Can Cruise Ships Sink

In 1980 the MS Prinsendam went down in a very remote span of the Gulf of Alaska when an engine room fire broke out.

Can cruise ships sink. The most recent sinking I can recall was the Costa Concordia in 2012. Cruise ships can still sink. It may require some repair but it can survive.

The cruise ship costa concordia lies partially sunk just a few hundred yards from the rocky coast of the italian island of giglio on monday. Many of the boats that sink are docked but a lot of them sink at sea from ferry boats to freighters to sailboats and yachts and yes even cruise ships occasionally sink. Just ask the passengers aboard the Sea Diamond.

But weather can also threaten the stability of a cruise ship. Sure modern cruise ships can sink but for sure highly unlikely for A LOT of reasons. Limiting the water inflow can ultimately keep the ship from flooding and sinking.

Can a cruise ship survive a Category 5 hurricane. Wind on its own cant cause a cruise ship to capsize. Typically cruise ships that sink.

So to answer the question. Costa Concordia On 13 January 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground capsized and later sank in shallow waters after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio Tuscany resulting in. That cruise ship sank off the coast of Greece in 2007.

While cruise ships account for only a small percentage of the sea vessels that sink every year it is believed that tens of thousands of boats sink each year. For these reasons September is the worst month of the year to take a cruise. Cruise ships can still sink.