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2006
2006, July 20: The Crown Princess, 11
miles/17km off the Florida coast, en route to New York out of Port Canaveral,
suddenly listed sharply to the left, throwing passengers and crew to the floor,
causing injury to over 240 persons. The crisis was over in 30 seconds and the
voyage was immediately curtailed and the ship returned to port under its own
power and navigation.
Passengers were treated onboard for cuts, bruises
and fractures. There were no deaths in the accident but two of the injured were
reported in serious condition. A girl had a deep cut in the leg and another
person was badly injured in the chest.
One passenger said: "The ship actually tilted all
the way down... People were all sliding, hitting the glass... Everybody was
panicking, everybody was crying. It looked like the ship was going down."
The Crown Princess was carrying about 3,100
passengers and 1,200 crew members when it departed Port Canaveral Tuesday (July
18) for
New York following a tour of the Caribbean. The ship, which has been sailing
only for a month, tilted drastically to its left, spilling the swimming pools
onto the decks and sending passengers skating and sliding across the decks.
The cause is being investigated by the U.S. Coast
Guard and National Transportation Safety Board.
Early speculation centered on the ship's steering
mechanisms.
Princess
Cruises issued a statement about the incident:
"After
departure from Port Canaveral at approximately 3:40 pm eastern time, Crown
Princess experienced an unexpected list to the port side as she began sailing
north towards her final port of New York. The ship is safe, and seaworthy, and
we are currently investigating the cause of the list. We understand that some
passengers were injured as the ship sharply turned, and we are in the process
of determining the number of injuries and their extent."
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