADEWINDS, 22 June 2007 (Vol.18, No.25) , p 42
'Solas 2010 signals death knell for "classic" cruiseships'. "The fast approaching implementation date of Solas 2010
will have a severe impact on the shape of the existing world cruiseship fleet as the future of a number of 'classic'
cruise vessels is in doubt. British operator Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is one of the first operators to confirm a ship
loss due to the new regulations, saying that its venerable 1966-built Black Prince will have to cease operations by
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October, 2010. However, Fred Olsen has not said whether this former ferry will be sold or scrapped, although the
latter is more likely. Solas 2010 focuses principally on the use of combustible materials. By 2010 no combustible
materials will be allowed anywhere in the construction or conversion of any passengership. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 25
June 2007 (No.59446) , p 9
'Other veterans in firing line'. "Ageing cruiseships that face an uncertain future due to Solas 2010 include:" LLOYD'S LIST, 25 June 2007 (No.59446) , p 9
'"Security clean" UK ferries free of ISPS'. "Britain has worked hard to keep its domestic ferries outside the ISPS
code says Gavin Simmonds of the Chamber of Shipping. From July 1, European Union directive EC 725/2004 is
extended to domestic ferries although certain services such as those to the Isle of Wight or inter-island services in
Britain have been exempted in cases were it was believed routes are "security clean", Mr Simmonds said." LLOYD'S LIST, 25 June 2007 (No.59446) , p 9
'Two injured as storm hits ferry'. "Two female passengers were injured when the 1,029 gt German passenger vessel
Kloar Kimming was hit by high waves during its return voyage from Helgoland to Bremerhaven on Tuesday.
According to the Wasserschutzpolizei in Bremerhaven the two passengers sustained minor head injuries as waves
smashed windows on the 68 m long vessel, operated on this route by Flensburg-based Frde Reederei Seetouristik.
" - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 June 2007 (No.59449) , p 4
'Express Samina sentences cut'. "Two officers jailed for their part in one of Greece's worst ferry accidents, as well
as two executives found guilty of associated charges, have had their sentences reduced on appeal. Vassilis
Yiannakis, the master of the ill-fated Express Samina, had his sentence cut from 16 years to 11 years. The appeal
court also reduced the sentence of the vessel's first mate, Anastassios Psychoyios, from 19 years to 12 years and
nine months." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 June 2007 (No.59449) , p 22
'HAL faces lawsuit over crew travel'. "Cruise line Holland America Line (HAL) accused of forcing 7,500 Filipino
seafarers to pay back airfares" - LLOYD'S SHIP MANAGER, June 2007, pp 4-5,7
'Why old queens don't cruise'. "Last week's announcement that iconic cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 will be put out
to pasture as a luxury accommodation and luxury entertainment venue in Dubai has rekindled interest in floating
living quarters. Few financiers could probably match investment group Istithmar's lavish 'pension' plan for Cunard's
grand old lady on Palm Jumeirah Island, but the concept of accommodation conversion is taking root. Interest is
fuelled by the clock ticking on amendments to SOLAS rules for passenger ships that will apply after 1 July 2010.
How many ships will be able to meet the rules, adopted by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee in 2006?" FAIRPLAY, 28 June 2007 (Vol.360, No.6436) , p 40
'Sentences reduced on fatal Express Samina sinking'. "The captain and three others charged over the sinking of the
4,500-gt Greek ferry Express Samina (built 1966) seven years ago, in which 82 people died, have had their
sentences reduced. An Athens appeals court has slashed the 16-year sentence of the ship's master, Captain Vassilis
Yiannakis, down to 11 years for offences that include negligent killing. " - TRADEWINDS, 29 June 2007 (Vol.18,
No.26) , p 34
'Ferry fire kills five'. "Catalyn D - a wooden-hulled Philippines domestic passenger/cargo ship - caught fire off
Mindoro Occidental Island on 10 June. Five passengers are known to have died and about 20 are reported missing"
- SAFETY AT SEA, July 2007 (Vol.41, 461) , p 4
'No ticket, no worries'. "Aircraft, trains and buses have already been attacked, so perhaps it is only a matter of time
before a passenger ship becomes a target. Safety at Sea investigates" - SAFETY AT SEA, July 2007 (Vol.41, 461)
, p 24
'Editorial: Balcony boom'. "If anyone has any doubts about the value of prompt and properly promulgated accident
reports, a small fact from the Annual Report of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch should dispel these.
The branch, which was called in to investigate the circumstances of the serious fire on the Star Princess, issued a
Safety Bulletin just a month after the fire in which one passenger died and 13 passengers and four crew were
injured. " - LLOYD'S LIST, 4 July 2007 (No.59453) , p 10
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'Sea Diamond spill damage 'nil', says Louis'. "Measurements taken in the waters around Santorini after the sinking
earlier this year of the cruiseship Sea Diamond have shown minimal environmental harm from the accident, the
ship's operator has claimed." - LLOYD'S LIST, 6 July 2007 (No.59455) , p 5
'US ramps up cruise disability plan '. "Exactly how the Americans With Disabilities Act will be enforced aboard
foreign-flag cruise ships has become a complex regulatory question - which now appears even more convoluted.
There are three drivers of how the final rules will be applied, possibly as soon as December." - FAIRPLAY, 5 July
2007 (Vol.360, No.6437) , p 10
'Disaster Two ferries sink in southeast Asia'. "A double ferry disaster in the Philippines and Indonesia may have
left more than 100 dead or missing. In an incident which again highlights the lack of procedures on ferries in the
Philippines, the Blue Water Princess sank 140 miles southeast of Manila, killing at least 12 and leaving an untold
number missing. Meanwhile, in Indonesia at least 30 were missing from the ferry KM Wahai Star which sank late
on Wednesday on its regular route between Buru and Ambon." - LLOYD'S LIST, 13 July 2007 (No.59460) , p 3
'Brittany Ferries rubbishes talk of 'terror plot''. "Brittany Ferries has comprehensively denied reports that a terrorist
planned to blow up one of its vessels at sea (Pont Aven) with more than 2,400 passengers on board. The story,
seemingly recycled from leading Spanish daily El Pais, was branded "absolute rubbish" by a representative of the
company." - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 July 2007 (No.59461) , p 4
'Warning over terrorism risk cover shortfall'. "Shipping may be heading for a new crisis over shortfalls in insurance
coverage for terrorism risk. The fears are emerging after the insurance market only just scraped together a solution,
yet to be tested, over levels of compulsory insurance required under the Athens Convention, which applies to
passengerships." - LLOYD'S LIST, 20 July 2007 (No.59465) , p 1
'How Carnival is prepared for worst case scenario'. "Incidents like the balcony fire on board Star Princess caused a
number of amendments in emergency response procedures in Carnival ships, "but we believe we are better
equipped than before to deal with an incident", says Carnival UK's fleet safety manager Chris Metson." LLOYD'S LIST, 23 July 2007 (No.59466) , p 7
'Cruising commits to beat the bug'. "A nasty bug that has been wrecking holiday cruises for passengers and crews and doing great harm to that industry's reputation - has prompted a UK-led proactive fight-back to curb attacks.
Norovirus, or 'winter vomiting sickness' has affected more than 15 Mediterranean and Caribbean-bound UK cruises
this year, according to figures from the Association of British Travel Agents, causing delays, disruption and even
the cancellation of cruises." - FAIRPLAY, 26 July 2007 (Vol.360, No.6440) , p 12
'MAIB highlights fears over outdated surveys'. "Cruiseships and other large vessels are increasingly using sea areas
not surveyed for depth as long ago as the 1840s, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has warned following a
recent unexpected grounding. Even data in use on electronic charts is sometimes of "poor quality", MAIB added."
- LLOYD'S LIST, 10 August 2007 (No.59480) , p 3
'US passenger sue Louis Hellenic over Sea Diamond "negligence"'. "Passengers from Louis Hellenic's cruiseship
Sea Diamond have launched legal action in the US against the company and travel agent EF Travel, seeking
punitive damages for alleged negligence and gross negligence, writes Sandra Speares. The passengers have filed a
suit in the US District Court for the South District of New York though law firm Todd J Krouner. A total of 48
passengers are involved." - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 August 2007 (No.59492) , p 3
'Conferences: Delegates examine ways to improve passenger safety'. "International Maritime Emergencies Forum,
15-17 October 2007, Millennium Gloucester Hotel" - LLOYD'S LIST, 29 August 2007 (No.59492) , p 6
'Smoke detector pose new threat'. "The long-running saga surrounding the scrapping of the former cruiseship
Norway has taken yet another bizarre twist. Environmental pressure groups hoping to prevent the ship from being
demolished at Alang have petitioned the Indian Supreme Court to declare the ship radioactive. The various groups
opposed to the vessel's scrapping were quoted in Indian news reports last week as saying they are extremely
concerned the vessel is riddled with radioactive material that could give Alang and the surrounding area an
unhealthy greenish glow." - TRADEWINDS, 3 August 2007 (Vol.18, No.31) , p 34
'Passenger shipping winning the fight against cruise crime'. "Crime on cruiseships is back on the agenda for the US
House of Representatives after a committee was told that 207 incidents were reported from April 1 2007 to August
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24 2007. Despite the continued interest from regulators, the new figures suggest a relatively low level of incidents.
The 207 reports equate to 0.01 per cent of passengers on cruiseships during that period." - LLOYD'S LIST, 24
September 2007 (No.59510) , p 6
'One rule for all across EU urges ECC's David Dingle'. "Cruise lights are coming on all over Europe, according to
David Dingle, chief executive of Carnival UK and chairman of the European Cruise Council, although he warned
that fiscal and regulatory stability needed to be maintained with uniform tax and employment practices, or cruise
lines would vote with their feet. Mr Dingle told delegates at the Seatrade Europe cruise and ferry conference in
Hamburg that now was a "most exciting time" in the development of the European cruise industry and the "centre
of gravity is here in Europe"." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 September 2007 (No.59512) , p 5
'Cruiseship design urged to take radical approach'. "With the pressure to reduce greenhouse gases - especially
carbon dioxide emissions - set to continue, a radical new approach to cruiseship design will need to be adopted by
the industry's suppliers, designers and naval architects, according to Peter Wild of analysts GP Wild. "Owners are
increasingly going to demand eco-friendly solutions, and these will embrace every aspect of design and equipment
fit," he told delegates at the Seatrade cruise and ferry convention in Hamburg this week." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27
September 2007 (No.59513) , p 6
'Chemical contamination of a coral reef by the grounding of a cruise ship in Bermuda'. "Bulk metal analyses of
surficial sediments collected around the Norwegian Crown cruise ship grounding site in Bermuda indicated
significant but localized contamination of reef sediments by copper and zinc, caused by the stripping of the tributyltin (TBT)-free anti-fouling (AF) paint (Intersmooth 460) from the underside of the hull. Highest copper and
zinc values were found in heavily compacted and red-pigmented sediments inside the impact scar and were
comparable to levels found close to slip ways of local boat yards where AF paints from hull striping and cleaning
processes are washed into the sea." - MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, July 2007 (Vol.54, No.7) , pp 905-911
'BN admits trainee was at helm of doomed ferry'. "A FERRY that sank with the loss of two lives in Canada last
year was under the control of an unaccompanied trainee quartermaster, with designated bridge officers not at their
posts, operator BC Ferries has conceded" - LLOYD'S LIST, 5 October 2007 (Issue No. 59,519) , p. 3
'Patch 'em up, ship 'em out'. "Ship Repair : Special Report" - FAIRPLAY, 4 October 2007 (Vol. 361/Issue 6450) ,
pp 28-35
'Is shipping cleaning up its act?' - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, October 2007 (Issue 133) , pp 32-33
'Limits to growth'. "Is there a "moral" case to limit the size of ships?" - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, September
2007, pp 14-16
'German marine industries'. "Special Report" - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, September 2007, pp 70-87
'Passenger and freight ferries'. "Special Report" - THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, September 2007, pp 99-135
'Regulators tackle risk of box ship fires'. "Fire caused more than 1,000 fatalities at sea over the past year. Incidents
on passenger ships tend to receive the most attention, but regulators and insures are just as concerned about fires on
cargo vessels" - SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, October 2007 (Vol. 41/No. 464) , pp 41-42
'Clubs reverse position on terrorist cover'. "Cover for the risk of a terrorist attack on a cruiseship or ferry is likely to
be offered by the protection-and-indemnity (P
I) clubs in a dramatic reversal of their previous position. Clubs in the International Group P
I cartel are leaning toward providing the $500m of terrorism cover required under a revised Athens convention,
which greatly increases compensation payable to passengers following a shipping disaster. The International Group
has previously ruled out providing this cover, prompting top insurance broker Marsh to put together a scheme to fill
the gap." - TRADEWINDS, 21 October 2007 (Vol.18, No.41) , p 20
'Search goes on after Nile ferry deaths'. "Egyptian rescue workers recovered four bodies and several people were
missing on Sunday after a crush sent passengers boarding a ferry spilling into the Nile, the Interior Ministry said.
An unidentified ministry official told the official Middle East News Agency the dead included three children. Five
other people were slightly injured in the accident in the province of Minya in central Egypt, some 200 km south of
Cairo, he said." - LLOYD'S LIST, 16 October 2007 (No.59,526) , p 4
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'Action promised after ferry tragedy'. "Malaysia's Prime Minister has promised to take action against the owners of
an unlicensed ferry that caught fire and sank at the weekend, leaving four dead and three missing. The Seagull
Express 2 sank after catching fire on October 13, en route from Mersing to the resort island of Tioman, with 106
passengers and crew onboard. According to witnesses, flames quickly engulfed the vessel and passengers were
forced to jump overboard, unable to reach life jackets stored at the aft of the vessel." - LLOYD'S LIST, 17 October
2007 (No.59,527) , p 3
'Sinking highlights drainage problems'. "The 11,800-gt Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 (built 1970) disaster, which claimed
over 1,400 lives, has prompted fresh moves for passengership-safety regulations to be revised.
The ill-fated ship sank in the Red Sea on February 2006. An official investigation by the Egyptian government
found water that had pooled on the deck as a result of blocked drains destabilised the ship causing it to sink. The
water had accumulated as crew attempted to put out a fire. At the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)'s
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) 83 meeting last week it was agreed that draft amendments should be made to
the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) convention for immediate adoption. It will require measures to be taken on all roro ships to provide sufficient drainage and prevent drains from becoming blocked." - TRADEWINDS, 19 October
2007 (Vol. 18/No. 42) , p. 43
'At least 31 die in Indonesia ferry disaster'. "At least 31 people died when an Indonesian ferry carrying an unknown
number of passengers sank off Sulawesi. In the latest of a series of ferry disasters in Indonesia the 22 m Acita III
capsized and sank off the town of Bau Bau at around 2100 hrs last Thursday. There were wildly varying numbers
reported as rescued or missing. AFP quoted a Ministry of Transport official, Djoni Algamar, as saying there were
only 60 passengers listed on the manifest." - LLOYD'S LIST, 22 October 2007 (No.59,530) , p 4
'IMO passenger ship safety initiative'. "Applying risk management in an evolving industry. The cruise ship industry
has seen significant growth over the last several decades, and a result, companies are building much larger and
more complex ships than ever before. This trend has caught the attention of the International Maritime
Organization (IMO), and it has responded by conducting a comprehensive review of the international passenger
vessel regulations, as current regulations were developed before the trend in larger ships began " PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARINE SAFETY AND SECURITY COUNCIL, Fall 2007 (pp 55-57)
'Impact dans 9 minutes'. "La hantise des prfets maritimes de Manchemer du Nord ou du Cross Griz Nez a bien
failli se concrtiser il y a un an: un ferry a manqu de percuter un VLCC charg et, ensuite, un porte-conteneurs.
Eclaircissements partir du rapport de la Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), diffus en mai dernier"
- LE JOURNAL DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE, 12 October 2007, pp 8-9
'Emergency exercises'. "An engine room explosion and fire aboard a ferry, a collision between a cruiseship and a
ferry with dozens of injured passengers . it appears that whether you are in the waters off Felixstowe or in the River
Thames, these are equally dangerous times. Emergency services have been swinging into action in both locations
recently but we are glad to report that in both cases, these were exercises and not the real thing." - LLOYD'S LIST,
25 October 2007 (No.59,533) , p 20
'Negligence seen as sinking cause'. "Negligence by maritime officials was to blame in the fatal sinking of the
Malaysian ferry Seagull Express, port and legal leaders have told Fairplay. Shipping officials were allowing the
ferry to operate illegally without a licence when it sank off the country's eastern coast and caught fire on 13
October, they pointed out. The ferry was carrying 106 passengers from Mersing to the resort island of Tioman on
the last day of the Ramadan Muslim holiday. Six passengers were killed and one remains missing, presumed dead."
- FAIRPLAY, 25 October 2007 (Vol.361, Issue. 6453) , p 10
'Cruise security'. "Talking of cruise, a brief visit to Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas last week revealed how
much the UK sector has grown. Sales and revenue targets on voyages from Southampton have been surpassed this
year." - FAIRPLAY, 1 November 2007 (Vol.361 Issue No.6454) , p 2
'Sea Diamond 55m US dollars hull and machinery claim paid out'. "Nicosia-based cruise and hotels group Louis
has confirmed that insurers have paid out 55m US dollars for the loss of its cruiseship Sea Diamond, which sank
off Santorini island last April." - LLOYD'S LIST, 9 November 2007 (No.59,544) , p 3
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'USCG issues liferaft release alert'. "A warning to ship operators to check liferaft release mechanisms has been
issued by the USCG following an accident involving a passenger ship." - FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November
2007 (Issue No.134) , p 4
'Malaysia's Seagull opens a can of worms'. "The loss of the Malaysian ferry Seagull Express after a fire on 13
October has sparked a row within the country over allegations of lax safety inspections and inadequate harbour
clearance procedures." - SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, November 2007 (Vol.41 No.465) , p 6
'Diamond fine hinges on faulty chart'. "The question over what caused the sinking of the cruise ship Sea Diamond
took a new twist last week when Louis Hellenic Cruises produced evidence suggesting that faulty nautical charts
were responsible for the accident. The Louis-operated vessel hit a reef and sank off the Greek island of Santorini
seven months ago, claiming the lives of two French passengers. Everyone - including Louis until recently believed that human error sank the ship." - FAIRPLAY, 15 November 2007 (Vol.361 Issue No.6456) , p 8
'Carbon footprints for cruisers?'. "Guilt is a powerful spur to action, and it is guilt which is unashamedly targeting
the travelling individual today. "Is your journey really necessary?"" - BIMCO BULLETIN, October 2007 (Vol.
102 No.5) , p 3
'Is Antarctica uncharted territory?'. "Despite concerns over the accuracy of regional navigation charts and the
environmental impact of Antarctic cruising, business is booming. The Falkland Islands is expecting its busiest ever
cruise season in 2007/2008 during the southern hemisphere's summer, with over 81,000 passengers expected to
visit the islands, up nearly 60 per cent on figures for last year." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26 November 2007 (No.59,555)
,p3
'Serious implications for hull insurance market'. "While the impact of the Explorer casualty on the insurance market
is expected to be next to zero, its implications are serious. Underwriters have become increasingly concerned over
incidents involving cruiseships and the dangers of trading in difficult areas, including the Antarctic." - LLOYD'S
LIST, 26 November 2007 (No.59,555) , p 3
'Lady Luck lent a hand in efficient evacuation'. "It was not a 21st century re-run of the Titanic, albeit at the South
rather than the North Pole. When the Explorer hit an object - probably an iceberg - in the Antarctic on Friday all
154 passengers and crew were rapidly and efficiently evacuated, writes David Osler." - LLOYD'S LIST, 26
November 2007 (No.59,555) , p 3
New ferry designs ready for 'green' revolution'. "Revolutionary ship designs and alternative energy technologies
now on the drawing board could help ferry operators improve their environmental credentials. A more immediate
benefit to the bottom line, with oil prices soaring beyond 90 US dollars per barrel, is the reduction in fuel
consumption new vessels will offer." - LLOYD'S SHIP MANAGER, November 2007 (p 35)
Loss adjustment'. "Key findings on the investigation into the Estonia ferry disaster are being questioned by new
research being carried out by experts in Scotland, Sweden and the Netherlands." - TELEGRAPH, December 2007
(Vol.40 No.12) , p 20
Industry divided over Explorer aftermath'. "The shipping industry is still evaluating the dramatic sinking of
Explorer last week, with Britain's main seafarers' union raising concerns over the safety of cruises to ever more
distant sea areas." - LLOYD'S LIST, 27 November 2007 (No.59,556) , p 3
The price of adventure'. "The loss of the Antarctic cruiseship Explorer is a sad end to a fine little vessel that took
passengers to some of the world's most unlikely destinations during a long life. For the passengers, it was a happy
outcome in that they survived, after abandoning their vessel in clear water." - LLOYD'S LIST, 28 November 2007
(No.59,557) , p 8
The deadly saviour'. "Despite the successful outcome of the abandonment of the small cruiseship Explorer, which
earned the approbation of the International Maritime Organization, the fact that the ship carried open lifeboats has
attracted attention and some dismay." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 November 2007 (No.59,559) , p 8
Special Report: Copenhagen'. "Special report." - LLOYD'S LIST, 30 November 2007 (No.59,559) , pp 10-17
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Ice-class under scrutiny'. "After the loss of the Explorer, questions are being raised about operating cruise ships in
ice conditions. Doubts have been raised about the safety of ice-strengthened ships in remote, sub-zero cruising
areas following the loss of the Explorer in the Antarctic Peninsula on 23 November. While everyone welcomes the
remarkable chain of good fortune that prevented loss of life, there is unease that a ship reinforced to withstand ice
should succumb so readily." - FAIRPLAY, 29 November 2007 (Vol.361 Issue No.6458) , pp 4-5
Icy waste'. "The adventure cruise sector has a duty of care. Jaundiced cruise passengers have a right to demand new
challenges, but the Explorer was sailing in a particularly unforgiving environment. But there is no rule that focuses
exclusively, solely and uniquely on navigation in ice. Just a simple amendment to the ColRegs would do. It could
read: 'a vessel navigating in areas where ice exists shall do so with particular caution. This includes, but is not
limited to, increasing the number of lookouts and watchkeepers and a drastic reduction in speed'. With such an
increase in the ice-class order book and thus the anticipation of navigating in ice, IMO is required to act. It needs to
be all-embracing and it needs to be now." - FAIRPLAY, 29 November 2007 (Vol.361 Issue No.6458) , pp 1-2
Special Report: Brazil'. "Special report." - FAIRPLAY, 29 November 2007 (Vol.361 Issue No.6458) , pp 14-23
Ship underinsured'. "The operator of a sunken cruiseship looks to be hugely out of pocket. The elderly 2,398-gt
cruiseship Explorer (built 1969), which sank this week in Antarctic waters, was massively underinsured, leaving
Canadian tour operator Gap Adventures with a big problem in finding a replacement vessel." - TRADEWINDS, 30
November 2007 (Vol.18 No.48) , p 18
Special Report: The Bahamas'. "Special report." - LLOYD'S LIST, 03 December 2007 (No.59,560) , pp 10-12
Special Report: Malta'. "Special report." - FAIRPLAY, 06 December 2007 (Vol.361 Issue No.6459) , pp 18-26
No 'Explorer' pollution'. "An independent preliminary environmental damage report into the loss of the 2,398-gt
cruiseship Explorer (built 1969) in the Antarctic after hitting an iceberg has found "no discernable environmental
damage". The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (Itopf), expert in marine pollution, has made a
survey of the area at the request of the ship's owner, Gap Adventures, and its protection-and-indemnity (P and I)
insurer Steamship Mutual." - TRADEWINDS, 7 December 2007 (Vol.18 No.49) , p 38
Cruiseship-blast probe puts boilers in spotlight'. "Classification societies have moved to improve survey standards
for boilers in response to the explosion on the cruiseship Norway in 2003 that claimed eight seafarers' lives. A US
National Transport Safety Bureau (NTSB) investigation into the 2003 explosion on the 76,000-gt cruiseship
released this week found that inadequate survey procedures by Bureau Veritas (BV) "contributed to the cause of the
accident"." - TRADEWINDS, 7 December 2007 (Vol.18 No.49) , p 39
Norway report blames NCL and BV'. "The official report into the cruiseship Norway explosion in Miami in 2003
that killed eight crew members has said that the owner, Norwegian Cruise Line, and class society Bureau Veritas
were partly to blame. The US National Transportation Safety Board report into the boiler room explosion claims
that the probable cause was "the deficient boiler operation, maintenance, and inspection practices of Norwegian
Cruise Line, which allowed material deterioration and fatigue cracking to weaken the boiler. Inadequate boiler
surveys by Bureau Veritas contributed to the cause of the accident."" - LLOYD'S LIST, 11 December 2007
(No.59,566) , p 7
Bilbao mate cleared over Ouzo deaths'. "The Pride of Bilbao second mate Michael Hubble has been cleared of a
charge of manslaughter, after an incident last year in which three crew members of the yacht Ouzo died after a near
miss with the ferry. Mr Hubble, who denied the charges, was on the bridge of the P and O ferry at the time. James
Meaby, 36, Rupert Saunders, 36, and Jason Downer, 35, drowned after Ouzo sunk on August 21, 2006." LLOYD'S LIST, 13 December 2007 (No.59,568) , p 3
Viking Line case a big blow for ITF'. "The judgment in a reflagging case may prove massively expensive for a
global union. The fight over a ship's flag that went all the way to the top court in Europe could prove very costly
for the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). The London-headquartered federation faces a legal bill
running into millions of pounds, the threat of a claim for damages from the ferry company involved and a setback
to its boycott campaign, particularly in the Baltic." - TRADEWINDS, 14 December 2007 (Vol.18 No.50) , p 15
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Cruiseship collision'. "Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) 1,750-passenger cruiseship Norwegian Dream (built 1992)
has returned to a Uruguayan port for repairs after it was damaged in a collision with a barge." - TRADEWINDS,
14 December 2007 (Vol.18 No.50) , p 50
Worry over stack smoke'. "Japan's government is warning domestic passengership operators to be aware of
potential fires in funnels, following an incident on a high-profile luxury cruiseship, the 48,000-gt Asuka II (built
1990). The ship was delayed for two hours on departure from Tokyo after heavy smoke was observed escaping
from the ship's stack. Emergency services were called but the incident soon ended. Although it appears to have
been an isolated incident, Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport was concerned enough to put a
note out to the Japanese shipowner and passengership associations, warning them of the potential dangers." TRADEWINDS, 14 December 2007 (Vol.18 No.50) , p 51
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Large passenger ship safety. Outcome of COMSAR 7 and FP 47

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