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The storm that swept across the Mediterranean coast of southern Spain over the weekend was of rare violence. The wind broke the moorings of a cruise ship in Palma, on the island of Mallorca. A P&O Cruises spokesman told news.com.au the ship was involved in a weather-related incident while docked in Mallorca, with a small number of individuals sustaining minor injuries.
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“On Sunday, August 27, P&O Cruises Britannia was involved in a weather-related incident while alongside in Palma de Mallorca. A small number of individuals sustained minor injuries and are being cared for by the onboard medical centre. To allow our technical teams to make an assessment Britannia will remain alongside in Palma de Mallorca tonight with onboard entertainment and activities scheduled,” a spokesperson for P&O Cruises said in a statement.
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The ship is currently homeported from Southampton, offering a variety of Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, and Norwegian Fjord itineraries. In mid-October, Britannia is scheduled to reposition to Bridgetown, Barbados, to offer Caribbean sailings through the winter months. The BBC reported on Tuesday that 321 passengers were scheduled to fly back to Southampton.
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A P&O cruise ship has collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Spain, injuring some passengers on board. As part of a series of 7-night voyages that Celestyal Journey has been offering in the Aegean Sea, the 1,260-passenger cruise ship has called on Kusadasi, Turkey, quite a few times. But despite having prior experience with the port, sometimes things still go wrong. According to its listing, there have been four such collisions or allisions (the formal term for when only one of the objects is moving) involving cruise ships this year. Last year the total was nine, including three river ships – so the trend appears to be downwards.
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Once the ship arrives at its new homeport, it will offer 7-night, round-trip, sailings to Khalifa Bin Salman, Bahrain; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Sir Bani Yas, United Arab Emirates; and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 55,877 gross-ton cruise ship hit the pier while attempting to dock on Monday, April 15, 2024. This meant 231 guests and crew had to disembark in Palma, where P&O Cruises organised overnight accommodation before flying them back to the UK the following day. Last month, it was the turn of P&O Britannia to make the news when, during a violent storm, it broke free from its moorings in Majorca’s capital, Palma, and collided with an oil tanker. She joined the P&O Cruises fleet in 2015, having been christened by Queen Elizabeth II, and can welcome 3,647 guests aboard with 1,398 crew members to provide excellent service. All damage to the cruise ship appears to be well above the waterline, though thorough assessments will need to be completed before Britannia can set sail again.
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Stewart Chiron, a cruise industry expert known as The Cruise Guy, told USA TODAY in July that those types of incidents are “very rare” but have occurred in extreme weather. Stubbs said the passengers had been told they would be staying overnight while the boat was moored up so the damage could be assessed. Cruise Radio prioritizes well-balanced cruise news coverage and accurate reporting, paired with ship reviews and tips. The Britannia has capacity to carry 3647 passengers and P&O said the vessel was “close to capacity” at the time of the collision. The voyages are round-trip, and the ports that guests don’t select as their homeport will still be called upon, as well as Greece’s Santorini Island, Mykonos Island, and Milos Island. After an accident, the ship’s classification society is also notified and along with the flag state, will be involved in ascertaining the extent of damage, safety implications and requirements to continue safe operations.
While drifting, the cruise ship collided with the tanker vessel Castillo de Arteaga. A P&O Cruises spokesperson said in a statement Monday that the Britannia was involved in a weather-related incident while docked in Mallorca, which saw a small number of individuals sustain minor injuries. The cruise line’s third-party surveyor confirmed that one of the ship’s lifeboats “sustained structural issues” and could not be repaired onboard, a P&O spokesperson said in a subsequent statement. Maritime regulation required that the ship return to Southampton with fewer people. The Britannia was blown by gales towards the other vessel on Sunday after a storm battered the island in the Balearics.
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There have been 74 mph winds and torrential rains in Mallorca, with an amber weather alert in place across the island on Sunday. The ensuing crash, when MSC Opera rammed into River Countess and the dock, resulted in five passengers being injured. The ship’s captain and bridge team were found to be at fault and given jail sentences at the subsequent trial, but these were commuted to fines.
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To allow our technical teams to make an assessment Britannia will remain alongside in Palma de Mallorca tonight with onboard entertainment and activities scheduled,” the statement read. A P&O spokesperson said the vessel was involved in a “weather-related incident,” but did not confirm the collision. A “small number of individuals sustained minor injuries” and received care from the ship’s medical center, the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
“A limited number of guests and crew on board have been advised that they will be leaving the ship and will be returned to Southampton (or their starting point) by flight and transfer,” the spokesperson said. “The guests remaining on board will be able to enjoy the entertainment and activities scheduled for the remainder of their trip." A spokesperson from P&O Cruises provided an official statement confirming that the Britannia was involved in a weather-related incident.
Cruise ship crews are always alert to weather conditions whether a ship is at sea or docked, and are able to closely monitor potentially dangerous conditions. When weather turns foul, gangways will be closed briefly to ensure guests’ safety just in case of these unfortunate incidents. After the incident, Britannia anchored offshore for several hours to wait out the weather and ensure the ship could dock again safely. Later in the evening, the ship was docked once again with tug assistance and guests were able to return. There were no significant injuries reported and no evacuations were ordered from the vessel. Both ships suffered what appears to be minor damage, including paint scrapes and scuffs as well as bent or broken railings.
On Sunday, the cruise ship P&O Britannia collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Palma in Mallorca after breaking free from the dock during a severe storm. Several passengers were injured during the weather-related incident to brought hurricane-force winds to the island. The strong winds took passengers and crew unprepared, causing injuries from falls or flying debris. The captain asked all guests to return to their rooms until further instructions and gave updates every 10 to 15 minutes, according to a report by the Guardian. "A small number of individuals sustained minor injuries and are being cared for by the onboard medical centre," a P&O representative previously told Insider in a statement.
The crew and guests promptly assisted others, including those who suffered minor injuries from flying debris or falls. There were also no injuries reported by guests and crew onboard or from onlookers on the shore, which meant passengers were still able to enjoy their port day as planned. Kusadasi is a bucket-list destination for many, as it is the gateway to exploring Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient Greco-Roman cities in the world. Log into YouTube and you’ll find any number of videos depicting graphic scenes of cruise ships colliding with each other, or crunching into the unforgiving walls of concrete docks. Some collisions occasionally hit the headlines too, such as when MSC Opera crashed into a much smaller riverboat in Venice in 2019 – fuelling passionate calls for the city to clamp down on such unwieldy visitors.
The incident took place on the island of Mallorca and fortunately did not cause an oil spill at sea. There were thousands of cruise-goers on-board the Britannia, the flagship of the P&O fleet when it was battered by a storm off the coast of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday. Celestyal Journey, which entered service in 1994 and was acquired by Celestyal Cruises in 2023, will have many chances to redeem herself. She will call on Kusadasi many more times as she continues to offer 7-Night cruises in the Aegean Sea region until late October 2024.
“On Sunday 27 August, P&O Cruises Britannia was impacted by severe weather when alongside in Palma de Mallorca,” the spokesman said.
Whenever collisions occur, it is down to the captain to contact the flag state authority of the ship (most commonly the Bahamas, Panama, Bermuda or Malta), which decides whether the vessel can continue to sail. It is also possible that the next sailing, a 14-night Northern Europe and Scandinavia cruise, may be impacted, particularly if the ship needs more extensive repairs or is delayed returning to Southampton. As a result of the collision, the tanker suffered a hole in its hull on the side of the quay, but no oil was spilled into the sea. The ship was carrying thousands of British tourists who were preparing to disembark in the middle of the storm. He was on the balcony of his cabin when the cruise vessel and tanker crashed, per the outlet.
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