Charleston- Anyone know which ship was sent back to sea for lack of paperwork?

[cusyl]

I understand from someone that lives in S.C. that a ship calling at Charleston did not have the proper paperwork and was not allowed to disembark any passengers. Anyone know what ship this was? I don't know if it was calling there or if they embarked there.

[Mark]

Like why would anyone really care about it anyway?

[BruceMuzz]

If you do care, it was Celebrity.
They filed and sent the proper papers via email, but due to a satellite snafu, the email did not arrive in the required 24 hours advance time. The Coast Guard decided to play hardball and kicked them out of port for 5 hours.

[Guest nhrich]

It was Celebrity's Galaxy. Seems this wasn't the first incident like this, so I think that's why the Coast Guard decided to play hardball.

Rich

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[cusyl]

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Like why would anyone really care about it anyway?

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thanks..enquiring minds like to know these things.

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[smeyer418]

here is the story from fairplay

Incorrect manifest ruins cruise
HUNDREDS of passengers were stranded in Charleston, South Carolina yesterday when the US Coast Guard forced Celebrity Cruises’ Galaxy to leave port for several hours because of an improperly filed passenger manifest. Some of the 380 stranded passengers watched from the pier as their friends and families waved from the departing cruise ship at about 1400 hrs as the vessel – and the remaining 1,634 passengers - were escorted 12 n-miles offshore, beyond US territorial waters, to wait out the 24-hour notice period. The vessel eventually returned yesterday evening to resume its schedule. The cruise line now faces a potential $32,500 civil fine for a third offence relating to improperly filed manifests. The two previous incidents occurred in Charleston and San Juan and all involved the Galaxy, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Dana Warr. In the latest case, Celebrity Cruises spokesman Michael Sheehan said a "computer glitch" prevented the notice from reaching the Coast Guard in time.
16:01 8 Apr

PS Mark I hope you never ask a question that others think ...