Cruise Ship Conviction After Strangling, Body Overboard

Strangling. Throwing a body overboard. So it goes when a husband tires of the married life and searches for a way out while cruising the coast of Messina, Italy. And then 14 years go by... In a case that's taken quite a long time to close, prosecutors in Orange County,...

High Winds Prevent Norwegian Gem From Docking in New York

The New York Post reports that the Norwegian Gem was stranded off the coast of New York City as high winds prevented the vessel from docking on Monday, February 25, 2019. Apparently the vessel had to wait hours before before docking, delaying departure for thousands of passengers as well as...

Cruise Ship Bookings Rise in 2015

At Today.com, a report from April 24 states that bookings on cruise ships are on the rise. Cruise Lines International Association, the industry's largest trade association, estimates that 23 million people will board ocean-bound cruise ships this year, an increase of 4.4 percent over last year. Some reasons for the...

Costa Concordia Carrying Shipment of Mob Drugs When Sunk?

Reports coming from Italian investigators say that the Costa Concordia, which sunk in January 2012 off the coast of Giglio, was carrying a shipment of Mob drugs. Some highlights from the Independent news article: The ’Ndrangheta crime syndicate was responsible for using the #CostaConcordia to transport drug shipments. Members of...