Silver Shadow (ship)

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Silver Shadow departing Fremantle, Australia, in 2018
History
NameSilver Shadow
Operator Silversea Cruises
Port of registryNassau, Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
BuilderT. Mariotti S.p.A., Genoa
Launched9 October 1999
Completed31 August 2000
In service2000
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Type Cruise ship
Tonnage28,258  GT
Length186 m (610 ft 3 in)
Beam24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)
Draft6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Decks10
Speed18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Capacity388 passengers
Crew295
MV Silver Shadow in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden Silver shadow ovik01.jpg
MV Silver Shadow in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

Silver Shadow is a cruise ship that entered service in 2000, and is operated by Silversea Cruises. The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is Silver Whisper, and both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. They both have a high space-to-passenger ratio at 74, providing more space per passenger than any other cruise ship. Space ratio is calculated by dividing a vessel's gross tonnage by its passenger capacity. The passenger-to-crew ratio is also high, at 1.31 to 1.

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Accommodations

There are 194 outside suites, ranging in size from 287 square feet (26.7 m2) to 1,435 square feet (133.3 m2), and some 80% of them feature teak balconies.

Incidents

On the morning og 16 March 2012, Silver Shadow collided with another ship in thick fog off Vietnam. She was about five miles (8.0 km) off the coast in Ha Long Bay when the accident occurred. There were reports of damage to the container ship and unconfirmed container ship crew injuries. There were no reports of injuries on Silver Shadow, which passengers described as receiving some damage to her bow. Silver Shadow continued her voyage 90 minutes later. [1] [2]

On 17 June 2013, in Skagway, Alaska, the ship failed a surprise inspection conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Crew members had alerted inspectors that supervisors ordered them to store food in their living spaces, not in refrigerators, in order to hide the food from inspectors. The lead inspector ordered contaminated foods be discarded. He personally poured concentrated bleach on the food as it was thrown away to ensure it would not be salvaged and served later. The CDC has no authority to fine or detain a ship, so the ship was allowed to continue with its passengers. [3] [4]

On 12 March 2020, the ship was detained in Recife, Brazil due to a 79-year-old Canadian man suspected of having COVID-19. [5] He and his wife were landed and taken to the Real Hospital Português  [ pt ], where it was confirmed that he had the novel coronavirus. [6] The wife, who was asymptomatic when she left the ship, was diagnosed with the virus on 17 March. [7] The man died of the disease on 26 March. [8] [9] From 20 to 22 March, 343 people of different nationalities disembarked, divided into five groups depending on their nationalities and flights back to their countries of origin. The flights were provided by Silversea Cruises. After inspection by the Brazilian National Sanitary Surveillance Agency, the ship set sail on 26 March towards Cape Verde with 266 crew members. [10] [11]

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References

Notes

  1. "SILVER SHADOW In Collision With Container Ship | MaritimeMatters | Cruise ship news and ocean liner history". MaritimeMatters. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. "Luxury cruise liner involved in collision off Vietnam". cnn.com. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. Wilson, Lauren (26 July 2013). "Silversea Cruise Ship Fails Surprise Health Inspection". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. Walker, Jim (25 July 2013). "CNN Covers Silver Shadow Cover Up of Nasty Sanitation Practices - While Silversea Cruises Refuses to Talk". Cruise Law News. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. "Cruzeiro fica em quarentena em Recife após idoso ser suspeito de contrair coronavírus" [Cruise ship quarantined in Recife after elderly man suspected of contracting coronavirus]. Jornal de Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal de Brasília Notícias Digitais Ltda. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. Alves, Pedro; Novelino, Ricardo (14 March 2020). "Pernambuco confirma cinco novos casos de coronavírus e detecta transmissão local" [Pernambuco confirms five new cases of coronavirus and detects local transmission]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. Meireles, Marina (17 March 2020). "Mulher de canadense socorrido de navio isolado no Porto do Recife é um dos 18 casos confirmados do novo coronavírus no estado" [Wife of Canadian man rescued from isolated ship in the Port of Recife is one of 18 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the state]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. "Sobe para três número de mortes de pacientes com novo coronavírus em Pernambuco" [Rises to three number of deaths of patients with novel coronavirus in Pernambuco]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. Humphreys, Adrian (27 March 2020). "Canadian man dies from COVID-19 in Brazil hospital after being taken off cruise ship". National Post. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  10. "Começa retirada de passageiros de cruzeiro em Recife" [Cruise ship passengers pick up in Recife begins]. Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. "Navio que ficou retido por causa do novo coronavírus deixa o Recife depois de 14 dias" [Ship that was held up because of the novel coronavirus leaves Recife after 14 days]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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