VIDEO: NSIA reports on deadly Viking Polaris encounter with a breaking wave

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Agency has released its report on the November 2022 incident in which one passenger died and eight others were injured after a breaking wave hit the expedition cruise ship Viking Polaris breaking eight state room windows and causing major damage.

The passenger who died was a U.S. citizen, as were four of those injured, and the incident was one of a series of accidents involving the death or injury of U.S. citizens on foreign-flagged passenger vessels in...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/video-nsia-reports-on-deadly-viking-polaris-encounter-with-a-breaking-wave/

VIDEO: Brodosplit delivers Quark polar expedition cruise ship

Seattle, Wash,, headquartered Quark Expeditions has taken delivery of its technologically-advanced, Ice ClassA+, PC6, polar vessel, Ultramarine, in a handover ceremony at the Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia.

The 125 meter long, 199 passenger, 13,762 gt expedition cruise ship has been built to a design by Sembcorp Marine’s Bergen, Norway, headquartered subsidiary LMG Marin.

“Today, we took ownership of more than a new ship. We officially welcomed into our fleet a game-changing vessel that will soon...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/cruising/video-brodosplit-delivers-quark-polar-expedition-cruise-ship/

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