Speed, Navigation Errors Flagged in Cruise Grounding

Major Aus cruise ship error left 120 stranded

A catastrophic navigational error has been revealed as the reason why a luxury cruise ship carrying 120 people ran aground on a reef, leaving passengers stranded for days.

Chain of errors exposed after cruise ship runs aground

Early findings show the vessel missed a key turn, with darkness and confusion on the bridge leaving it stranded on a reef.

Cruise ship had 'small margin for error' in poor light, report says

An early safety report into the grounding of a luxury Australian cruise ship says it will investigate why the ship was steaming so fast and turning too wide in confined waters when it swerved off course into a reef.

Speed, navigation errors flagged in cruise grounding

A cruise ship became grounded on a reef after a senior crew member attempted to change course at a higher speed than intended, safety investigators say.

ATSB: Cruise Ship's Chief Mate Distracted by ECDIS Ahead of Grounding

The cruise ship Coral Adventurer ran aground on a reef off Papua New Guinea after the ship's ECDIS declined to load the chief mate's route plan, the...