Elegant Cruises in troubled waters

Small US-based expedition cruise line Elegant Cruises seems to be in serious trouble following the arrest of one of its two vessels, the 1960-built 106 passenger capacity Andrea, in Split, Croatia. The Long Island-based operator also operates the 1970-built Monet. Both vessels operate in Antarctica and the Adriatic during the year, but reports from crew members aboard Andrea, the former Hurtigruten ferry Harald Jarl, report of serious safety issues with regard to the vessel, including fire doors wedged permanently open with wooden blocks, just one spare propeller for the vessel’s fleet of six Zodiacs and lifeboats nailed to the davits to prevent them swinging in the high seas of the Antarctic. Sphere: Related Content