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- Coast Guard searching for man who fell overboard from Carnival cruise ship near Florida
- Carnival cruise ship rescues 2 men whose boat sank in Gulf of Mexico
- Bay Area fire captain among 24 arrested in child predator sting
- Virgin Voyages passenger dies after falling from cruise ship balcony
- 'Our boat is sinking!': Video shows terrifying moments ferry sank in Bahamas, killing 1
- Passengers still waiting to depart San Francisco
As is customary when cruises need to be extended due to inclement weather, none of the passengers on board the vessels will be charged for the extra days they spend on the ships. The cruise line said a technical team determined the ship sustained enough damage that it will need repairs before it can be returned to scheduled cruises. The funnel was stabilized, passengers were expected to be returned to Port Canaveral, and the ship will set off to Freeport for repairs, it said. The disruptions come as one of the busier cruise ports in the region that often serves as an alternate stop for cruise ships avoiding hurricanes, Grand Turk, remains closed for now due to damage from Hurricane Fiona.
Coast Guard searching for man who fell overboard from Carnival cruise ship near Florida
Simpson is onboard the ship with his family waiting to depart for their trip to Alaska. "It was surreal and you could definitely feel it," Sacramento resident and passenger Jeremy Jordan told ABC7 News. "It wasn't like things falling off the shelves or anything like that, kind of like when you get the tugboats coming up against us. So yeah... it was different." In a statement, Princess Cruise described the collision as "unexpected contact" as they were docking just after 6 a.m.
Carnival cruise ship rescues 2 men whose boat sank in Gulf of Mexico
Carnival Paradise "is now scheduled to depart from Cozumel on Wednesday," Carnival said in the statement. "The ship will then begin heading back to Tampa, but remaining a safe distance from the storm as the company determines when Carnival Paradise can return to the Port of Tampa after the U.S. Coast Guard assesses conditions." All three of the ports are expected to remain closed through at least Friday morning.
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The ship is expected to depart from Jamaica on Wednesday evening. The Coast Guard is using air and water assets to search for the passenger. With nearly 300,000 dead, Mexico has among the world’s highest death tolls from Covid-19. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador rarely wears a mask in public, despite having tested positive earlier this year.
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Instead, the ships are spending extra time at sea and at cruise destinations in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. Frightening video taken from the scene shows passengers wearing orange life vests around their neck, clinging to one side of the ferry as the vessel sinks into Caribbean turquoise waters. Passengers scheduled for those late-March cruises are being offered full refunds and credit that can be used for a future cruise, it said. The Nieuw Amsterdam returned Saturday to its home port of Fort Lauderdale, guests disembarked, and the vessel has embarked on a cruise with a stop in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on Monday, Holland America said. In a statement, Princess Cruises reported no injuries, adding, "At no time were any guests or crew in danger." "I noticed we were spinning pretty quick, to be that close to the dock, and I was mid-ship, portside, looked out the window and we smacked into the dock," Sacramento resident and passenger Paul Zasso told ABC7 News.
Virgin Voyages passenger dies after falling from cruise ship balcony
The delayed 10-day sailing will now be a 7-day cruise returning to San Francisco on Sunday, July 16. Now, they are departing with 2,677 guests and 1,161 crew onboard. The ship's captain told passengers the green light was given overnight to sail. Cruise passenger Anita Lawhon from Reno captured the moment the Ruby Princess finally set sail from San Francisco Sunday afternoon, she thought her "bon voyage" would never happen.
There aren't many bar pilots, 52 at the moment with four trainees in the pipeline according to the Board of Pilot Commissioners Executive Director. "It's a 10-day cruise, there's plenty of time, we can make up time moving and things like that. So I don't think it's going to be an issue truthfully," Simpson said. The couple, avid cruisegoers, said Thursday morning's experience is one he won't soon forget.
The conditions of those transported to the hospital were not immediately known Wednesday. About a half dozen people in the shot are seen swimming towards another boat stopped a short distance from the ferry. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson said she was looking into the statement and was unable to immediately confirm it.
While on scene, ABC7 News watched as San Francisco police surveyed the ship. Passengers still on board and those on the ground were trying to get a glimpse of the damage. Coast Guard and other federal agencies who were notified about the early morning incident. "The Coast Guard has sent two teams, an investigations team and an inspection port state control team to the vessel and will be conducting those inspections and investigations," said Williams. "Actually, I just walked down because I wanted to see the state of repairs and was pleasantly surprised it looks great to me," said passenger Alexandra Shannon.
The extended sailings are just the latest in a string of disruptions to cruises this week caused by Hurricane Ian. More than a dozen cruise ships operating in the Caribbean and the Bahamas have had to switch course in recent days to steer clear of the storm as it barreled toward Florida. In many cases, the ships dropped or switched ports as they moved to calmer waters. MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government announced this week that it would let cruise ships dock at its ports, even if passengers have tested positive for the coronavirus, and also allow asymptomatic travelers to disembark on its shores. Coast Guard regarding clearance for Ruby Princess to depart San Francisco, but a departure timeframe has not yet been confirmed.
Travelers flying within Mexico are usually asked to fill out questionnaires regarding symptoms before boarding flights. Cruise ship passengers who test positive for the coronavirus or present symptoms will receive medical attention, the government said. In addition to local authorities, according to the Blue Lagoon statement, the island alerted the cruise ship and the U.S.Embassy about the accident. Passengers who boarded the ship Thursday have been asked to stay on board and not come ashore. Originally, there were 3,256 guests and 1,161 crew onboard as the ship remains docked at Pier 27. The Carnival Magic, which departed from Florida on Sunday, was docked in Ocho Rios in Jamaica when high winds caused the pier fender to collapse, hitting the ship’s side.
A Virgin Voyages passenger died after falling from a balcony on the line's Valiant Lady ship, the cruise line said Monday. He says if the ship is just dented, it's probably safe to set sail. The San Francisco Bar Pilots are responsible for safely navigating ships they board over the offshore sand bar to docks throughout the Bay Area.
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