Retail Marine Insurance
Covering news from the retail marine business including claims on yachts and super-yachts.
- New company in China will manage cruise ships November 28, 2025Various initiatives have been launched by the China Tourism Group with the intention of boosting the country’s cruise ship market. This will include consolidating the management of various ....
- Chinese cruise ships steering clear of Japan November 27, 2025A diplomatic disagreement between Japan and China has led Chinese cruise operators hurriedly rescheduling planned trips so that they avoid Japanese ports. South Korean tourism looked set to ....
- Teen’s death on Carnival Horizon was a homicide, says death certificate November 27, 2025Teenager Anna Kepner, who was found dead on cruise ship Carnival Horizon (IMO 9767091) on November 7th, was asphyxiated and her death has been ruled a homicide, according to a death ....
- South Korea widens investigation into ferry grounding November 26, 2025The Mokpo division of the South Korean Coast Guard has sought an arrest warrant for the master of the vessel after it arrested the first officer who was on watch, as well as the helmsman ....
- Teen found dead on Carnival Cruise died from a “bar hold” November 24, 2025Teenager Anna Kepner, who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon (IMO 9767091) cruise ship, having been wrapped in a blanket and concealed under a bed (see Friday’s IMN) died by .....
- Domestic cruise market growing again in China November 24, 2025China looks to resume expansion of its domestic cruise market after a long hiatus following the Covid-19 pandemic. In the latest reports online, Tianjin Orient International Cruises, which was ....
- South Korean ferry refloated and docked at home port November 24, 2025Grounded passenger / vehicle RoRo Queen Jenuvia II (IMO 9901386) was refloated on November 19th and docked at its home port of Mokpo nearby. The cause of the incident (see Friday’s IMN) ....
- RoRo ferry runs aground off coast of South Korea November 21, 2025Seaworld Ferries passenger / vehicle RoRo Queen Jenuvia II (IMO 9901386) ran aground on November 19th off the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula while en route from Jeju Island to .....
- Investigation into suspicious death during Carnival Horizon cruise November 21, 2025The Miami office of the FBI is investigating the death of the 18-year old Anna Kepner on November 7th while she was travelling with her family on cruise ship Carnival Horizon ...
- Round Up; 18th November 2025 November 18, 2025Portugal-flagged inland cruise ship Emerald Luna (MMSI 255803840) was reported to have caught fire shortly after midday on November 15th while berthed at the Nieuwe Havenweg in Arnhem Port, the...