The 984-foot AIDAperla broke free from its moorings at Le Havre during a violent wind event Tuesday, drifting backward into a concrete wall with thousands of passengers aboard, and the collision was caught on camera. Strong winds tore the 125,000-ton cruise ship from its berth at roughly 4:00 PM local time, snapping mooring lines and […] The post German cruise ship blown into seawall at French port after 68 mph gusts snap mooring lines appeared first on American Almanac .
The 984-foot AIDAperla broke free from its moorings at Le Havre during a violent wind event Tuesday, drifting backward into a concrete wall with thousands of passengers aboard, and the collision was caught on camera. Strong winds tore the 125,000-ton cruise ship from its berth at roughly 4:00 PM local time, snapping mooring lines and sending the vessel drifting stern-first through the harbor. Two gangways were ripped away or left dangling from the ship's side as tugboats scrambled to regain control. Local reports cited gusts reaching 68 mph as a weather front swept through the port city on France's northern coast. French authorities had warned of severe winds before the incident, but the AIDAperla, a German-operated liner on a seven-day…Open
Stephen Junker, a 58-year-old Minnesota pastor and father of five, died weeks after being found face down in a cruise ship pool off the coast of Italy, a trip meant to celebrate his son's wedding. Junker was pulled from a pool aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship in mid-August, unresponsive and suffering from a spinal […] The post Minnesota pastor dies after spinal injury in cruise ship pool during son's wedding celebration appeared first on American Almanac .
Stephen Junker, a 58-year-old Minnesota pastor and father of five, died weeks after being found face down in a cruise ship pool off the coast of Italy, a trip meant to celebrate his son's wedding. Junker was pulled from a pool aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship in mid-August, unresponsive and suffering from a spinal cord injury. The Italian coast guard airlifted him to a hospital in Naples, where surgeons performed emergency spinal cord surgery. The operation could not reverse the damage. Junker was left quadriplegic and unable to breathe without a ventilator. On August 23, he was transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for further treatment. But additional diagnostic testing delivered the worst possible news. His daughter…Open
ABC News' Sam Champion shares highlights from a trip to the new Great Tides Waterpark on our "GMA" sponsor Norwegian Cruise Line's private island Great Stirrup Cay.
A Carnival cruise ship changed course in the Caribbean on August 26 to pull a lone sailor off a disabled vessel, the third such at-sea rescue involving a cruise liner in roughly three months. Carnival Conquest was heading toward St. George's, Grenada, when the ship received a distress relay from rescue authorities and diverted to […] The post Carnival Conquest diverts in the Caribbean to rescue stranded mariner from disabled sailboat appeared first on American Almanac .
A Carnival cruise ship changed course in the Caribbean on August 26 to pull a lone sailor off a disabled vessel, the third such at-sea rescue involving a cruise liner in roughly three months. Carnival Conquest was heading toward St. George's, Grenada, when the ship received a distress relay from rescue authorities and diverted to locate a sailing vessel that could no longer move under its own power. The crew found the boat and brought its sole occupant aboard safely, Carnival Cruise Line told USA TODAY in an emailed statement. The cruise line did not identify the rescued individual, did not describe the person's condition, and did not explain what disabled the sailing vessel. The U.S. Coast Guard did not immediately respond to a request…Open
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have arrested 11 foreigners in Boston as part of a multiagency operation targeting child exploitation aboard cruise ships.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have arrested 11 foreigners in Boston as part of a multiagency operation targeting child exploitation aboard cruise ships. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP ) officers at the Port of Boston, working with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other partners, arrested 11 foreign nationals during Operation Tidal Wave from August 14–16, 2026, for involvement in the reception and disbursement of child sexual abuse and exploitation material. DETAIL: The suspected pedophiles, nine Philippine citizens, one Indonesian, and one Nicaraguan, were encountered while boarding the cruise ships Volendam and Norwegian Breakaway.…Open
Two Ohio cruise passengers face multiple felony charges after authorities say they forced their way into a fellow passenger's cabin and attacked three people, including a 9-year-old child, because someone asked them to keep the noise down. Gannon Jacox, 29, and Brooklyn Hicks, 28, were arrested after their cruise ship returned to Port Canaveral, Florida, […] The post Ohio couple faces felony charges after allegedly forcing their way into cruise cabin and attacking family, including 9-year-old appeared first on American Almanac .
Two Ohio cruise passengers face multiple felony charges after authorities say they forced their way into a fellow passenger's cabin and attacked three people, including a 9-year-old child, because someone asked them to keep the noise down. Gannon Jacox, 29, and Brooklyn Hicks, 28, were arrested after their cruise ship returned to Port Canaveral, Florida, USA TODAY reported . The couple had been drinking and arguing aboard the ship when a fellow passenger asked them to quiet down. Instead of lowering their voices, authorities say, Hicks went to confront the passenger, and Jacox followed with his cell phone recording. What happened next earned both of them a set of felony charges and a public rebuke from the local sheriff. Court records…Open
Eighteen Americans were isolated for weeks in a Nebraska quarantine facility after being exposed to the deadly virus on a cruise ship. Many found the experience traumatic.