Passenger - News (With VRs)

Launch of Hero of the Seas
Cruise

Finnish yard launches Royal Caribbean's newest LNG-powered cruise ship

Jens Karsten
Professor Molchanov
Cruise

Stranded Russians return home after Norway seizes Arctic cruise ship

Reuters
John Nutt, a vessel operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries (representative photo only)
Accidents

Four injured after ferry crashes into wharf pylon in Sydney, Australia

Jens Karsten
Artist's impression of a hybrid ferry
Shipbuilding

Labour unions urge BC Ferries to build future fleet locally

Alan Bosworth
Filo Jet in 2024
Accidents

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy death toll now at 14 following recovery of additional bodies

Gareth Havelock
The refurbished Project 352 hydrofoil ferry Voskhod-50
Ferry

Refurbished Russian hydrofoil ferry to return to operational service

Gareth Havelock
Regent Craft's electric wing-in-ground effect vessel prototype taking off on its first manned flight
Ferry

US-built electric WIG craft prototype completes first manned flight

Rafael Sanches
Filo Jet in 2024
Accidents

Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy death toll climbs to 12

Gareth Havelock
Professor Molchanov
Cruise

Norway steps in to aid stranded Russians after cruise ship arrest

Reuters
The defendant (nearest to camera) at his sentencing hearing
Accidents

Russian tour boat skipper gets three years' jail time for capsizing that killed five

Jens Karsten
SeaDream III
Yachts

Florida operator SeaDream to welcome new yacht in 2029

Gareth Havelock
Stena Estrid
Accidents

UK MAIB closes probe into Stena Line ferry hull breach at Holyhead

Alan Bosworth
Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 3 – Russian and Italian ferries, new cruise ship launch and more
Passenger

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 3 – Russian and Italian ferries, new cruise ship launch and more

Baird Maritime
A Project TMT.250-03 ferry with the bow ramp lowered
Ro-Pax

Construction completed on new Russian ferry barges

Jens Karsten
Professor Molchanov
Crime & Piracy

Norway acts as debt collector for Ukraine, impounding Russian ship

Reuters
Zhejiang Steam Ferry 12
Ro-Pax

VESSEL REVIEW | Zhejiang Steam Ferry 12 – Battery hybrid coastal Ro-Pax with significant capacity and enhanced manoeuvrability

Baird Maritime
Teluk Bahang
Accidents

21 injured after ferry and tanker collide near Malaysia's Penang Port

Gareth Havelock
Filo Jet in 2024
Search and Rescue

Deep-water search team from Turkey joins Cyprus ferry rescue effort

Reuters
Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia personnel attend to some of those who were injured by a vessel collision that occurred near the Kuala Sungai Mersing Estuary in Johor State on August 31, 2026. The incident also left two people dead.
Accidents

Two killed, four injured following boat collision in southern Malaysia

Jens Karsten
Terra Nova Adventurer
Cruise

Terra Nova Expeditions selects ship for 2026-2028 Antarctic seasons

Gareth Havelock
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