The Honolulu medical examiner and the victim’s family have identified the passenger of the 'Carnival Miracle' who died after a shuttle bus plowed into a group near the Honolulu cruise port on April 12. The shuttle bus driver dropping off passengers hit the gas instead of the brake and pinned several people against concrete barriers. The 68-year-old Dianna Cricelli from Pocahontas, Illinois, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and police traffic investigators confirmed she later died. One of the others who were seriously injured was her husband, Frank Cricelli, 66. A message from the family was relayed through the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, “The family is mourning the loss of Dianna. They are asking for privacy during this difficult time.” Three others were seriously injured, including a 67-year-old woman, a 55-year-old woman, and a 58-year-old man. They were also from Illinois and they were being offered assistance.
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DALI
The US Federal Police, (FBI) has launched an investigation focused on the 'Dali' and boarded the ship on April 15, conducting a court-authorized law enforcement activity. The investigation will at least partially investigate whether the crew on board the ship knew that the ship had apparent problems with the electrical systems when it left the port. The authorities are investigating the events leading up to the vessel losing power as it left the port. The investigation is being followed by the Maryland attorney general's office. Divers have found a fourth body of workers missing since the collapse of a road bridge in the US city of Baltimore. The body was recovered from a construction vehicle in the underwater wreckage in the evening of April 15. Two people were still missing. Authorities believed they too have died. Report with photos: https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-opens-criminal-probe-baltimore-bridge-collapse-ap-source
SEWOL
South Korea mourned the 10th anniversary of sinking of thge 'Sewol' on April 16, 2024, the country's worst-ever maritime disaster, when 304 people died. The disaster and botched rescue efforts dealt a crushing blow to then-president Park Geun-hye, who was eventually impeached in 2017, and the tragedy remains divisive and politically sensitive in South Korea still. A Coast Guard vessel took some of the victims' families to the site of the sinking early on April 16 for a special ceremony. The site marked by a yellow buoy. Te families called out the names of the deceased and threw flowers into the water, followed by a moment of silence. Yellow ribbon dedications are displayed on the main gates at a port in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, near to where the salvaged ferry stands President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose party was dealt a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections last week, offered his condolences to the families of victims at a cabinet meeting: "Even though 10 years have passed, the events of Apr 16, 2014, remain vivid in my memory. I pray for the repose of the unfortunate victims and once again extend my deepest condolences to the bereaved families." Report with photos: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/south-korea-mourns-10th-anniversary-jeju-sewol-ferry-disaster-4268371
CHOKYUMARU NO.68
The 'Chokyo Maru No. 68' ran aground on rocks in the Hauraki Gulf in the early morning of April 15, 2024, with 27 crew members on board en route to Auckland for supplies. No injuries have been reported. The vessel was heading into Auckland when it got into trouble at The Noises about 3.42 a.m. There was damage to the bow of the vessel. The Police were notified at around 5.35 a.m. Two tugs of the Thomson Towboats were called to refloat the ship at around 1.30 p.m. with the high tide. But the re-floating occurred earlier than expected at 1 p.m. The ship berthed at the Bledisloe Container Terminal in Auckland on April 16 at 6 a.m. UTC for further assessments. Report with photos: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fishing-boat-run-aground-in-the-noises-hauraki-gulf/AZUXFTNDUVG7LPU4CD7H73YAYI/
KONGSFJORD
The body who came up with the "Kongsfjord" late on April 12 was now being checked against several missing persons cases in northern Norway. The deceased person has been sent to Tromsø for an autopsy on April 16. The Troms police was carrying out a so-called ID case where you look at characteristics on the body, clothes and other things that may have been found on the person concerned. A DNA test is also done. So far there was no idea how long the person in question has been in the water. There are have a number of missing persons cases both in the district and in general that will be investigated.