Emerald Princess
Report into cruise ship death highlights need for improved standards
17 Jan 2019
A report into the death of a cruise ship worker in Dunedin in 2017 has highlighted the need for improved standards for the handling and storage of high-pressure cylinders on board the ships. Allan… Audio
'It's a pretty horrific thing to happen on a holiday cruise'
10 Feb 2017
Passengers on board the Emerald Princess walked around Dunedin's Port Chalmers in dazed shock today, after a crew member died when a gas cylinder exploded on the ship yesterday.
Cruise ship explosion: "I've never heard anything like it"
10 Feb 2017
"I've never heard anything like it in my life." Witnesses have described the sound of an explosion of a gas canister on a cruise ship like a bomb going off. The blast killed a crewman on the Emerald… Audio