MSC POESIA

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Crew member went missing after falling into the water

On Feb 23, 2025, at 6 a.m. a waiter went missing from the 'MSC Poesia'. After the ship left Montevideo, he fell into the water. The incident was confirmed after reviewing the ship's camera system, as well as the exact time and place of the incident. The ship was bound for Balneario Camboriú, Santa Catarina. The absence of the man, named Jeric Bueno and 32 years old, was confirmed when the ship was at the height of the Rocha resort of La Coronilla and 13 miles from entering Brazilian waters. The cameras showed that the crew member was standing on deck 7, port side forward, near the life raft station. From the port bridge wing camera, some stains could be distinguished in the water that appeared to be a person,

Mooring line fouled propeller

A propeller of the 'MSC Poesia' got entangled in a mooring line during the departure manoever from the port of Piraeus in the afternoon of Nov 4, 2023, with 2577 passengers on board. The propeller was cleared, but the ship was detained until the completion of an inspection. It finally left Piraeus in the early morning of Nov 5 and arrived in the next scheduled port, Palermo, on Nov 6 at 7.30 a.m. UTC.

Two cruise ships allided in Buenos Aires

In the afternoon of Feb 20, 2019, the "MSC Orchestra" allided with the "MSC Poesia" at the Benito Quinquela Martín at the port of Buenos Aires. The "MSC Orchestra" left the port bound to the final destination of the cruise which was Rio de Janeiro after a previous stopover in Montevideo. However, for causes that were under investigation by the Argentine Naval Prefecture, it scraped the port side of the "MSC Poesía", which had moored the same day, with it starboard side. While the damage was minor, the accident caused concern among the passengers of both ships. The "MSC Poesia" suffered damage to a mooring bridge that protruded from the hull. Also the pier was damaged and a fender torn off shoreside. The "MSC Orchestra" which suffered damage to a lifeboat on deck 7 left the port at 10.40 p.m., bound to Punta dell Este. The "MSC Poesia" left the Terminal Rio de Plata S.A. on Feb 21 at 9.30 p.m. and headed to Montevideo, ETA Feb 22, 9.30 a.m. Spanish reports with photos and video: https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2222327-chocaron-dos-cruceros-puerto-buenos-aires https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2019/02/21/chocaron-dos-buques-de-pasajeros-en-en-el-puerto-de-buenos-aires/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=RhZv2jkR7O0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEtcnLEX45c https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1052655061611758