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70 people infected with norovirus

70 passengers and crew members of the 'Coral Princess' have fallen ill with norovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Nov 19, 2024. The ship, was sailing a month-long route between Singapore and Long Beach with over 2,700 passengers and crew members aboard. 55 passengers have reported being ill with norovirus, according to the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program. 15 crew members had the same illness. The first illness was reported on Nov. 9, and the ship docked in California on Nov. 17. There were no delays to its arrival, and it embarked on a 16-day journey to Fort Lauderdale on Nov 10. In response to the outbreak, the 'Coral Princess' crew increased cleaning and disinfection procedures, following their prevention and response plan.

Crew member injured in fall on board

A crew member in his 30s has been injured in a fall onboard the 'Coral Princess' on Jan 10, 2023. He needed to be medevaced after receiving medical care onboard. The vessel, which was was 45 nautical miles off the coast northwest of New Plymouth, contacted the Rescue Coordination Centre at 5 a.m. requesting assistance. The vicim was flown to Waikato Hospital by the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust in a serious condition.

Coast Guard fined cruise line after blackout

After the 'Coral Princess' lost all power to its engines as it was maneuvering away from Juneau’s docks on Aug 10, 2019. the Coast Guard fined the cruise line for not immediately reporting the close call, and the agency recently discussed the case for the first time. The Coast Guard’s investigation found contaminated lube oil in one of the ship’s diesel generators caused it to break down as the 'Coral Princess' was getting underway. Coast Guard Lt. Nicholas Capuzzi was the lead investigator for the incident. He said when a generator fails, the ship’s power management system is supposed to keep the remaining generators from being overtaxed. One of the watch officers had neglected to properly configure the generator ahead of time, Capuzzi said on May 11, 2020. That meant the surge in demand knocked out the ship’s second diesel generator as well, and both generators were offline and as an electric propulsion-driven vessel there was no longer any power to the propulsion motors.It was about 8.45 a.m., one hour before high tide, with light winds and calm seas. Even so, without propulsion, the 'Coral Princess' began drifting towards the cruise ship 'Seven Seas Mariner', moored to an adjacent dock. As the crew prepared to drop emergency anchor, a gas-turbine generator was brought online nearly 10 minutes after the blackout took out the engines which provided enough power for them to regain propulsion. Then the crew eventually brought the non damaged generator back online as well. The crew was required to tell the Coast Guard about the failure immediately. But that didn’t happen until 10 p.m. — more than an hour after the 8:47 p.m. blackout. By then, the ship had already departed for Skagway. The delay in reporting the mishap was a violation of regulations. Princess Cruise Lines — a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation — paid a $5,000 fine on February 14.