‘HELP’: Sign Helps Rescue Sailors After Being Stranded On Tiny Island For Over Week
The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy coordinated to save three experienced mariners stranded on an island in the Pacific after they spelled out the word ‘HELP’ on the sand using palm leaves. The three sailors were stranded on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean for over a week until they were rescued […]
Cable car accident in Turkey sends 1 passenger to his death and injures 7, with scores stranded
ISTANBUL (AP) — One person was killed and seven others were injured when a cable car pod hit a utility pole and exploded in southern Turkey on Friday, sending passengers plummeting to the mountainside below, officials and local media said. I told you. Many other people were left stranded late into the night after the […]
Three stranded boaters rescued from remote Pacific island thanks to clever ‘Help’ sign
He is truly a modern-day “castaway.” Three people on a stranded boat on a remote Pacific island were rescued this week thanks to a clever ‘Help Me’ sign written on a palm frond. On March 31, the men were fishing in Paikelot Atoll, part of Micronesia, when their 20-foot boat was caught in a swell. […]
Cruise passengers left stranded on African island to be reimbursed for some travel cost paid to return to ship
Eight cruise passengers stranded on an African island after their ship departed without them will be compensated for a portion of the costs they incurred in returning to the ship, the cruise line said. South Carolina’s Jill and Jay Campbell, along with four other Americans and two Australians, must cross seven countries in 48 hours […]
Cruise ship stranded in Spain resumes sailing after resolving visa problems
A cruise ship stranded in Barcelona has resumed sailing after disembarking a Bolivian passenger with visa issues. The Spanish government and MSC Cruises have reached an agreement to disembark 69 Bolivian passengers. The Bolivian passengers were taken to a transit zone within the port but were not allowed to enter Spanish territory. A cruise ship […]
Norwegian Cruise says stranded passengers were over hour late to ship: report
Passengers on a Norwegian cruise stranded on an African island were left stranded after boarding was delayed by more than an hour, according to reports. The cruise line said eight passengers, including six Americans and two Australians, were on a private tour of Sao Tome but missed the call for all to gather at 3pm […]
Court finds UK Children Act protections apply to children stranded in Diego Garcia | Refugees
Five children who have been stranded on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia since October 2021 have won a legal battle to ensure they are protected from harm in the same way as children in the UK. The Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), located in a remote part of London, […]
Stranded Norwegian Cruise Lines passengers missed ship ‘by more than an hour,’ company reveals
Six American and two Australian passengers were stranded on an African island when a Norwegian Cruise Line ship set sail, the company said Wednesday, leaving the ship more than an hour late. Jill and Jay Campbell Jill and Jay Campbell “If they are more than an hour late for the 3pm full boarding time, as […]
Stranded Australian cruise passengers describe ‘worst experience of our lives’
An Australian couple left stranded on an African island after being stranded on a Norwegian cruise ship have spoken out about their ordeal, saying it was the “worst experience of my life”. Doug and Violeta Sanders left on their own after their private tour during a stop in Sao Tome last week ran past the […]
I’m a travel expert — here’s what to do if you’re left stranded like the Norweigan Cruise passengers
Follow these tips and you’ll be cruising. A travel agency shares the main steps to take if a passenger does not reboard a cruise ship by the specified departure time. Late last week, eight passengers on a Norwegian cruise, including six Americans, were stranded in Africa after the ship departed without passengers because a private […]